Senior Private Client Solicitor

Realm Recruit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Private Client Solicitor based in Birmingham. This role involves managing a high-value caseload while mentoring junior lawyers and contributing to team growth. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience handling high net worth clients, alongside strong knowledge of estate and tax planning. The role offers a salary up to £70,000, 33 days holiday with additional options, and a hybrid working model for improved work-life balance.

Benefits

Salary up to £70,000

33 days’ holiday including bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

Life assurance (3x salary)

Promotion pathway with career framework

Hybrid working model with in-office team days

Qualifications

• Must have strong experience dealing with high net worth clients.
• Excellent understanding of wills, trusts, and estate matters required.
• Leadership skills and ability to mentor junior lawyers essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high-value private client caseload.
• Work with the leadership team to innovate and grow.
• Mentor junior team members effectively.
• Handle complex client matters with care and professionalism.

Skills

Experience with HNW and UHNW clients

Technical knowledge of estate and tax planning

Communication skills

Leadership and mentoring

Business development

Education

Qualified solicitor with 5+ years’ PQE

Job description

• Handle a high-value private client caseload with HNW and UHNW clients
• Step into a team undergoing exciting change and play a key leadership role
• Clear path to further progression in a collaborative and forward-thinking firm

If you’re a senior private client solicitor looking for more influence, autonomy, and the chance to shape the future of a growing team, this is the role for you.

You’ll join the Birmingham-based Private Wealth team at a national firm with an established reputation for excellence. This is a Principal Associate opportunity with genuine long-term potential, not just to lead, but to help innovate and grow a team in a department that values honest communication and collaboration above all else.

In your first six months, you’ll build trust with the team, handle high-quality cases confidently, and start to mentor junior lawyers. Within a year, you’ll take on more complex work, contribute to department strategy, and become a go-to right-hand for the Head of Department. By year two, you’ll be fully embedded, playing a key role in shaping the direction and culture of the team.

Who we’re looking for

• 5+ years’ PQE as a qualified solicitor
• Strong experience with HNW and UHNW clients
• Excellent technical knowledge of wills, trusts, estate and tax planning
• Confident, well-spoken, and professional communicator
• Self-aware and emotionally intelligent leader
• Experience mentoring or supervising junior team members
• Business development skills or interest in contributing to strategic growth

What you’ll be doing

• Managing your own high-value private client caseload
• Working closely with the current leadership team
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members
• Handling complex and often sensitive client matters with professionalism and care
• Contributing ideas and energy to help shape team operations and culture

Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to £70,000 depending on experience
• 33 days’ holiday, including bank holidays, with an additional holiday for birthday
• Option to purchase up to 5 extra holiday days
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Life assurance (3x salary)
• Clear internal promotion pathway with career framework and roadmap
• Access to leadership with a genuine focus on learning and development
• Hybrid working model with in-office team days

Contact Rachael Conley

Call 03300 245 606 or [e-mail] learn more or apply confidentially.