Private Client Senior Associate Solicitor

Realm Recruit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

Bonus potential

Partnership potential

Medicash

Wellbeing support

Social events

Residential legal services discounts

Zusammenfassung

Realm Recruit is seeking a Senior Associate Private Client to lead a satellite Birmingham office, shaping a local practice with full backing from a larger firm. You will manage estates and trusts work and head a small team, while developing the business and running day-to-day operations.

You’ll have hybrid working and clear progression pathways, including potential partnership, supported by a steady flow of high-quality instructions from the city-based office.

Qualifikationen

• Private Client solicitor with 5+ years’ PQE.
• Broad private client caseload including estates and trusts.
• STEP qualification or working towards STEP is desirable.
• Capable of leading a small satellite office autonomously.

Aufgaben

• Leading and developing the private client offering from the Birmingham office.
• Managing a mixed caseload centred on estates and trusts.
• Overseeing and supporting a growing local team.
• Contributing to the commercial and operational management of the office.
• Collaborating with the Birmingham and city-base colleagues to share best practice.

Kenntnisse

Private Client (5+ PQE)

Estates & Trusts experience

Leadership

Team management

Business development

Ausbildung

STEP qualification

Jobbeschreibung

• Senior Associate–level private client role with responsibility for leading a satellite office
• Opportunity to shape, grow and effectively “own” a local practice with full backing
• Bonus potential, hybrid working and genuine progression potential

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Private Client Solicitor to step into a senior, leadership-focused role in North Birmingham, with the autonomy to build and run an office while being fully supported by a larger, established firm.

The role has been created as part of a wider growth strategy, with a clear intention to develop a strong private client presence in the area. You’ll take the lead day to day, managing people, work and commercials, while benefiting from a steady flow of higher-quality instructions referred in from a city-based office.

Who we’re looking for

• Private Client solicitor with 5+ years’ PQE
• Comfortable handling a broad private client caseload, including estates and trusts
• Experience with trusts and complex estates (Desired)
• STEP qualification or working towards STEP (Desired)
• Confident working autonomously and taking ownership of a small office
• Positive, proactive attitude with the resilience to work between a smaller office and the city base
• Interest in leadership, management and the commercial side of running a practice

What you’ll be doing

• Leading and developing the private client offering from the Birmingham office
• Managing a mixed caseload of private client work, with a focus on estates and trusts
• Overseeing and supporting a small but growing local team
• Playing a key role in the commercial and operational management of the office (with support and guidance provided)
• Contributing to team-wide targets while maintaining your own individual performance
• Working closely with colleagues in the Birmingham office to share work, ideas and best practice

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary + bonus potential
• Hybrid working available (around 2 days working from home)
• Team-based bonus structure with individual contribution recognised
• Clear scope for progression, with partnership potential for the right person
• Medicash and wellbeing support from day one
• Social events and community-focused culture
• Discounts on residential legal services

Contact Rachael Conley

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03300 245 606

Rachael specialises in senior private client roles across the West Midlands and can talk you through how this opportunity compares to other Senior Associate and partnership-track roles across the West Midlands.