Private Client Partner

Capio Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Private Client Lawyer with over 10 years of experience in estate planning and wealth preservation. This role involves advising high-net-worth clients on various complex legal matters, managing substantial caseloads, and contributing to business development efforts. The position is based in London with a hybrid work model, within a well-respected Private Client team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate technical excellence and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in Private Client law.
• Ability to manage high-value and complex legal matters.
• Proven track record in advising high-net-worth clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on full-spectrum Private Client work including wills and tax planning.
• Manage a substantial caseload with technical excellence.
• Originate and develop new client relationships.

Skills

Complex estate planning

Tax and trusts knowledge

Business development

Leadership skills

Job description

Job Description

Senior Private Client Lawyer / Senior Associate (10+ PQE) — London (Hybrid)

We are working with a well-established Private Client team at a reputable national law firm. The firm has a long history and a strong track record in serving high net-worth (HNW), ultra- and ultra-ultra-HNW clients and families — advising on complex estate planning, trusts, tax, international matters and wealth preservation.

The Role

• Advise high-net-worth clients on full-spectrum Private Client work: wills, discretionary trusts, estate & tax planning, International estate / asset structuring, and complex succession planning.
• Manage a substantial caseload of high-value matters; handle complexity, detail, and client expectations with discretion and technical excellence.
• Play a key role in business development: originate and develop new client relationships, network, and help grow the team's client base and reputation.
• Provide leadership, supervision and mentoring (fee earners / paralegals / support staff) — helping build a strong, cohesive, high-performing team.

Work as part of a busy, technically sophisticated Private Client team, based in London, but supported by a firm with national reach and international Private Client c...