Private Client Principal Associate Solicitor

Realm Recruit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A national firm in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Private Client Solicitor to join their Private Wealth team. This role offers the opportunity to manage high-value cases, mentor junior lawyers, and contribute to team strategies. The ideal candidate will have over five years' PQE, experience with high net worth clients, and excellent communication skills, all within a collaborative environment that values influence and innovation.

Benefits

33 days’ holiday including bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ PQE as a qualified solicitor.
• Experience with HNW and UHNW clients.
• Excellent technical knowledge of wills, trusts, estate and tax planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high-value private client caseload.
• Support and mentor junior team members.
• Contribute to department strategy and growth.

Skills

Business development

Emotional intelligence

Communication

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

• Handle a high-value private client caseload with HNW and UHNW clients
• Step into a team undergoing exciting change and play a key leadership role
• Clear path to further progression in a collaborative and forward-thinking firm

If you’re a senior private client solicitor looking for more influence, autonomy, and the chance to shape the future of a growing team, this is the role for you.

You’ll join the Birmingham-based Private Wealth team at a national firm with an established reputation for excellence. This is a Principal Associate opportunity with genuine long-term potential, not just to lead, but to help innovate and grow a team in a department that values honest communication and collaboration above all else.

In your first six months, you’ll build trust with the team, handle high-quality cases confidently, and start to mentor junior lawyers. Within a year, you’ll take on more complex work, contribute to department strategy, and become a go-to right-hand for the Head of Department. By year two, you’ll be fully embedded, playing a key role in shaping the direction and culture of the team.

Who we’re looking for

• 5+ years’ PQE as a qualified solicitor
• Strong experience with HNW and UHNW clients
• Excellent technical knowledge of wills, trusts, estate and tax planning
• Confident, well-spoken, and professional communicator
• Self-aware and emotionally intelligent leader
• Experience mentoring or supervising junior team members
• Business development skills or interest in contributing to strategic growth

What you’ll be doing

• Managing your own high-value private client caseload
• Working closely with the current leadership team
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members
• Handling complex and often sensitive client matters with professionalism and care
• Contributing ideas and energy to help shape team operations and culture

Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to £70,000 depending on experience
• 33 days’ holiday, including bank holidays, with an additional holiday for birthday
• Option to purchase up to 5 extra holiday days
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Life assurance (3x salary)
• Clear internal promotion pathway with career framework and roadmap
• Access to leadership with a genuine focus on learning and development
• Hybrid working model with in-office team days

This is your opportunity to step into a tight-knit, supportive team where your voice will be heard and your leadership will make a real difference, all while working on high-quality matters for respected clients.

Contact Rachael Conley

Call 03300 245 606 or [e-mail] learn more or apply confidentially.