Private Client Associate/Senior Associate Solicitor
- Join a Tier 1 Legal 500 national private client team in Manchester
- Handle high-value, complex wills, trusts, estate planning and succession matters
- Competitive salary (DOE) + market-leading benefits + hybrid flexibility
We’re looking for a Private Client Associate or Senior Associate Solicitor to join a highly respected national firm in Manchester.
This is an integral hire to support the team’s ambitious growth plans, offering exposure to exceptional quality work with high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as the resources and reputation of one of the UK’s largest private client teams.
This role is perfect if you’re ready to take your career to the next level with a firm that champions progression, values individuality, and supports colleagues to work in a way that suits them and their clients.
Who we’re looking for
- Qualified Solicitor with at least 3 years’ PQE in private client work
- Strong background advising on wills, lifetime trusts, LPAs, estate administration, and deeds of variation
- Experience advising on inheritance tax planning, taxation of trusts, and succession planning
- STEP qualified or working towards accreditation
- Established client/referrer relationships and appetite for business development
- Strong client-care and drafting skills with excellent attention to detail
- Collaborative and approachable, with a commercial and pioneering mindset
What you’ll be doing
- Advising HNW clients and families on estate and succession planning
- Running a varied caseload of wills, trusts, LPAs, and estates
- Providing advice on inheritance tax and trust administration
- Collaborating with colleagues across other commercial and private client teams
- Building relationships with clients and professional referrers
- Playing an active role in the team’s growth and business development strategy
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
- Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays, with the option to buy additional leave
- Pension: Generous and flexible schemes
- Hybrid: Flexible working options
- Volunteering: Two fully paid volunteering days per year
- Recognition: Ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Large Organisations, 2024)
- Inclusive culture: Diversity and inclusion networks, wellbeing initiatives, and a strong responsible business programme covering people, community, environment, and pro bono
📩 Contact Kelly Reid
Call 03300 245 606 or email kelly.reid@realmrecruit.com to find out more or apply confidentially.
Key details
Salary
£55,000 - £70,000
Location
- Greater Manchester
- North West
Role type
- Hybrid working
Contract type
- Permanent
Practice area
Private Client
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