Private Client Solicitor (5+ PQE)
Location: Oxford (Hybrid Working)
Salary: Competitive DOE + Benefits Package
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join a highly respected and established Private Client team in Oxford. This role offers exposure to high-quality work, including complex estate planning and wealth preservation matters, acting for individuals, families, business owners, trustees, and high-net-worth clients.
The successful candidate will join a recognised Private Client practice with an outstanding reputation in the market and excellent rankings across the leading legal directories.
Why Join This Firm?
- The Legal 500 Leading Firm for Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate.
- Chambers High Net Worth Ranked for Private Wealth Law.
- Recognised as an private client Top Law Firm.
- Excellent reputation for advising high-net-worth individuals, business owners, landed estates, trustees, and families.
- Supportive and collaborative culture with genuine progression opportunities.
The Role
You will manage a broad and varied private client caseload, including:
- Wills and succession planning.
- Probate and estate administration.
- Trust creation, administration, and taxation.
- Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs).
- Court of Protection matters.
- Deputyship applications and ongoing management.
- Estate planning and wealth preservation.
- Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning.
- Capital Gains Tax (CGT) advice in relation to estates and trusts.
- Lifetime gifting strategies.
- Agricultural and Business Property Relief advice.
- High-value and complex estates.
- Trust and estate disputes support where required.
- Advice for elderly and vulnerable clients.
- Cross-generational wealth planning.
- Advising executors, trustees, attorneys, and beneficiaries.
- Tax-efficient succession planning for business owners and high-net-worth individuals.
About You
- Qualified Solicitor with 5+ years PQE in Private Client law.
- Strong experience across Wills, Probate, Trusts, Estate Administration, LPAs, and Tax Planning.
- Comfortable managing complex matters with minimal supervision.
- Experience working with high-net-worth individuals would be advantageous.
- STEP qualification or progress towards STEP would be beneficial, although not essential.
- Excellent technical drafting and advisory skills.
- Strong client care and relationship management abilities.
- Commercially minded with a proactive approach to business development.
- Keen to contribute to the ongoing success and growth of a leading Private Client team.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary dependent upon experience.
- Hybrid working available following successful completion of probation.
- High-quality private client work.
- Established referral network and strong pipeline of instructions.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Exposure to complex and high-net-worth client matters.
- Ongoing professional development and STEP support where appropriate.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Private Client Solicitor seeking high-quality work within a highly regarded and award-winning Private Client practice with a strong reputation across Oxfordshire and the wider Thames Valley market.
For further information, please contact Cameron Nash on #removed# or email .
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Private Client Solicitor 5PQE+ in Oxford employer: Henderson Scott Limited
As a leading law firm based in London, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. Our commitment to providing clear progression tracks ensures that our team members can advance their careers while working on complex, high-value matters for prestigious clients in the rural property sector. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, we offer unique opportunities to engage with influential industry leaders and contribute to meaningful projects that shape the future of rural estates and agricultural law.
