Private Client Senior Associate

• Join a Tier 1 Legal 500 Private Client team focusing exclusively on high-net-worth clients and complex advisory work
• Handle high-quality estate planning, trusts and wealth preservation matters with hybrid working and top-of-market salaries
• Become one of the senior lawyers in a growing team with genuine progression and leadership opportunities

If you’re looking to move away from volume-driven Private Client work and towards a practice built around complex, high-value advisory matters, this is a rare opportunity to join one of the strongest Private Client teams in the region.

From day one, you’ll manage your own caseload while working alongside one of the market’s leading Private Client teams. You’ll advise wealthy individuals on estate planning, inheritance tax mitigation, trusts and succession planning, building long-term relationships with clients who value strategic, commercially focused advice.

You’ll work closely with junior lawyers, supporting their development where appropriate, while helping strengthen relationships with professional introducers and contributing to the continued growth of the practice. The structure is deliberately lean, giving you real visibility and the chance to influence the direction of the team.

The culture is collaborative, ambitious and quality-driven. You’ll be trusted to manage your own workload with significant flexibility while benefiting from the support of highly respected technical specialists. If you’re looking for a role where the quality of work matches the quality of the team around you, this is an excellent opportunity.

Who we’re looking for

• Qualified Private Client Solicitor with 5+ years’ PQE
• Strong experience managing a Private Client caseload independently
• Excellent technical knowledge across estate planning, trusts and wealth preservation
• Strong experience advising on inheritance tax and succession planning
• Commercially aware with an interest in business development
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills
• STEP qualified or working towards STEP (desirable)
• Experience supervising junior lawyers (desirable)
• Existing relationships with professional introducers (desirable)

What you’ll be doing

• Managing your own high-quality Private Client caseload
• Advising clients on estate planning, succession planning and wealth preservation
• Providing inheritance tax and trust advice
• Building long-term relationships with high-net-worth individuals and professional referrers
• Supporting junior lawyers and contributing to their development
• Participating in business development initiatives
• Helping drive the continued growth of the Private Client team

Salary & Benefits

• Top-of-market salary
• Hybrid working with up to 3 days from home
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work within a Tier 1 Legal 500 team
• High-value, technically challenging Private Client work
• Genuine progression into a senior leadership role
• Opportunity to help shape the future of a growing HNW Private Client practice

Contact Bill Szajna-Hopgood

📩 bill.szajna.hopgood@realmrecruit.com
📞 03300 245 606