Private Client Solicitor

Realm Recruit; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free office parking

Enhanced holiday based on service

Generous pension scheme

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye care scheme

Recognition scheme

Ongoing professional development

Support for professionalQualifications

Clear progression framework

Job summary

Realm Recruit is seeking an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join a growing Cheshire practice in Knutsford. You will work on a broad Wills, Probate and Estate Administration caseload, with scope for HNW matters, and will help grow the Knutsford team through business development and mentoring.

You’ll manage your own caseload, develop client relationships with local IFAs, and contribute to recruitment as the office expands.

Qualifications

• Private Client Solicitor with ideally 5+ years' PQE.
• Strong experience managing a Private Client caseload.
• Experience across wills, probate and estate administration.
• Strong client care and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Commercial, collaborative approach.
• Interest in helping grow the Knutsford team.
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers.
• HNW and complex Private Client experience.
• Business development or IFA relationships.

Responsibilities

• Managing a broad Private Client caseload.
• Advising on wills and estate planning.
• Handling probate and estate administration.
• Advising on trusts and tax matters.
• Handling Powers of Attorney.
• Working on complex and HNW matters.
• Supporting junior team members.
• Developing relationships with local IFAs.
• Contributing to business development.
• Helping grow and recruit the Knutsford team.

Skills

Private Client Solicitor

PQE 5+ years

Wills & Probate

Client care

Autonomous working

Commercial, collaborative

Growing Knutsford team

Mentoring juniors

HNW experience

BD/IFA relationships

Job description

• Play a key role in growing a Private Client team in a new Knutsford office
• Develop beyond fee earning through business development, mentoring and team growth
• Hybrid working with 2 days from home and a relaxed, non-micromanaged culture

Are you an experienced Private Client Solicitor looking for an opportunity where you can do more than simply manage a caseload?

This growing Cheshire practice is looking for a Private Client Solicitor with ideally 5+ years' PQE to play an important role in developing its presence in Knutsford.

You won't be starting from scratch. Work will be fed into the office from the firm's established Cheshire practice, alongside a broad range of existing Private Client matters. Depending on your experience and interests, you'll have access to more complex and HNW work and scope to tailor your caseload around your strengths.

The opportunity goes beyond fee earning. You'll be encouraged to develop relationships with IFA contacts, help grow the team's profile in the local market, support more junior lawyers and contribute to future recruitment as the Knutsford offering develops.

Who we’re looking for

• Private Client Solicitor, ideally 5+ years' PQE (E)
• Strong experience managing your own Private Client caseload (E)
• Experience across wills, probate and estate administration (E)
• Strong client care and communication skills (E)
• Ability to work autonomously (E)
• Commercial, collaborative approach (E)
• Interest in helping grow the Knutsford team (E)
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers (D)
• HNW and complex Private Client experience (D)
• Business development or IFA relationships (D)

What you’ll be doing

• Managing a broad Private Client caseload
• Advising on wills and estate planning
• Handling probate and estate administration
• Advising on trusts and tax matters
• Handling Powers of Attorney
• Working on complex and HNW matters
• Supporting junior team members
• Developing relationships with local IFAs
• Contributing to business development
• Helping grow and recruit the Knutsford team

Salary & Benefits

• Up to £55,000, with potential flexibility towards £60,000
• 3 days in the office and 2 from home
• Free office parking
• Enhanced holiday based on service
• Generous pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care scheme
• Recognition scheme
• Ongoing professional development
• Support for professional qualifications
• Individually set, achievable financial targets
• Clear progression framework

The firm offers a defined progression route from Solicitor to Associate and ultimately Director, while still being flexible enough to recognise individual experience and ambitions.

Just as importantly, this is a relaxed and friendly environment where people aren't micromanaged. The structure is open-door rather than heavily hierarchical, and the focus isn't purely on numbers. The Head of Private Client has been with the practice for more than 20 years, reflecting the kind of long-term environment the firm aims to create.

For someone who wants quality Private Client work, hybrid flexibility and the opportunity to help shape a growing Knutsford team, this offers genuine scope to make your mark.