Private Client Lawyer

Job Title: Solicitor or Legal Executive or Practitioner

Department: Private Client

Position: Full Time or Part Time

Location: Newton Abbot / Bovey Tracey

Salary: Competitive

WBW Solicitors is one of the largest legal practices in the South West, with 12 offices based throughout Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

Our mission is to deliver high quality advice, exceptional service and cost effective legal solutions throughout the southwest. We build and sustain good relationships, which are based on us understanding our client needs and offering the best advice.

WBW values and respects every member of our team, including ambitions and the need for flexibility. The partners encourage and support the leadership group and all employees with professional development, maintaining a comfortable and friendly environment, working collaboratively to achieve individual and firm targets, and to be involved with our local communities.

The Role:

Due to recent growth and expansion our well established and busy Private Client team are looking for a motivated additional team member in our Newton Abbot Team. There maybe opportunities to work from our Bovey Tracey office if there is a connection.

• To provide a high quality, effective, legal service for WBW Solicitors as a member of the Private Client Department. To promote and develop the department internally and externally. To promote and develop the firm. Maintain the high reputation of the firm.

The Candidate

The successful applicant should be able to produce a high quality service, maintain excellent file administration and work successfully with other Lawyers and support staff. Experience of working independently in the area of private client including all aspects of Probate and Power of Attorney matters will be essential, however, the successful candidate will have access to mentors and colleagues to offer support.

They should be PQE 2 years or to have carried a full private client based caseload for a minimum of 3 years.  ACTAPS and/or STEP membership welcomed but not essential. 

The firm will require the applicant to have access to own transport for work use for the purposes of home visits and inter office travel on occasion.

Contact Details:

For further information regarding this role, or to apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@wbw.co.uk.