Private Client Knowledge Lawyer

JMC Legal Recruitment; Exeter; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment agency in Exeter is seeking a Private Client Knowledge Lawyer to join their Trusts and Estates team on a part-time basis (3-4 days a week). In this non-fee earning role, you'll provide essential knowledge and training support to ensure fee earners have access to the latest legal insights and resources. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Private Client lawyer with strong organizational and communication skills. The firm offers flexible working, career development opportunities, and comprehensive benefits including wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Extra leave for birthday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Qualified and experienced Private Client lawyer with knowledge management or professional support experience.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Keep fee earners updated with legal developments and market practices.
• Deliver regular updates and training for the team.
• Support advice on wills, trusts, tax planning, and probate.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Proactive attitude

Education

Qualified Private Client lawyer

Knowledge management experience

Job description

Private Client Knowledge Lawyer

JMC Legal Recruitment – Exeter, Devon

Ashfords’ highly respected Trusts and Estates team is looking to recruit an experienced Knowledge Lawyer to join the team on a part‑time basis (3‑4 days per week) in Exeter.

In this non‑fee earning role, you will provide essential knowledge and training support to the Trusts and Estates department. You will help keep the team at the forefront of legal developments, ensuring fee earners have access to the latest legal insights, market practices and internal resources to deliver outstanding service to clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Keeping fee earners up to date with the latest legal developments and market practices
• Delivering regular updates, training, and maintaining internal protocols, guidance notes, precedents and templates
• Supporting the department in providing advice on wills, trusts, tax planning, probate and wealth preservation for high‑net‑worth individuals and families

What we’re looking for:

• A qualified and experienced Private Client lawyer, ideally with knowledge management or professional support lawyer experience
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with a proactive, collaborative, and flexible attitude
• Ability to build effective relationships with partners, colleagues and clients

Ashfords is known for its supportive, team‑oriented culture, offering flexible working, excellent career development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package – including wellbeing initiatives and extra leave for your birthday.

Interested? Get in touch with Tom Amer at JMC Legal Recruitment for a confidential discussion.