Senior Private Client Solicitor - Complex & HNW Clients - Low Volume Caseload

QED Legal; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique law firm in Lancashire is seeking a Senior Private Client Solicitor to lead their private client team. This position entails dealing with high net worth clients, particularly focusing on high value trust matters, all within a supportive environment free from billing targets. The salary exceeds £70,000 with excellent benefits and potential for Partnership for the right candidate.

Benefits

Fantastic benefits scheme

Tremendous work/life balance

Qualifications

• Must have experience providing top quality private client advice.
• Ideal candidate should be focused on quality service, dealing with a low volume of matters.
• Experience working at a strong city or regional L500 firm is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead an excellent private client team dealing with HNW clients.
• Manage high value trust matters and provide exceptional service.
• Available opportunity for Partnership for the right candidate.

Skills

Experience with high net worth clients

Private client advice

Strong communication skills

Education

Solicitor with at least 8 Years' PQE

Job description

Overview

Fantastic opportunity for a Senior Private Client Solicitor to join this boutique firm based in Lancashire. You will be fronting an excellent private client team with a tremendous client base and will be dealing with a HNW client base from across the county and North West.

Responsibilities

• Hybrid Working (2:3 Split)
• Top Quality Client Base
• Leadership Role
• No Billings / KPI Targets

You will ideally be a Solicitor with at least 8 Years\' PQE+ and have experience of providing top quality private client advice. There will be scope to deal with high net worth clients with a particular focus on high value trust matters. You will be expected to be dealing with a low volume of matters and be purely focused on quality service.

Whilst the department is only small in terms of headcount, they have a tremendous reputation and a strong client base. Ideally you will have gained good experience of working at a strong city or regional L500 firm. The opportunity for Partnership will be available for the right candidate.

This firm are a commercial Legal 500 practice, so many of the clients you will be dealing with will have high value assets and are High Net Worth clients. Work is regularly referred on by the commercial teams and has reached the point where they need to a key figurehead in the Private Client team. This is a forward thinking practice and you will benefit from a collegiate environment with no KPI\'s or billing targets.

Salary for this role will exceed £70,000+ plus a fantastic benefits scheme in place with a and a tremendous work/life balance. Please contact Nick Skelly at QED Legal for further information on this role.