Private Client Senior Associate

Something genuinely different is taking shape in the Bristol private client market.

A specialist boutique private client firm, founded by former City lawyers, has been quietly building a national reputation and attracting high calibre lawyers who wanted something more than the traditional law firm structure. They set out to create a firm where talented individuals could develop their own practice, progress quickly, and build a reputation in their own right, without being constrained by hierarchy or competing internal priorities.

Their Bristol office is a key part of that growth story. There is a real buzz around the team, driven by strong leadership, strategic investment, and a shared ambition to build one of the leading private client offerings in the region. Lawyers who have joined have done so because they wanted autonomy, ownership, and the opportunity to shape their own future.

They are now looking to appoint a Senior Associate who is ready to take that next step.

This is not a role where you simply inherit work and maintain the status quo. This is a role where you are actively encouraged to develop your own practice, build your own relationships, and establish yourself as a recognised name in the Bristol market. The firm's boutique model is designed specifically to support this. With no competing departments and a clear private client focus, they have developed a strong national referral network which consistently generates high quality work, including complex estate planning, wealth structuring, Court of Protection and contentious matters.
You will be trusted to take ownership from day one. There is no rigid structure dictating how your career must progress. Instead, progression is driven by your ambition, your contribution, and your ability to develop your practice.

The leadership team understands what it takes to build a successful private client career because they have done it themselves at the highest level, and they have created an environment where others can do the same.
This opportunity will particularly suit someone who feels ready for more. Someone who wants to move beyond being one of many Senior Associates in a larger team, and instead become a key part of a growing office. Someone who wants the platform to build their reputation, develop their own client base, and take meaningful steps toward Partnership.

What makes this opportunity stand out:

* The genuine opportunity to build and develop your own private client practice
* Full autonomy and trust, with support from highly experienced and well connected lawyers
* A boutique specialist environment, focused exclusively on private client work
* Strong national referral networks providing access to high quality and complex matters
* A growing and ambitious Bristol office with real momentum and energy
* Leadership from former City lawyers who understand progression and how to support it
* Clear and achievable progression, with the opportunity to accelerate your career

This is an opportunity to join a firm at the right time in its growth. A firm where you are not defined by your PQE, but by your ambition and your potential. A firm where you can build something of your own, and where your progression is genuinely in your hands.

For a Senior Associate who is ready to make their name and take ownership of their future, this offers a compelling and rare platform.