Private Client Associate – 4+ PQE
London | Hybrid | Competitive salary + excellent benefits
An award-winning, highly regarded law firm is looking for an experienced Private Client Associate to join its growing London team.
This is a great opportunity for a Private Client solicitor who wants to work with HNW and UHNW clients, take on technically interesting work and play a genuine role in the growth of a successful Private Client team.
The firm has a strong reputation for client service and invests heavily in its people, development and long-term career progression.
The role
You’ll work closely with Partners within the Private Client team, managing a varied caseload while also getting involved in the wider growth of the department.
Your work will include:
- Wills and LPAs
- Estate administration
- Inheritance Tax planning
- Trusts
- Care Home Fee planning
- Advising HNW and UHNW clients
- Matters involving multi-jurisdictional assets
- Building and maintaining strong client and referrer relationships
- Supporting the team's Business Development strategy
- Developing your own network of professional contacts and referrers
- Identifying opportunities to generate new work
- Supporting and mentoring more junior members of the team
You’ll be trusted to manage your workload with a high level of autonomy and will have the opportunity to develop both your technical expertise and your commercial/BD skills.
What they're looking for
Ideally, you’ll have:
- 4+ years' PQE
- Strong experience within Private Client
- A broad understanding of Wills, LPAs, trusts, estate administration and IHT planning
- Experience advising HNW/UHNW clients
- Ideally, some exposure to multi-jurisdictional assets
- A genuine interest in Business Development and growing client relationships
- Excellent communication and client-care skills
- The ability to manage your own caseload with minimal supervision
- A proactive, commercially minded approach
- Confidence working with clients, referrers and other professional advisers
- A collaborative approach and willingness to support more junior colleagues
You don't need to be a natural-born salesperson, but you should be someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities and getting involved in the wider success of a team.
Why join?
You'll be joining a firm that genuinely invests in its people and provides a supportive environment where new ideas and independent thinking are encouraged.
The firm holds LawNet Mark of Excellence, is Investors in People Gold accredited and is a certified B Corporation, reflecting its focus on quality, people and responsible business.
You'll also receive:
- 30 days' annual leave + UK Bank Holidays
- Your birthday off
- Additional time off around Christmas and New Year
- Private healthcare
- Healthcare cashback plan for you and your family
- 5% matched pension contribution
- Option to buy up to 3 additional days' holiday
- Group Life Assurance – 4x annual salary
- Ongoing professional and personal development
- Opportunities for progression within a growing Private Client team
- Hybrid working
Some travel and occasional out-of-hours work will be required for Business Development, meetings and training, so flexibility in this respect is important.
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Private Client Solicitor 3+Pqe employer: Clayton Legal
Join a highly regarded Legal 500-ranked law firm in Liverpool, where you will thrive in a collaborative and commercially focused environment. With a strong emphasis on professional development and a supportive team culture, this role offers an excellent opportunity for career progression while managing a diverse caseload of quality residential property matters. Enjoy the benefits of hybrid working, competitive salary, and the chance to build lasting relationships with clients in a firm known for its loyal client base and high-value transactions.
