Private Client Solicitor

QED Legal

  • Derby
  • £40,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
My client is a highly respected and well-established Legal 200 practice, with a strong reputation across the East Midlands for delivering outstanding legal services. Known for combining professional expertise with a personable, down-to-earth approach, they are regularly praised in client reviews for their exceptional quality of service. The Derby office offers a particularly close-knit and collaborative team, where you will work directly alongside 2 highly experienced Partners in an open and supportive environment.Isn’t it time to progress your career with a firm where your contributions truly make a difference?The Role
  • Take responsibility for your own caseload of private client matters, covering wills, probate, LPAs, and trust and tax work.
  • Deliver clear and effective advice to a wide range of clients including families, entrepreneurs, and high-net-worth individuals.
  • Draft, negotiate and review a variety of legal documents including wills, deeds and trust arrangements.
  • Work alongside 2 Partners in the Derby office, collaborating on complex matters while maintaining autonomy over your caseload.
  • Contribute to the development of the team by supporting junior colleagues and engaging in business development activities.
You
  • A qualified Solicitor with a minimum of 3 years’ PQE in Private Client law.
  • Skilled in handling wills, probate, LPAs, and ideally tax and trust matters.
  • Strong technical knowledge combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ambitious and motivated to progress into a senior-level role.
  • A team player who enjoys working in a collaborative, supportive setting.
Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy additional leave.
  • Healthcare cash plan.
  • Private Medical Insurance.
  • Travel benefits.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Well-being programme.
  • Discounts on selected legal services.
  • Hybrid working once probation is successfully completed.
If you are an experienced Private Client Solicitor seeking a senior position, or already in a senior role and looking for a new challenge at a well-established Legal 200 firm in Derby, then apply online today or contact Toby Ryan at QED Legal Recruitment for more details.CompanyAs a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
  • Partner moves - both full equity and fixed share equity
  • Team moves
  • Firm Mergers / Bolt-on's
  • Succession / retirement planning
  • In House Counsel
  • Patent / Trademark Attorneys
  • Other jurisdictions - placing lawyers into and from other countries
  • Professional Support Lawyers
  • Associate moves - focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
  • Assistant moves - lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
  • Legal professionals - FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
  • Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA - regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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