Private Client Associate/Senior Associate

Realm Recruit; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 days working from home

Progression opportunities

Training and development

Job summary

Realm Recruit is seeking a qualified Private Client Solicitor to join its Chester team. You’ll manage your own varied caseload with estates, wills, trusts and Court of Protection, in a supportive, collaborative environment.

You can expect autonomy with senior backing, a broad client base including local families and agricultural clients, and genuine progression opportunities within a respected Legal 500 firm.

Qualifications

• Qualified Private Client Solicitor with 5-8PQE.
• Experience managing your own Private Client caseload.
• Experience across wills, probate and estate matters.
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with the wider team.
• Strong client care and communication skills.
• Confidence dealing with sensitive and complex matters.
• Organised with strong attention to detail.
• Desirable: Trusts and/or Court of Protection experience.
• Desirable: Agricultural Private Client experience.
• Desirable: ambition to progress technically and career.

Responsibilities

• Managing your own Private Client caseload.
• Advising on wills and estate planning.
• Handling probate and estate administration.
• Working on complex wills.
• Advising on trusts.
• Handling Court of Protection matters.
• Supporting business owners and agricultural clients.
• Building long-term client relationships.
• Working autonomously with senior support available.
• Developing experience across the full Private Client spectrum.

Skills

Autonomous working

Client care

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Wills & probate

Job description

• Legal 500-ranked Private Client team with a strong pipeline of work
• Broad caseload including estates, complex wills, trusts and Court of Protection
• 2 days working from home and genuine progression opportunities

If you’re a Private Client Solicitor looking for variety, autonomy and a team where your contribution will genuinely be recognised, this could be an excellent next move.

A well-established Legal 500 firm is continuing to grow its Private Client offering and is looking for a Solicitor to join itsChester team. There’s already plenty of work coming into the department, so you won’t be expected to arrive with a following or generate your own caseload.

Instead, you’ll be able to concentrate on delivering excellent advice while developing your expertise across a genuinely broad range of Private Client matters.

You’ll be trusted to manage your caseload autonomously, while still having access to support and training whenever you need it. You’ll also work with a varied client base, including local families, business owners and agricultural clients, giving you exposure to matters you might not encounter in a more narrowly focused Private Client role.

With a relatively small team, good work gets noticed. For ambitious lawyers, there’s a genuine opportunity to progress through the firm without navigating layers of hierarchy or waiting behind a long queue of people for your next step.

Who we’re looking for

• Qualified Private Client Solicitor (5-8PQE)
• Experience managing your own Private Client caseload
• Experience across a range of wills, probate and estate matters
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with the wider team
• Strong client care and communication skills
• Confidence dealing with sensitive and complex matters
• Organised with strong attention to detail
• Trusts and/or Court of Protection experience(Desired)
• Agricultural Private Client experience(Desired)
• Ambition to continue developing technically and progress your career(Desired)

What you’ll be doing

• Managing your own Private Client caseload
• Advising on wills and estate planning
• Handling probate and estate administration
• Working on complex wills
• Advising on trusts
• Handling Court of Protection matters
• Supporting business owners and agricultural clients
• Building long-term client relationships
• Working autonomously with senior support available
• Developing experience across the full Private Client spectrum

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• 2 days working from home
• Legal 500-ranked firm and Private Client team
• Strong existing pipeline of work
• No requirement to bring a following
• Genuine opportunities to progress
• Broad and varied caseload
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Medicash