Private Client Partner

REALM RECRUIT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

25 days' annual leave plus office closure between Christmas and New Year

Employee Pension Scheme

Private medical insurance

Death in service benefit

Income protection cover

Interest-free travel pass/parking loan

Charitable work days

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Annual promotions process open to all

Job summary

A well-established law firm in Manchester seeks a Senior Solicitor for its Private Wealth department. This role involves handling complex estate and tax planning for high-net-worth clients, offering significant career progression in a collaborative environment. The firm provides a top-tier benefits package and hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• 6+ years PQE at Senior Associate or Salaried Partner level.
• Experience advising HNW clients on estate and tax planning.
• Experience supervising junior fee-earners.

Responsibilities

• Handle complex, high-value estate and tax planning work.
• Supervise junior fee-earners and develop client relationships.
• Work collaboratively with financial advisers and banks.

Skills

Estate planning

Tax planning

Trust administration

Client management

Business development

Education

Qualified Solicitor (6+ years PQE)

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) qualification

Job description

• Join a high-profile Private Wealth team handling complex, high-value work.

• Progress to Senior Associate or Salaried Partner level in a collaborative, award-winning environment.

• Benefit from hybrid working, career progression, and a top-tier benefits package.

A well-established law firm is looking to expand its Private Wealth department with a Senior Solicitor at Senior Associate or Salaried Partner level.

This team specialises in high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth estate and tax planning, trust administration, and estate administration. Working alongside accountants, investment managers, private banks, and financial advisers, the team provides expert legal services tailored to clients’ unique needs.

The work is high-value, complex, and rewarding, and the firm fosters a collaborative and supportive environment where solicitors are entrusted with a significant degree of autonomy.

Who we’re looking for

• 6+ years’ PQE at Senior Associate or Salaried Partner level.

• Experience advising HNW clients on lifetime and death estate and tax planning, inheritance tax mitigation, estate administration, and the formation, taxation, and administration of trust structures.

• Experience supervising junior fee-earners.

• At Senior Associate level, candidates should ideally have some client following and/or market contacts and an ability to generate new work leads.

• At Salaried Partner level, strong business development credentials, a substantial client following, and/or holding numerous trusteeships/executorships is essential.

Desirable

• Experience in charity formation and administration, income tax, and capital gains tax.

• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) qualification (preferred but not essential).

Salary & benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.

• Full-time role based in Manchester city centre with hybrid working (typically one day WFH).

• A minimum of 25 days' annual leave, increasing with service, plus office closure between Christmas and New Year.

• Employee Pension Scheme – SMART pension scheme.

• Private medical insurance (subject to opting in), with the option to contribute towards adding family members.

• Death in service benefit – 3x basic salary.

• Income protection – cover of up to 75% of salary.

• Travel insurance covering you and eligible family members.

• Access to an interest-free travel pass/parking loan.

• A one-hour early finish, one Friday a month.

• Two days a year to do charitable work, with a variety of events to get involved in.

• The opportunity to participate in sports teams, hobby clubs, and social events.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.

• Annual promotions process open to all.

• Work and employee referral schemes.

Contact Kelly Reid
If you're a private client solicitor looking for a senior role with fantastic progression opportunities, get in touch with Kelly Reid at [e-mail] or call 03300 245 606 for a confidential chat.