Private Client Partner

This heavyweight regional firm are looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial individual to join their highly ranked Private Client team. A leading firm based in Leeds with a refreshing approach and international presence, are continuing to dominate the legal field.

The Firm

This legal 500 and chambers ranked firm have a highly regarded reputation in and around the North West & West Yorkshire area. They have a rich heritage dating back several decades and are a well-known name in the local community.

You will find a strong leadership team at the firm; they have an ethos engrained that everyone has a voice and they are always open to listening to a new idea. They like to take on board fresh ideas so that they are still ahead of the curve.

Partners in the firm are very accessible and it is commonplace to find NQ solicitors sitting side on side with partners. Often junior lawyers will deal with a complexity of work that places them ahead of their years of PQE. Everyone is encouraging to get involved with the firms marketing and networking events, they hold regular interesting events that staff of all levels will get involved in.

The firm believes in nurturing and developing legal talent throughout their staff's careers, working side by side with their team to ensure they reach their full potential and achieving their career aspirations. Nothing demonstrates this better than their unrivalled staff retention rate and that fact that many of their Partners started at the firm as trainees.

The firm believe in work-life balance and offer agile working, they house many working parents and offer work from home.

The Role

The firm are looking for a Private Client Partner to join their flourishing Leeds office.

You will work closely with the other Partners within the private client department, and more generally across the firm, to drive the business forwards. You will work as part of a driven and commercially successful leadership team.

You will mentor and oversee the work of junior Lawyers and help them to progress in their careers.

The firm has a highly regarded, legal 500 ranked private client department. You will join a highly skilled team that is headed up by heavy hitting private client Partners.

You will work on range of matters to include wills, probate, LPA's, COP work, trusts, tax, estate planning as well as tailored wealth management and succession planning.

This role comes with strong prospects to progress, in line with the growth agenda. The firm are succession planning are keen to find the next generation of senior Lawyers.

Requirements

• You will be a Private Client Solicitor with at least 8 years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience)
• You will have a strong technical knowledge and first-class communication skills
• A transferable client base or regional contacts is highly advantageous
• You will have good experience of dealing with large settlements
• You will have strong business development capabilities
• Experience of overseeing a team is desirable, however not essential

Remuneration

• Salary is competitive around market rate, which will be dependent on experience, on offer is an excellent benefits package and bonus scheme
• Excellent career prospects, no glass ceilings

This is an exciting opportunity for a Private Client Partner to join this legal 500 ranked firm based in Leeds.

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