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Private Client Solicitor (5-8 PQE)

Employer
Realm Recruit
Location
North Yorkshire
Salary
£40,000 - £45,000
Closing date
15 Mar 2021

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Practice area
Private client
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Are you a Private Client Solicitor looking to work for a forward-thinking and reputable firm where you can handle interesting work and have a healthy work-life balance? 

 

A leading Yorkshire firm are looking to grow their Private Client department and take on a Solicitor with 5-8 years PQE. You’ll be entrusted with a range of good quality work involving wills, trusts and LPAs. You’ll also be expected to take on team leader responsibilities and supervise junior members of the team. 

 

The firm are entirely focused on delivering the very best service to their clients, so it’s not all about targets and chargeable hours. What’s more, they have fostered a culture of trust and don’t micromanage, leaving their lawyers to get on with what they’re best at. 

 

You will be able to choose how often you'd like to work at home or in the office, so this is the perfect position if you are looking for a job that allows you to fit your work around your other commitments. If you would like to reduce your hours, the firm are also open to considering part-time for this position. 

 

Private Client Solicitor – North Yorkshire  The company & role 

 

  • A down-to-earth multi-service firm recognised by both Chambers and the Legal 500 

     

    You will handle an interesting and varied Private Client caseload on behalf of local HNW clients and business owners, some of whom have foreign assets 

     

    You’ll also be expected to supervise and mentor junior colleagues 

     

    The firm truly care about their staff and genuinely invested in helping them reach their full potential. They offer plenty of training and development opportunities and promote career progression 

     

    Commutable from Harrogate, York, Skipton, Ilkley and Wetherby

     

 Added extras and benefits 

 

  • Flexible working (a mixture of office and home working) 

     

    Competitive salary 

     

    Pension 

     

  • Generous annual leave 

     

    Part time considered 

     

    Excellent career progression prospects 

     

The ideal candidate 

 

  • A proactive Private Client Solicitor with 5-8 years’ PQE  

     

  • Will be used to running their own caseload of wills, trusts and LPAs 

     

    May have supervisory experience 

     

    May be STEP qualified

     

    Will have excellent client care and communication skills 

     

    Will be well organised and able to work well under pressure 

     

How to apply for this Private Client Solicitor role  If this sounds like the job for you, you can apply via this website by clicking ‘Apply’ above. Alternatively, to learn more about this opportunity or to register your interest, contact Kelly on 03300 245 606 or email kelly.reid@realmrecruit.com.  

 

Kelly is a principal consultant here at Realm and works exclusively within private client and court of protection recruitment. She works with law firms of all sizes from private client boutiques to multi-service national firms. Kelly’s in-depth market knowledge and contacts enable her to match private client solicitors with the right firms and roles for them. 

 

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Please note: any references to salary and/or experience in our adverts are intended as a guide only. 

 

Realm is committed to supporting disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are invited to contact Realm to identify any additional support they might require to enable them to make an application.

 

Company

We are Realm - the most specialised legal attraction, retention and recruitment consultancy, helping to develop legal careers and sustainably grow law firms by matching the right lawyers with the right firms through our refreshing approach to legal recruitment.

We know that when this happens, lawyers are happier, more motivated and enjoy better careers, while law firms are more likely to reach their growth aims.

We’re incomparably specialist: Lawyers specialise in one area to become true experts in their field – and our recruiters are no different. With each of our consultants covering just one practice area in a focused region, we know pretty much every lawyer you might want to recruit and every law firm you might want to join. We build close, long-term relationships with our engaged communities of lawyers and are therefore better able to connect the right people to the right firms.

We’re consultative: We’re not just here for lawyers when they are looking to move. We partner with legal professionals throughout their careers and provide advice on everything from salary benchmarking to helping you smash an upcoming appraisal. 

We are brand ambassadors: We are your megaphone in the legal talent market. Whether by representing a lawyer in their search for a new opportunity or utilising our in-house marketing team to help a law firm build their employer brand, we're experts in building a presence and helping the right lawyers and law firms find each other.

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+44 (0) 3300 24 56 06
Location
Charter House
Woodlands Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1HF
United Kingdom

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