Private Client Lawyer | Flexible Hours & Path to Partnership

Emmersons Solicitors Limited; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free conveyancing and wills after six 

Free GP access

Counsellor and menopause nurse access

Discounted cinema, restaurants, retail

Holiday buy back or sacrifice

Pension salary sacrifice

Flexible hours

Coffee gadgets

Job summary

Emmersons Solicitors Limited seeks a Private Client Lawyer in Sunderland with at least one year of private client experience handling your own files. The firm offers partial home working, flexible start times around family commitments, and potential for partnership or directorship based on performance.

You will join a strong team led by a senior private client lawyer, with opportunities to build a caseload in wills, probate, court of protection, and related elder care matters, while exploring

Qualifications

• At least one year of private client law experience working on your own files.

Responsibilities

• Manage wills, probate, Court of Protection, lasting powers of attorney, and contested estates.
• Develop and expand your caseload in line with interests and firm needs.
• Work with a senior private client team and potentially progress toward partnership or directorship.
• Collaborate across the firm to handle related fields such as family, conveyancing, or employment law.

Skills

Private client law experience

Caseload management

Flexible working

Job description

Emmersons Solicitors Limited seeks a Private Client Lawyer in Sunderland with at least one year of private client experience handling your own files. The firm offers partial home working, flexible start times around family commitments, and potential for partnership or directorship based on performance.

You will join a strong team led by a senior private client lawyer, with opportunities to build a caseload in wills, probate, court of protection, and related elder care matters, while exploring