Senior Private Client Solicitor - Hybrid - Excellent Benefits

QED Legal Recruitment Limited; Knutsford; Híbrido; GBP 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

Flexible working arrangements

Private healthcare

No business development requirements

No time recording

Full professional training support

Excellent progression opportunities

Supportive and collaborative working c

Hybrid Working

Descripción de la vacante

QED Legal Recruitment Limited in Knutsford seeks a Probate Solicitor or Private Client Solicitor to join a prominent global employer’s leadership team. You will handle probate, estate and trust matters with high-quality work and no billing targets.

The role offers hybrid working, private healthcare, and a supportive culture, with clear progression opportunities and full training support.

Formación

• Probate Solicitor or Private Client Solicitor with experience in wills, probate and trusts.
• Management experience welcomed but not essential, as the business develops strong lawyers into leadership roles.
• Experience handling high-value estates and estate administration is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Managing probate and estate administration files from instruction through to completion
• Advising executors, trustees and beneficiaries
• Handling high-value and complex estates
• Managing trust administration matters
• Providing exceptional client care and technical legal advice
• Working collaboratively within a specialist legal team

Conocimientos

Probate law

Estate administration

Trust administration

High-value estates

Escrow arrangements

Private client

Educación

Qualified Solicitor

Descripción del empleo

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An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Probate Solicitor or Private Client Solicitor to join the core leadership team of a very well-regarded first-class global employer. This role offers a genuinely different environment from a traditional law firm, with a strong focus on quality legal work, employee wellbeing and long-term career development and no time recording. The successful candidate will join a specialist Probate and Estate Administration team currently consisting of around 85 employees.

Responsibilities:

• Playing a key role in the core leadership team of the firm.
• Probate matters, Estate administration, Trust administration, High-value estates, Escrow arrangements, Private Client matters

This position is ideal for a Probate Solicitor, Private Client Solicitor or experienced Probate Lawyer looking to focus on high-quality legal work without the pressures of business development or billing targets commonly found in private practice firms. The business generates all of its own work and provides established caseloads for fee earners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing probate and estate administration files from instruction through to completion
• Advising executors, trustees and beneficiaries
• Handling high-value and complex estates
• Managing trust administration matters
• Providing exceptional client care and technical legal advice
• Working collaboratively within a specialist legal team

Applications are welcomed from:

• Probate Solicitors
• Private Client Solicitors
• Estate Administration Solicitors
• Trusts and Probate Lawyers
• Solicitors with experience handling wills, probate and trusts matters
• Management experience is welcomed but not essential, as the business is happy to develop strong lawyers into future leadership roles.

Salary & Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Annual bonus scheme
• Team bonus structure
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working arrangements
• Private healthcare
• No business development requirements
• No time recording
• Full professional training support
• Excellent progression opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative working culture
• Hybrid Working

Location:

Knutsford, Cheshire

This opportunity is commutable from:

Manchester, Altrincham, Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Warrington, Stockport, Northwich and surrounding areas.