Private Client Solicitor (Partner)

ENL Legal Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

ENL Legal Recruitment is seeking a Private Client Partner in Birmingham with 6+ years PQE to lead and shape a growing department.

The role involves setting the Birmingham practice vision, growing the client portfolio including HNW/UHNW individuals, and developing a high-performing team within a nationally recognised firm.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years PQE in private client law.
• Strong track record advising HNW/UHNW individuals and families.
• Experience leading, mentoring or managing lawyers and building a team.
• Strong technical expertise across core private client work with commercial awareness.
• Ability to develop relationships, generate work and grow a client portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Set vision and direction for the Birmingham Private Client practice.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Birmingham team.
• Grow relationships with HNW/UHNW clients, families and business owners.
• Represent the firm in Birmingham and wider Midlands market.
• Drive thought leadership and profile-building across the region.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationship management

Private client expertise

Mentoring/people development

Education

STEP qualification

Job description

Private Client Solicitor (Partner), 6+ Years PQE, Birmingham, £150,000+ (DOE) – A new opportunity for an ambitious Private Client Partner to take the lead in Birmingham and shape the future of the department. For the right individual, this is an opportunity to build something significant in Birmingham while benefiting from the reputation, infrastructure and client base of an established national team. REF:5114.

THE ROLE

• As the senior Private Client lawyer in Birmingham, you’ll have the freedom and support to put your own stamp on the department.
• You will be responsible for setting the vision and direction for the Birmingham Private Client practice.
• Building on existing success and identifying new opportunities for growth.
• Developing a high-performing team and creating an environment where talented lawyers can thrive.
• Growing relationships with HNW and UHNW individuals, families, entrepreneurs, business owners and landed estates.
• Advising on sophisticated private client matters, including wills, trusts, estate and succession planning, probate and LPAs.
• Increasing the team’s profile across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands through networking, relationship development and thought leadership.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Applications are sought from Private Client Solicitors with a minimum of 6 Years PQE.
• A strong track record of advising HNW and UHNW individuals and families.
• Experience of leading, mentoring or managing lawyers and developing a successful team.
• Strong technical expertise across core Private Client work, with the commercial awareness to understand the wider needs of your clients.
• A proven ability to develop relationships, generate work and grow a client portfolio.
• The confidence and credibility to represent the firm in the Birmingham and wider Midlands market.
• A collaborative leadership style and the ability to inspire and develop others.
• Ambition to build a leading regional Private Client offering as part of a nationally recognised practice.
• STEP qualification.

ON OFFER

• Competitive salary

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate