Senior Private Client Solicitor
- Step into a senior role within one of the region’s largest private client teams
- Work on complex estate and trust matters, including high-value agricultural estates
- Mentor junior team members and enjoy long-term progression to Directorship
If you’re a Private Client Solicitor with technical excellence and a natural flair for mentoring, this is your opportunity to make a real impact at a longstanding, highly respected regional law firm.
You’ll join a busy, collaborative private client department that offers a cradle-to-grave service for clients and is one of the largest and most established in the region. This is a genuinely senior role that will see you take ownership of complex matters and become a go-to figure within the team.
You’ll work alongside a highly experienced Partner and play a key role in developing junior colleagues while managing a varied caseload that includes farming estates, trust matters and probate. You’ll also be encouraged to explore and develop areas of practice not currently covered, such as agriculture.
Who we’re looking for
- Senior Private Client Solicitor with broad experience across wills, trusts, probate, estate planning and elderly client matters
- Technically excellent, especially in complex and high-value matters
- Experience mentoring or supervising junior team members
- Experience managing large estates or agricultural matters
- STEP qualification
- A natural mentor and approachable leader, no egos or fear-based management
What you’ll be doing
- Managing a varied caseload, including complex trust and probate matters
- Handling large and high-net-worth agricultural estates
- Working closely with the Partner on business-critical matters
- Providing mentoring and guidance to junior lawyers and trainees
- Building relationships with clients and acting as a trusted advisor
- Over time, developing new areas of work and contributing to business development
Salary & Benefits
- Around £65,000 DOE, open to discussion for those with a following or proven track record in work generation
- Clear progression path: Principal Associate to Legal Director and eventually Partner
- Office-based role to enable supervision and team support
- New, more commutable office location in Shrewsbury
- Supportive, people-first culture with an emphasis on fairness and workload balance
The Private Client team, in particular, is highly collegiate and known for its supportive approach. You’ll be stepping into a healthy, well-established department where your expertise and leadership will be genuinely valued.
Contact Rachael Conley
Call 03300 245 606 or email rachael.conley@realmrecruit.com to learn more or apply confidentially.
Key details
Salary
£60,000 - £70,000
Location
- Shropshire
- West Midlands
Role type
- Office working
Contract type
- Permanent
Practice area
Private Client
Job ref
V-50830
Specialist for Private Client, Court of Protection and Contentious Probate lawyers in the West Midlands.
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