Private Client Solicitor

JMC Legal Recruitment; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Clear career progression

Supportive culture

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment is partnering with a respected regional firm in Haywards Heath to recruit a Private Client Solicitor or Legal Executive with 4+ PQE. You will handle wills, trusts, probate and related matters for families and business owners, with autonomy and a supportive team beside you.

The firm offers hybrid and flexible working, clear career progression, and a culture that values loyalty and long-term relationships.

Qualifications

• 4+ PQE in private client matters (wills, probate and trusts).
• Strong grounding across wills, trusts, probate and tax planning.
• Confident communicator with ability to build lasting client relationships.
• Collaborative, professional, and ready to take responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload including wills and estate planning for families and business owners.
• Oversee probate and estate administration from start to finish.
• Provide advice on trusts and tax planning with commercial awareness.
• Prepare Lasting Powers of Attorney and related documents.
• Develop long-term client relationships across the firm’s community network.

Skills

Wills and trusts

Client relationship building

Communication skills

Education

Solicitor or Legal Executive with 4+ PQE

Job description

Private Client Solicitor | 4+ PQE | Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Picture yourself at a firm where the clients aren't names on a file, they're families you've known for years. Where your work genuinely helps people navigate wills, inheritance, and legacy during some of the most significant moments of their lives. Where you're not just processing transactions; you're building relationships that last decades.

A respected regional law firm with offices across the South East and London has grown steadily while genuinely keeping its people-first approach. They're now looking for a Private Client Solicitor to join their established Haywards Heath team, not because they're replacing someone, but because they're expanding and want to strengthen what already works.

This is the kind of place where people actually stay. Where career progression is real because the firm invests in developing its lawyers. And where your contribution genuinely matters.

The Opportunity

You'll manage a varied, personally meaningful caseload:

• Wills and estate planning for families and business owners
• Probate and estate administration from start to finish
• Trusts and tax planning with genuine complexity and commercial awareness
• Lasting Powers of Attorney preparation and advice
• Work with clients across the firm's deep community roots

Every matter feels personal because you're working with real families making important decisions. The team is close-knit, experienced, and genuinely collaborative. You'll have autonomy over your files while knowing support is right there when you need it.

This isn't about hitting targets. It's about doing quality work for clients who trust the firm, and building a career in a place that actually values you.

You

• Private Client Solicitor or Legal Executive with 4+ PQE
• Strong technical grounding across wills, trusts, probate, tax planning
• Confident communicator who genuinely enjoys building lasting client relationships
• Professional, collaborative, and ready to take real responsibility
• Looking for a firm where loyalty is recognized and long-term careers are actually built

What's On Offer

• Clear career progression within a growing, well-regarded firm
• Hybrid and flexible working with genuine autonomy
• Supportive, friendly culture where people stay for the long term
• Access to an experienced team across the firm
• The chance to build meaningful, long-term client relationships
• Initiative is encouraged; loyalty is genuinely recognized

Why This Works

This firm has grown without losing what made it valuable in the first place. That's rare. Most firms either stay small or lose their culture. This one has managed to expand while keeping the community roots, the relationships, and the people-first approach.

You'll work on genuinely interesting private client matters for clients the firm has earned the trust of over years. That stability matters. The loyalty people show to this firm proves it's somewhere worth staying.

If you want private client work that's meaningful, a team that's genuinely supportive, and a career path that's real, not theoretical, this is it.