Private Client Solicitor - Senior Role

Think Legal Recruitment; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Private Client Solicitor in Leeds to head their team. This role offers the chance to create a new team and influence its direction in a progressive environment. Ideal for those at Partner level or a Senior Associate seeking advancement. Competitive salary based on experience. Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out for an informal chat.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Great benefits

Dynamic leadership team

Qualifications

• Senior Private Client Solicitor with a focus on leadership.
• Ability to attract and lead a team in a progressive firm.
• Experience with high net worth individuals.

Responsibilities

• Head the Private Client team to drive growth and development.
• Develop the Yorkshire offering for the firm's services.
• Create a team in line with personal vision and firm goals.

Skills

Experience in a strong legal 500 team

Strong connections in the Yorkshire market

Ambition and leadership

Job description

Private Client - Partner/Head of Department Opportunity - Leading Northern Team - Blank Canvas

Leeds

Think Legal recruitment are working closely with a well-known and highly regarded Top 100 firm in Leeds who are looking for a senior Private Client Solicitor to come in and head up the team.

This really is an exciting opportunity for those Private Client lawyers already at Partner level - or a Senior Associate/Legal Director looking for the next step in their career.

The firms wider Private Client team is Tier 1 rated in other offices and they have plans to really grow and develop their Yorkshire offering.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a strong legal 500 team and should have strong connections in the Yorkshire market - a following is not required, there is already work coming through the department being dealt with by an experienced Private Client lawyer who joined from a Top 50 firm.

The work the wider team does is a broad mix of private client work acting for senior executives, business owners, high net worth and ultra net worth individuals.

This really is an opportunity to put your own stamp on your own team as the firm look to continue their growth in the Yorkshire market. It is a blank canvas and the firm are keen to speak with ambitious private client lawyers who want to create a Leeds based team in their own image.

The firm has gone from strength to strength in the Leeds market with nearly 40 lawyers having joined them in under 2 years in Leeds. They are known for having a genuinely great culture and have a young dynamic leadership team that means the firm is incredibly progressive and forward thinking.

They are very much open to a no-strings informal coffee in the first instance to discuss the opportunity in more detail and tell you more about them.

Salary is highly competitive based on PQE and level of seniority + great benefits.

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please contact Graham Rawlinson at Think Legal Recruitment for an informal chat - [e-mail]