Private Client Senior Solicitor/Partner

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

Job summary

A prestigious law firm in Manchester is seeking a Private Client Senior Associate or Salaried Partner to advise high-net-worth clients. Responsibilities include managing complex estate planning and supervising junior lawyers. The firm offers competitive salary, hybrid working, and extensive benefits, including private medical insurance and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Death in service

Income protection

Pension (SMART scheme)

Interest-free loans for travel

Early finishes

Two paid charity days per year

Qualifications

• Experience in inheritance tax mitigation, estate administration, trust structuring, and taxation is required.
• Ability to advise on charity formation and administration, income, and CGT.

Responsibilities

• Advise high-net-worth individuals, families, trustees, and business owners.
• Draft wills, trusts, family investment companies, and related structures.
• Contribute to business development and the growth of the Manchester practice.

Skills

6+ years’ PQE in private client work

Strong technical experience in HNW succession and estate planning

Experience supervising junior fee earners

Client following or strong market connections

STEP qualification

Job description

Overview

Join one of the largest and most respected Private Wealth teams outside London. Handle complex, HNW private client work in a collaborative, award-winning team. Clear progression route to Salaried Partner level.

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.

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.

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