Solicitor - Private Client Group

Irwin Mitchell; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal firm in Southampton is seeking a talented Solicitor to join their Private Client team. Deliver exceptional service to high-net-worth clients, managing a diverse caseload from day one. Candidates should ideally have 1-3 years PQE and be either STEP qualified or working towards this qualification. With a focus on growth and innovation, this role offers significant support and opportunities in a highly respected team ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers High Net Worth.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Generous and flexible pension schemes

Two paid volunteering days annually

Health membership with refunds on services

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in wills, lifetime trusts, and estate administration.
• Skilled in lifetime IHT planning and taxation.
• Ability to collaborate with external professionals.

Responsibilities

• Join the Private Client team and advise high-net-worth individuals.
• Deliver exceptional client service and manage varied caseload.
• Collaborate across offices to expand private client offering.

Skills

Experience in advising on complex high-value matters

Strong skills in business development

Team player with passion for growth and innovation

Understanding of the private client market

Education

STEP qualified or working towards qualification

1-3 years PQE

Job description

Your Role

and What You'll Be Doing

We’re looking for a talented Solicitor to join our Private Client team, working alongside Naomi Neville, Head of Lifetime and Estate Planning on the South Coast and National Market Lead for Business Wealth. You’ll be joining a highly respected team, ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers High Net Worth, delivering exceptional client service across the region.

Our team is busy and engaged, with a strong pipeline of high-quality work, giving you the opportunity to step straight into a varied and rewarding caseload from day one.

If you enjoy being part of a successful, friendly, and high-performing environment, this could be the ideal next step in your career. Our top-tier team advises high-net-worth individuals and families on all aspects of estate, tax, and succession planning, working collaboratively across multiple offices as part of a strong national practice.

As we continue to grow, you’ll benefit from significant support across the firm to help you further develop your practice and play a key role in the expansion of our private client offering on the South Coast.

About You

• Experience in advising on complex and high-value matters, including wills, lifetime trusts, deeds of variation, powers of attorney, and estate administration.
• Ideally STEP qualified or working towards qualification.
• Skilled in lifetime IHT planning and taxation of trusts and estates.
• Strong financial discipline and ability to collaborate with other teams and external professionals.
• A team player with a passion for growth and innovation.
• Possess strong skills in business development
• A good understanding of the private client market.
• Ideally 1-3 years PQE

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2025!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands : Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.