Senior Private Client Solicitor (Trusts & Tax)

ENL Legal Recruitment; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Partnership opportunity

Hybrid working

Multiple office locations

Job summary

ENL Legal Recruitment seeks a Senior Private Client Solicitor with 8+ years' PQE to join a leading regional firm in the West Midlands, offering a hybrid arrangement across three offices. The role concentrates on trusts and estate planning for high net worth individuals and business owners, with a clear path to partnership for the right candidate.

Ideal candidates will be STEP members with strong technical expertise and the ability to develop new business and relationships within the professional

Qualifications

• 8+ years PQE in private client law.
• Strong technical background in trusts and estate planning.
• Experience advising high net worth individuals and business owners.

Responsibilities

• Estate and succession planning.
• Trust creation, administration and restructuring.
• Lifetime planning and wealth preservation.
• Complex wills and estate planning matters.
• Developing and maintaining client relationships.
• Generating new business and building your own client following.

Skills

HNW client advisory

Business development

Client relationship management

Education

STEP member

8+ years PQE

Job description

Senior Private Client Solicitor - Trusts & Estate Planning

Location: West Midlands - 3 office locations available

PQE: 8+ years

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Hybrid: Available

Senior Private Client Solicitor / Partner - An exciting opportunity for an experienced Private Client lawyer with a strong trusts and estate planning background to join a highly regarded team, with Partnership available for the right candidate.

A leading regional law firm is seeking an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join its established and highly regarded team.

The successful candidate will ideally be a full STEP member and have a strong focus on estate planning and trusts, together with experience advising high net worth individuals, particularly successful business owners.

This is a particularly attractive opportunity for an existing Partner or Senior Associate who is looking for a clear route to Partnership, either immediately or in the relatively near future.

The Role

You will be dealing with a high-quality and varied Private Client caseload, with particular emphasis on:

• Estate and succession planning.
• Advising high net worth individuals and business owners.
• Trust creation, administration and restructuring.
• Lifetime planning and wealth preservation.
• Complex wills and estate planning matters.
• Developing and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Building relationships with accountants, IFAs and other professional advisers.
• Generating new business and developing your own client following.

You will join a friendly, close-knit and supportive team, with many members having been with the firm for a number of years.

The Candidate

The firm is looking for a senior Private Client practitioner with 8+ years' PQE, although applications from candidates with the right level of experience will be considered.

You will ideally:

• Be a full STEP member.
• Have a strong technical background in trusts and estate planning.
• Have significant experience advising HNW individuals and business owners.
• Be commercially minded with excellent client relationship skills.
• Have strong connections within the professional adviser community.
• Be confident in business development and generating work.
• Have the ambition to progress your career and potentially take on a leadership role.

An existing Partner or Senior Associate ready to step up will be particularly attractive.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Partnership opportunity for the right candidate.
• High-quality HNW client base.
• Strong focus on trusts and estate planning.
• Excellent professional referral network.
• Supportive and established Private Client team.
• Opportunity to develop your own client following.
• Flexible choice of three office locations.
• Hybrid working available.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Private Client lawyer looking to join a successful team, work with sophisticated HNW clients and take the next step in their career.