Private Client Solicitor

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for managing your own caseload of private client files, the majority of which will be probate work, to include:

· Non-taxable estates

· Taxable estates

· Ancillary work (assents, registering life interest trusts, trust set up, dissolving trusts, deeds of variation)

You will assist the Directors to build and develop the department when necessary.

Candidate specification

• A qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with a minimum of 3 years’ PQE in Private Client work
• Good client care skills, provide professional and competent legal advice
• Strong IT skills
• Effective business development skills
• Capability to generate fees in accordance with agreed targets
• Proven experience of handling own caseload
• Ability to adhere to and manage deadlines
• Good drafting and writing skills, excellent communication and technical ability
• Preferably STEP qualified
• The role can be office based, hybrid, flexible and/or fully remote