At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team while managing private client matters and driving business development.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking legal firm in Somerset with a focus on collaboration and excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, genuine career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Embrace diversity and inclusion in a vibrant workplace.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by leading a thriving department and enhancing client service.
- Qualifications: Over 10 years PQE in private client law with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
The predicted salary is between 75000 - 90000 £ per year.
About the role
The Private Client Solicitor (Head of Department) in Somerset leads a thriving team across multiple offices, combining technical caseload management with strategic oversight.
This full‑time position requires over ten years’ PQE and offers a salary between £75,000 and £90,000 depending on experience.
Key focus is on driving departmental success through leadership, fostering a collaborative culture, and advancing business development while maintaining excellence in client service.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for the department, driving continued success and ensuring a culture of collaboration, excellence and client care.
- Lead a team across several offices, ensuring consistently high standards of service and supporting growth and development.
- Maintain an independent portfolio of private client matters, advising individuals and families on wills, estate administration, trusts, tax and succession planning, and lasting powers of attorney.
- Identify and deliver business‑development opportunities to grow the practice.
- Supervise complex legal work, support colleagues and sustain outstanding client‑service standards.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years PQE as a private‑client solicitor.
- Extensive expertise in wills, probate, estate administration and succession planning; trusts experience highly desirable.
- Proven track record of leading, developing and motivating successful legal teams.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify and pursue business‑development opportunities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a collaborative and approachable leadership style.
- Confidence in supervising legal work and supporting colleagues while maintaining client‑service standards.
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package.
- Genuine career‑development opportunities.
- Contact
To apply, contact Penny Trotman on 01214541004 or email penny. trotman@enllegal. co. uk.
Equality and Diversity
At e NL we value diversity and inclusion.
We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
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