Family Partner (c.8+ PQE)
Location
Shropshire
Salary
£80000-100000 per annum
Sector
Solicitor NQ – 1 PQE
Type
Permanent Role
Practice Area
Family
Reference
JRA/2601T
This is a strategic family partner appointment with an established regional firm, based in Shrewsbury with scope across its wider footprint. The role is designed for a senior family lawyer looking to step into a leadership and platform-led position, rather than make a conventional lateral move. It's a salaried partner-level role, positioned at the top end of the regional market, with a clear and credible route to equity as the practice develops.
The firm is well established across the region, with a strong reputation for sensible, relationship-led legal advice. Its family practice is collaborative, commercially grounded, and focused on long-term growth rather than short-term targets. There's a clear commitment from leadership to invest in the Shrewsbury offering.
Role Overview
- Lead and shape the family law practice in Shrewsbury, with real autonomy over local strategy and growth.
- Act as the senior family figure in the office, with responsibility for developing the team and profile locally.
- Work closely with an experienced family partnership across multiple offices, sharing ideas, referrals, and leadership input.
- Focus on high-quality private family work, with an emphasis on client relationships and reputation.
- Contribute to wider departmental planning and long-term succession within the family team.
Candidate Profile
- Likely to suit an experienced family lawyer at around c.8+ PQE as a guide.
- Either an existing partner or a senior lawyer ready to step into partner-level responsibility.
- Comfortable taking ownership of a local platform, while valuing collaboration and support from a wider team.
- Commercially aware and relationship-led in approach, with a long-term view on building a practice.
Offer and Benefits
- Salaried partner-level position, with a competitive package at the top end of the regional market.
- Clear and structured route to equity, linked to the growth of the Shrewsbury practice. Genuine autonomy locally, backed by an established and supportive family partnership.
What Now?
If this sounds like a role worth exploring, an initial conversation can take place discreetly, and you don't need a CV to start.
For more information, please contact Joe Rees at Thornton Legal on 07903 222 898 or joe@thorntonlegal.co.uk.
Thornton Legal connects talented lawyers with leading law firms across the North West, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands. We believe in straightforward, transparent recruitment that focuses on quality relationships, not volume.
