Private Client Solicitor
- Private Client Solicitor role within a friendly, close-knit team in Cumbria
- High-quality private client work with flexibility, progression and genuine work–life balance
- Hybrid working, competitive benefits and the chance to build a long-term career in the Lakes
This is a brilliant opportunity for a Private Client solicitor to join one of the most respected and well-established legal practices in South Cumbria.
You’ll be joining a supportive, welcoming private client team that prides itself on exceptional client care, strong community ties and long-standing relationships with individuals, families and rural businesses across Cumbria and beyond. The firm has continued to grow organically due to consistently excellent client feedback, repeat instructions and personal recommendations.
With offices across Cumbria, this role offers genuine flexibility on location, hybrid working and hours, alongside the lifestyle benefits of working in one of the UK’s most desirable places to live.
Who we’re looking for
- Private Client Solicitor with 1+ years’ PQE
- Experience advising on Wills, Probate and estate administration
- Exposure to trusts, powers of attorney and tax planning
- STEP qualification or working towards it (Desired)
- Friendly, approachable and client-focused
- Comfortable dealing directly with clients, families, carers and third parties
- Someone motivated by doing meaningful legal work and making a positive difference
- Able to commute/re-locate to Cumbria and work from one of the local offices
What you’ll be doing
- Managing a varied private client caseload, including:
- Probate and estate administration
- Will drafting and estate planning
- Powers of attorney
- Lifetime, will and elderly client trusts
- Trust administration and taxation issues
- Advising clients with empathy, clarity and professionalism
- Building strong relationships with clients, families and professional referrers
- Acting as an ambassador for the firm within the local community
- Delivering consistently high standards of client care and compliance
Salary & Benefits
- Hybrid working available — potentially as little as two days per week in the office for the right person
- Flexible working hours
- Performance-related bonus opportunities
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Employer pension contribution of 6% (via salary sacrifice)
- Death in service cover
- Paycare health benefits
- Access to an unlimited professional development academy
- Parking permit / free parking at certain offices
- Ability to be based in across Cumbria
- The opportunity to work in the heart of the Lake District, consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the UK
Contact Kelly Reid
📩 kelly.reid@realmrecruit.com
📞 03300 245 606
Kelly specialises in private client recruitment across the North and can give you an honest view on how this opportunity compares with other roles in Cumbria and the wider region.
Key details
Salary
£40,000 - £55,000
Location
- Cumbria
Role type
- Hybrid working
Contract type
- Permanent
Practice area
Private Client
Job ref
V-41820-2
Specialist for private client, Court of Protection and contentious probate in the North West.
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