Senior Associate in Birmingham

Role: Associate orSenior Associate, Private Client (5-8 PQE)

Location: Birmingham Office

Hours: Full Time

Term: Permanent

You’ll be joining a regional law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, recognised in legal 500 as well as leading individual in chambers which ismade possible by our exceptional people. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.

The Private Client Team

The Private Client team is led by Partner and Divisional Head, Valerie Robinson and the successful candidate will be working alongside Partner Tracy Ashby and a wider team of 21 fee earners. This role will be based in the Birmingham office with the wider team working from Worcester, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Ludlow and Telford offices.

The role will be office working with the potential for hybrid working after probation. This will be driven by business and client needs. We want to ensure that you will be fully supported by the team upon joining, and this is an amazing opportunity to join a team developing our client base across in this area of expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

• To handle and resolve a range of complex client matters commensurate to the role, aiming to do so within a reasonable timeframe.
• To adhere to and implement Law Society and firm guidelines and regulations including inter alia those in client care, time recording, billing, disbursements, collection of bills, confidentiality and client and office accounts.
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members to enhance capability and build a culture of continuous learning
• To ensure that all complaints are dealt with professionally, promptly and in accordance with firm policies.
• Have a proactive approach to legislative changes, supporting and advising clients for the future
• Able to collaborate effectively with colleagues and other Divisions to deliver integrated client solutions.

Requirements:

• Minimum requirement for 5 years advisory experience.
• Experience in dealing with complex estates, tax planning for high net worth individuals, drafting trusts and acting for a range of private clients.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive team environment.
• A proactive approach to business development and marketing.
• Self-motivated and driven, with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering outstanding client service
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and client management skills.
• Existing referral network preferred

Salary & Benefits:

• Competitive salary aligned with market rates
• 25 days’ holiday (additional days at Christmas and statutory Bank Holidays)
• Employee Assistance programme and wellbeing services - 24/7 helpline facility
• Discounted legal fees for staff and family members
• Death in service provision

Other reasons to join us

• We offer a rewarding career of quality work alongside a commitment to your development. It’s a fantastic environment in which people grow!
• A supportive ‘people first’ culture, driven by wellbeing and work/life balance (it's a 35-hour week)… over 95% of our people responded in our most recent engagement survey that it’s a great place to work and they’re proud to work here.
• Committed to inclusion, we aim to employ a diverse section of the community whilst our work for good causes continues to flourish. Many of our people are actively involved in CSR, Sports & Social and Health & Wellbeing groups.

Agencies please note – we have an agreed Agency PSL in place.