Private Client Solicitor

Leading North of England Firm | Private Client Associate/Senior Associate | 2-6 Years PQE

Join a growing, relationship-led private client team within a substantial full-service firm, advising high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and families on complex wealth, trust, and estate matters across the North West.

The Firm
This is a top 100 UK firm with a strong regional heart and offices across the North. It provides a full range of commercial and private client services and is known for combining technical expertise with a pragmatic, client-focused approach. The firm is ambitious, growing, and committed to a people-first culture, with hybrid working, wellbeing support, and clear career development pathways embedded across all offices.

The Team
The private client practice is in an exciting phase of growth, with recent senior leadership investment and a clear mandate to expand across the firm's offices.

The team advises HNW individuals, landed estates, and business-owning families on the full spectrum of private wealth matters, including complex wills, inheritance tax and estate planning, trusts, probate and estate administration, lasting powers of attorney, and succession planning. It works closely with the firm's corporate, family, and real estate teams, offering a genuinely integrated, cross-disciplinary service.

The Role
Based in Leeds, you will manage your own varied caseload, advising clients on bespoke wills incorporating trust structures, estate planning and inheritance tax mitigation, the creation and administration of trusts, and high-value estate administration including business and foreign property interests. You will also draft and register lasting powers of attorney, advise on succession planning, and prepare deeds of variation where appropriate.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across departments, particularly corporate, family, and real estate, and liaise with professionals in other jurisdictions on cross-border asset matters. Business development is actively encouraged, and you will have opportunities to attend networking events, contribute to social media, and build your own introducer relationships. The firm supports STEP qualification and ongoing professional development.

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive with 2-6 years' PQE in private client work

• Strong knowledge of wills, trusts, estate administration, and inheritance tax planning

• Experience advising HNW individuals and business owners on complex, high-value matters

• A STEP qualification, or progress towards one, is a distinct advantage

• Commercially minded, with excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical matters clearly and empathetically

• A collaborative team player, equally comfortable working independently on your own files and contributing to larger, complex matters

• Organised, resilient, and motivated, with a genuine interest in business development and building long-term client relationships

What's on Offer

• A key role within a growing, investment-backed private client team with genuine cross-office reach

• Exposure to high-quality, HNW and business-owner work, with significant client contact

• Active support for STEP qualification and ongoing professional development

• A supportive, collaborative culture with hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing

• Clear career progression within a firm that promotes from within

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits

Apply now for immediate consideration.