Private Client Solicitor | Wills, LPAs & Rural Client Base | Whitby / Driffield

QED Legal LLP; Whitby; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

QED Legal LLP in Whitby and Driffield seeks an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join its established team. The role focuses on Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and broader Private Client matters for local families, farmers and rural landowners with a strong existing client base.

You will provide practical, straightforward advice, build long‑term relationships and work in a supportive, hybrid environment with standard hours. This is a long‑term opportunity with a client‑driven workflow.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' PQE in Private Client
• Confident handling Wills and LPAs independently
• Experience across a broader Private Client caseload
• Ability to build long‑term relationships with clients
• Provides practical, straightforward advice and aims to be a trusted adviser
• Seeks a long‑term role rather than a short‑term move
• Experience with agricultural or rural clients is useful but not essential

Responsibilities

• Work focuses on Wills, LPAs and broader Private Client matters for established local clients
• Manage a Private Client caseload without the goal of generating new work
• Provide clear, practical advice and build long‑term client relationships
• Join an already busy team with hybrid working and strong administrative support

Skills

Private Client

Wills

LPAs

Client relationships

Job description

Private Client Solicitor | Wills, LPAs & Rural Client Base | Whitby / Driffield

3+ years’ PQE preferred | £35,000–£45,000 depending on experience | Full Time

There is a genuine reason for this vacancy.

An established Private Client team across Whitby and Driffield is dealing with a significant increase in workload and is looking to add an experienced Private Client Solicitor to the team.

The work is predominantly Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and wider Private Client matters, with a particularly interesting client base around the East Yorkshire and Yorkshire Coast communities.

In Driffield especially, the team has seen a noticeable increase in instructions following the closure of a long-established local practice, adding to an already busy Private Client caseload.

This is therefore not a role where you'll be expected to spend your time generating work from scratch. The work is already there.

You’ll be dealing with established local clients, including families, individuals, farmers, landowners and higher-net-worth rural clients, particularly around Driffield, Whitby and the surrounding areas.

• Has 3+ years' PQE in Private Client
• Is confident handling Wills and LPAs independently
• Has experience across a broader Private Client caseload
• Enjoys building long‑term relationships with clients
• Can provide practical, straightforward advice
• Wants to become a trusted adviser to an established local client base
• Is looking for a long‑term role rather than another short‑term move

Experience with agricultural or rural clients would be particularly useful, although it isn't essential.

And there is a genuine quality‑of‑life element to this one.

The firm is deliberately family‑oriented and flexible, with a culture that recognises people have lives outside work. Standard hours are 9am–5pm, there is no expectation of working beyond those hours and hybrid working is well established across the business.

You’ll also have strong administrative support around you, allowing you to focus on the legal work rather than getting bogged down in administration.

Salary: £35,000–£45,000 depending on experience.