Private Client Consultant Solicitor

Experience: Minimum 5 years’ PQE

Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire (Remote/Flexible) - ideally within an hour of Maidenhead for client meetings in the office

Fee split: 50/50 below £100,000; 60/40 from £100,000 to £200,000; 70/30 above £200,000

Working pattern: Remote and flexible; minimum 30 hours per week

Contract type: Consultant Contract – is it Self employed?

At Caverley Lightfoot we are an established, independent solicitors’ practice with a strong reputation and deep connections in the local community. Our lawyers work closely together to give clients and their families high-quality, personal advice through important moments in their lives. Family is at the heart of what we do and who we are.

We are looking for an experienced private client solicitor to join us as a consultant. You will have real autonomy over your diary and caseload: organise your working hours around your clients and personal commitments, as long as the work is completed to a high standard and deadlines are met. You will be building your own client relationships, with the freedom of working for yourself and the reassurance of an established practice around you.

Your work will cover wills, lasting powers of attorney and probate, alongside related private client matters including trust and estate planning, Court of Protection applications and estate administration.

Does this sound like you? You have at least 5 years’ post-qualification experience and can run your own caseload with minimal supervision. You are a member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers, or willing to complete the application. Having STEP qualification is an advantage. You communicate with warmth and clarity and can help clients feel confident discussing personal matters. You are motivated to generate work as well as deliver it, through networking, referrals and your own business development.

You are ideally based within an hour of Maidenhead SL6 7QU and can meet clients in person when needed.

• Manage and progress your own individual caseload with minimal supervision.
• Advise clients and prepare wills, lasting powers of attorney and probate and estate administration documents.
• Handle trust and estate planning and Court of Protection applications where these match your experience.
• Take on work generated through Caverley Lightfoot’s established network and referrals.
• Build your own pipeline by networking, developing local relationships and creating new business opportunities.
• Provide instructions and feedback to your administrative support team as you progress matters together.

Your day-to-day responsibilities

What’s in it for you? The role is designed to give you independence without leaving you to do everything alone. You will have room to organise your working week around your clients and your life, while Caverley Lightfoot takes care of the systems and support that can make running a practice on your own so demanding.

• A minimum commitment of 30 hours per week, with flexibility over when you work, provided client commitments, deadlines and service standards are met.
• Your own allocated UK-based administration and secretarial support provided by Caverley Lightfoot.
• Support with SRA regulatory and compliance management, plus accounts and finance administration.
• The CRM, laptop, IT equipment, IT support, precedents and other systems you need to work effectively.
• CPD training and payment of membership fees for STEP and Lifetime Lawyers.
• Use of office space in Maidenhead when you would like to meet clients in person.
• A friendly, approachable team, a respected local name and established referral sources to help you get started.
• Transparent fee split: 50/50 for fees below £100,000; 60/40 for fees from £100,000 to £200,000; and 70/30 for fees above £200,000.

Interested? Apply with your CV and cover letter.