Private Client Solicitor

Well established local Firm | Private Client Solicitor | 5+ Years PQE

An opportunity for an experienced private client lawyer to take on a senior role within a well-established and growing team, with a clear pathway to partnership for the right candidate.

The Firm
This is a long-established, highly regarded Essex law firm with multiple offices, a strong local reputation, and a practice mix centred on private client, family, dispute resolution, and conveyancing work. The firm is known for its personal, professional, and compassionate approach, building long-term client relationships across the region.

Culturally, this is a firm that values work-life balance and its people. It offers hybrid working, flexible start and finish times, a "dress for your workday" policy, and a supportive, approachable environment. The firm is growing and investing in its future, making this an excellent time to join.

The Team
The private client team is the largest in the firm, currently comprising nine fee earners of varying experience. The team handles the full range of private client matters, including taxable and non-taxable estate administration, wills, lasting powers of attorney, inheritance tax planning, trusts, and probate work.

The department is busy, collaborative, and deeply embedded in the local community. It prides itself on delivering a professional yet personal service, with a strong emphasis on client care and technical quality.

The Role
You will inherit an existing caseload of full estate administrations and lasting powers of attorney, allowing you to settle in quickly and focus on building client relationships from day one. You will manage your own files with appropriate autonomy, advising clients on complex estates, inheritance tax, trusts, and succession planning.

Critically, there is a strong leadership opportunity here. The firm is looking for someone who is interested, though not obliged, in sharing departmental management responsibilities and progressing towards partnership.

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified solicitor or CILEX with a minimum of 5 years' PQE in private client work

• Strong technical knowledge across estate administration, LPAs, wills, inheritance tax, and trusts

• Confident managing a broad caseload independently, with excellent client care and communication skills

• An empathetic, professional approach, able to support clients through sensitive and complex matters

• An interest in leadership and team development; a desire to progress towards partnership is welcomed but not essential

• A collaborative team player who values contributing to a positive, supportive working environment

What's on Offer

• A senior role within the firm's largest and most established team, with an existing caseload ready to go

• A pathway to partnership and departmental leadership for the right candidate

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working

• A supportive, down-to-earth culture in a firm that values long-term relationships and work-life balance

Apply now for immediate consideration.