Senior Private Client Lawyer (2505)

Cathedrala appointments; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Bristol is seeking an experienced Private Client Lawyer to join their esteemed Private Client team. The successful candidate will provide high-quality legal advice to a diverse range of clients, including High Net Worth individuals, on matters such as tax planning and estate administration. The role also involves mentoring junior staff and contributing to business development activities within a collaborative team environment. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a supportive culture with an attractive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Permanent Health Insurance

Discounts with local businesses

Qualifications

• Experience at Associate or Senior Associate level.
• Proficient in trusts, estate planning, and administration.
• Strong communication and client service skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on complex tax planning and trusts.
• Supervise and support less experienced team members.
• Network to open up new business opportunities.

Skills

Trusts

Estate Planning

Client Service

Communication

Business Development

Education

STEP qualification

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22.06.2025

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About the firm

Cathedral Appointments is delighted to partner with a forward-thinking UK Top 100 full-service national law firm that is renowned for its open and inclusive culture, where teamwork and collaboration are key. With four offices located across the UK, the firm is proud of their reputation for the quality of their work and also their people. They strive to recruit people who are proactive and passionate about what they do and able to demonstrate humour and humility in equal measure, which is why so many clients choose to work with them.

Owing to the firm’s ongoing success in winning new instructions, the Private Client team is looking to recruit an experienced senior lawyer.

About the role

As an experienced Private Client Lawyer, you are likely to already be working at Associate or Senior Associate level in your current firm and are accustomed to playing a pivotal role within the team and wider department. The work encompasses high-quality local, regional, and national instructions and you will be providing advice to a varied client portfolio (including some High Net Worth individuals) on a range of matters including complex tax planning and trusts work through to the more traditional areas of estate administration and wills.

With your experience, you enjoy complex work and the opportunity to supervise and support the development of less experienced members of the team. Equally, your positive approach to networking with active and potential referrers in order to continually open up new business development opportunities will be important over time.

You will be based from the impressive central Bristol office with hybrid working.

About you

As a positive and passionate Private Client Lawyer, you take pride in delivering excellent client service to the highest standards without any compromise on quality. You are confident in the technical advice you provide to colleagues and directly to clients, being able to consider and provide insightful and appropriate advice in each situation. While you may not have experience in every aspect of the firm’s private client law, you are likely to be STEP qualified or in the process of gaining this and have good expertise in trusts, estate planning, and administration.

Being resilient to work under pressure by organising yourself effectively, you will be able to meet deadlines as needed. You will possess strong communication and rapport-building skills and you are tenacious, thorough, and attentive to detail whilst appreciating the 'bigger picture' for your clients, taking pride in the high standards of your work.

Having a natural ability and experience in business development activities, you will help to extend the firm’s, and your own personal profile with a team of experts supporting you.

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - increasing by 1 day for each completed year of service up to a total of 28 days
• Company pension scheme: employee contribution minimum 5% - employer contribution 3% raising to 4% after 3 years of service and to 5% after 5 years of service
• Life assurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Discounts with local businesses

For an informal discussion about this opportunity without commitment and in confidence, please contact Charlotte Ferguson, Recruitment Manager at [emailprotected]