Private Client Partner / Legal Director

Spirehouse Recruitment; Oxford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days' annual leave

Birthday leave

Christmas and New Year half-days

Wellbeing days

5% employer pension contribution

Life assurance

Hybrid working

Job summary

Spirehouse Recruitment is recruiting a Private Client Partner / Legal Director in Oxford. The role leads an established Private Client practice with autonomy to grow and develop the portfolio, including wills, trusts, tax planning and estate administration.

You will build relationships with high-net-worth individuals and professional referrers, supervise junior lawyers, and drive business development within Oxfordshire. Hybrid working typically three days in the office.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with significant Private Client experience.
• Established Partner, Legal Director or Senior Associate ready to step up.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Hybrid working with office presence in Oxford three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Private Client practice in Oxford.
• Advise on complex private client matters (wills, trusts, estate administration, tax planning).
• Develop the firm's Private Client offering across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley.
• Supervise and develop junior lawyers.
• Drive business development and shape the future of the practice.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Private Client expertise

Commercial awareness

Education

Solicitor qualification (England & Wales)

Job description

Private Client Partner / Legal Director | Oxford (Hybrid)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Private Client Partner or Legal Director to lead and grow an established Private Client practice in Oxford.

This is a rare opportunity to join a highly regarded national law firm offering high-quality work, genuine autonomy and the platform to build and develop your own practice.

The Opportunity

You'll play a key role in the growth of the Oxford team, including:

• Advising on complex private client matters including wills, trusts, estate administration and tax planning.
• Growing the firm's Private Client offering across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley.
• Building relationships with high-net-worth individuals and professional referrers.
• Supervising and developing junior lawyers.
• Driving business development and helping shape the future of the practice.

Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor with significant Private Client experience.
• Established Partner, Legal Director or Senior Associate ready to step up.
• Strong technical ability, commercial awareness and business development experience.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Salary of £90,000–£95,000 (Legal Director) or £105,000–£110,000 (Partner), with potential for significantly more for an exceptional established Partner.
• Genuine partnership opportunity.
• Hybrid working (typically three days in the office).
• Flexible working, including compressed hours and four-day weeks.
• 27 days' annual leave, birthday leave, Christmas and New Year half-days, plus five additional wellbeing days.
• 5% employer pension contribution and life assurance.

This is a confidential appointment with genuine strategic importance. We welcome discreet conversations with ambitious Private Client lawyers looking for greater autonomy, career progression and the opportunity to build a successful practice within a supportive national firm.