Senior Private Client Solicitor

2i Recruit Ltd; Farnham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

2i Recruit Ltd seeks an experienced Senior Private Client Solicitor to lead in its Private Client Department within the UK. The role focuses on high-net-worth matters, strategic growth, and mentoring junior staff.

The successful candidate will manage complex caseloads, develop client relationships, and contribute to business development and market presence for the firm.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive.
• Significant experience in Private Client law.
• Strong technical knowledge of trusts, estate planning, inheritance tax, probate, lasting powers of attorney, Court of Protection.
• Ability to independently manage complex matters.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Strong client relationship and business development abilities.
• Experience supervising junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload from instruction through to completion.
• Advise high-net-worth individuals and families.
• Draft complex Wills and trust documentation.
• Advise on inheritance tax mitigation strategies.
• Create and administer lifetime and testamentary trusts.
• Deal with complex estate administrations.
• Advise executors, trustees and beneficiaries.
• Handle Court of Protection and Deputyship matters.
• Supervise junior solicitors, legal executives and support staff.
• Assist with business development and networking.
• Build relationships with financial advisers, accountants and other professional referrers.
• Produce articles, seminars and marketing content to support the department's continued growth.

Skills

Private Client law

Client relationship management

Business development

Mentoring juniors

High-net-worth clients

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive

Job description

An ambitious and well-regarded regional law firm is seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Private Client Solicitor to play a key role in the continued growth of its highly regarded Private Client Department.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious solicitor or authorised Chartered Legal Executive seeking high-quality work, genuine career progression, and the opportunity to influence the strategic direction of a growing department.

The successful candidate will work alongside an experienced team and will be encouraged to develop both existing client relationships and new business opportunities.

The Role

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload from instruction through to completion.
• Advise high-net-worth individuals and families.
• Draft complex Wills and trust documentation.
• Advise on Inheritance Tax mitigation strategies.
• Create and administer lifetime and testamentary trusts.
• Deal with complex estate administrations.
• Advise executors, trustees and beneficiaries.
• Handle Court of Protection and Deputyship matters.
• Supervise junior solicitors, legal executives and support staff.
• Assist with business development and networking.
• Build relationships with financial advisers, accountants and other professional referrers.
• Produce articles, seminars and marketing content to support the department's continued growth.

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive.
• Significant experience in Private Client law.
• Strong technical knowledge of Trusts, Estate Planning, Inheritance Tax, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection
• Ability to independently manage complex matters.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Strong client relationship and business development abilities.
• Experience supervising junior team members.

Highly Desirable

• STEP qualification (or working towards STEP).
• Membership of, or accreditation by, relevant private client professional bodies.
• Experience acting for business owners, landed estates and high-net-worth clients.
• Existing referrer network.

Personal Attributes

• Commercially aware.
• Empathetic and approachable.
• Technically exceptional.
• Organised and proactive.
• Comfortable supervising others.
• Enthusiastic about business development.
• Ambitious and looking for long-term career progression.

If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted