Private Client Senior Solicitor

Realm Recruit; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Manchester is seeking a Private Client Senior Associate or Salaried Partner to join a top-tier Private Wealth team. With 6+ years of experience, you'll advise high-net-worth individuals on complex estate and tax planning matters. This role offers a hybrid work model, a competitive salary based on experience, and generous benefits including private medical insurance and an open promotion process.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Death in service (3x salary)

Income protection

Pension (SMART scheme)

Interest-free season ticket/parking loans

Two paid charity days per year

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ PQE in private client work.
• Strong technical experience in inheritance tax mitigation.
• Experience advising on complex estates.

Responsibilities

• Advise high-net-worth individuals and families.
• Deliver bespoke legal and tax planning advice.
• Supervise junior lawyers and support their development.

Skills

Private client work

HNW succession and estate planning

Trust structuring and taxation

Supervising junior fee earners

Charity formation and administration

Education

STEP qualification

Job description

Overview

Join one of the largest and most respected Private Wealth teams outside London. This is an outstanding opportunity for a Private Client Senior Associate or Salaried Partner to join a Tier 1-ranked Private Wealth department in Manchester city centre. You’ll join a dynamic, 40-strong team that works with high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, landowners and entrepreneurs across the UK and internationally. The department is growing and has two exciting new opportunities at Solicitor and Senior Solicitor level, as part of a continued strategic expansion.

You’ll work on a broad range of technically challenging and rewarding matters, including succession planning, inheritance tax mitigation, trusts, family investment companies and the administration of HNW estates. You’ll be given plenty of autonomy and support in a culture that encourages collaboration, idea-sharing and personal development.

Who we’re looking for

• 6+ years’ PQE in private client work
• Senior Associate or Salaried Partner level
• Strong technical experience in:
  • HNW succession and estate planning
  • Inheritance tax mitigation
  • Estate administration
  • Trust structuring and taxation
• Experience supervising junior fee earners
• A client following or strong market connections
• Experience advising on charity formation and administration, income and CGT
• STEP qualification

What you’ll be doing

• Advise high-net-worth individuals, families, trustees and business owners
• Deliver bespoke legal and tax planning advice in complex lifetime and death estates
• Draft wills, trusts, family investment companies and related structures
• Supervise junior lawyers and support their technical development
• Work with intermediaries including private banks, accountants and IFAs
• Contribute to business development and the growth of the Manchester practice

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Dependent on experience and seniority
• Location: Manchester City Centre (Spinningfields), hybrid working available (typically 1 day WFH)
• Holiday: Minimum 25 days, increasing with service, plus office closure at Christmas
• Other Benefits:
  • Private medical insurance (with options for family members)
  • Death in service (3x salary)
  • Income protection
  • Pension (SMART scheme)
  • Travel insurance (for you and eligible family members)
  • Early finish one Friday a month
  • Interest-free season ticket/parking loans
  • Two paid charity days per year
  • Access to employee wellbeing and assistance programmes
  • Active social, sports and hobby clubs
  • Open annual promotion process

This is a rare opportunity to join one of the North’s top-ranked private wealth teams and take your career to the next level.

How to apply

Contact Kelly Reid
Call 03300 245 606 or email [e-mail] to find out more or apply confidentially.