Private Client PQE 5-8

Henderson Scott; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive remuneration package

Clear route for career progression

Job summary

Henderson Scott, a well-regarded regional law firm in Tunbridge Wells, is seeking an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join its growing Wills, Estate & Tax Planning team. The role offers the chance to work on high-quality matters with a diverse client base while contributing to the firm’s continued growth.

Ideal candidates will have strong technical expertise in private client law, excellent client-facing skills, and will benefit from a supportive firm culture aimed at career progression.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge across wills, trusts, estates and tax planning.
• Ability to build long-term relationships with clients.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on private client matters.
• Deliver tailored, commercially focused advice.
• Support the growth of the private client team.

Skills

Strong experience in private client law

Client facing skills

Commercial awareness

Collaborative mindset

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive

STEP qualification (or working towards)

Job description

A highly regarded and long established regional law firm is seeking an experienced Private Client Solicitor / Associate to join its growing Wills, Estate & Tax Planning team in Tunbridge Wells.

The firm has built a strong reputation across the South East for its high quality private client offering, advising high net worth individuals, families and business owners on complex estate planning, tax structuring and succession matters.

The Role: Private Client Solicitor

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established and collaborative private client team, working on a broad range of high quality matters while benefiting from an existing pipeline of work and strong client relationships.

You will play a key role in advising a sophisticated client base, while also contributing to the continued growth and development of the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising clients on a wide range of private client matters, including:
• Wills, trusts and estate planning
• Inheritance tax and succession planning
• Lasting powers of attorney
• Lifetime gifting and wealth structuring
• Cross border estate and tax matters
• Acting for high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, landowners and trustees
• Delivering commercially focused, practical advice tailored to clients' personal circumstances
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Supporting the ongoing growth of the private client team

Candidate Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with strong experience in private client law
• Solid technical knowledge across wills, trusts, estates and tax planning
• STEP qualification (or working towards) is advantageous
• Strong client facing skills and ability to build long term relationships
• Commercial awareness with a proactive, solutions focused approach
• Collaborative and team oriented mindset

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to join a leading regional private client team
• High quality work with an established and loyal client base
• Clear route for career progression, including partnership potential
• Influence over the growth and direction of the practice
• Supportive, inclusive and forward thinking firm culture
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive remuneration package

Location

Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Ideal for candidates looking to combine high quality private client work with a strong regional presence in the South East.

Why Apply?

This role would suit a Private Client Solicitor looking to:

• Step into a firm with a strong reputation in estates, tax and succession work
• Work with high net worth clients and complex matters
• Progress their career within a supportive and well structured environment