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Private Client Partner

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  • Join a Tier 1 Legal 500 team with national reach and a bold vision for growth
  • Focus on your niche—cross-border, business wealth, agriculture, or complex trusts
  • Work alongside top-ranking lawyers and enjoy full flexibility and autonomy

A leading national law firm is looking for a Private Client Partner to join its expanding department. With over 130 private client specialists already in the team and 11 existing partners, the firm is now looking to increase its presence across the country as part of an ambitious and strategic plan to become the UK’s number one private client practice.

This is a rare opportunity to take the lead in your area of specialism, help shape a forward-thinking department and work on some of the most interesting and complex work in the market. Whether you’re based in the North, Midlands or further afield, the firm offers the flexibility, infrastructure and support to make this a career-defining move.

Who we’re looking for

  • Experienced private client solicitor already operating at Partner level
  • Strong technical expertise in complex estates, succession planning, trusts and tax
  • A niche or developing specialism—such as international work, business wealth, agriculture, PI or disabled trusts
  • Strong network and ideally some following or ability to generate work
  • Commercially minded and collaborative, with a growth-focused outlook

Salary & benefits

  • £80,000+ depending on experience
  • Bonus scheme
  • Fully expensed car, fuel and parking
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • 1–2 days in the office per week
  • Flexible working hours and part-time options available
  • Tier 1 Legal 500 team
  • Access to STEP groups and technical special interest support
  • Sunday Times Best Place to Work employer

Contact Bill Szajna-Hopgood
If you’re a private client partner looking to step into a national platform with top-tier quality work and real influence, contact Bill Szajna-Hopgood at bill.szajnahopgood@realmrecruit.com or call 03300 245 606 for a confidential chat.

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Key details

Salary

£80,000 - £100,000

Location

  • South Yorkshire

Role type

  • Hybrid working

Contract type

  • Permanent

Practice area

Private Client

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