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Job Description
Private Client Solicitor (2–5 PQE)
Location: Weybridge
Salary: Competitive DOE (Starting from £50,000+)
Benefits: Competitive salary, genuine career progression, exposure to high-net-worth clients, structured professional development, flexible office-based working, direct Partner mentorship and high-quality private wealth work.
About the Company
A leading Top 50 UK law firm is seeking a Private Client Solicitor (2–5 PQE) to join its highly regarded Private Wealth team in Weybridge.
Recognised as a Tier 1 practice, the firm advises high-net-worth individuals, families, entrepreneurs and business owners on complex wealth planning and succession matters. With revenues exceeding £200 million and a significant national presence, the firm has built an outstanding reputation for combining exceptional technical expertise with a modern, entrepreneurial approach to legal services.
The firm offers ambitious lawyers the opportunity to work closely with experienced Partners, take on high-quality work from day one and develop their careers within a collaborative environment that values initiative, commercial awareness and long-term progression.
Role Summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a Private Client Solicitor to join an established and growing Private Wealth team, advising an impressive portfolio of high-net-worth individuals and families.
Working alongside experienced Partners and senior lawyers, you'll manage your own caseload while supporting on complex estate planning, succession and trust matters. The role offers exceptional quality work, early responsibility and a genuine opportunity to build a long-term career within one of the country's leading Private Wealth practices.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage a varied caseload of private client matters from instruction through to completion.
• Advise clients on wills, trusts, estate administration and succession planning.
• Provide inheritance tax and estate planning advice to high-net-worth individuals and families.
• Draft wills, lasting powers of attorney and trust documentation.
• Support senior lawyers on complex trust, tax and wealth preservation matters.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients, professional referrers and intermediaries.
• Deliver commercially focused advice while maintaining exceptional standards of client care.
• Contribute to business development initiatives and support the continued growth of the Private Wealth team.
Requirements
• Qualified Solicitor with 2–5 years PQE in Private Client.
• Strong experience across wills, trusts, probate and estate planning.
• Excellent technical, drafting and communication skills.
• Experience acting for high-net-worth clients would be advantageous.
• Commercially minded with strong relationship-building abilities.
• Ambitious, proactive and keen to progress within a leading national practice.
• STEP qualification is welcomed but not essential.
• An interest in business development and developing long-term client relationships.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's leading Private Wealth teams, recognised nationally for the quality of its work and technical expertise.
You'll work alongside highly regarded specialists on sophisticated private wealth matters while benefiting from direct Partner support, excellent quality work and genuine opportunities for career progression. The firm encourages entrepreneurial thinking, invests heavily in its people and provides a clear pathway for ambitious lawyers looking to establish themselves within a market-leading Private Client practice.
Location: Weybridge
Salary: Competitive DOE (Starting from £50,000+)
Benefits: Competitive salary, genuine career progression, exposure to high-net-worth clients, structured professional development, flexible office-based working, direct Partner mentorship and high-quality private wealth work.
About the Company
A leading Top 50 UK law firm is seeking a Private Client Solicitor (2–5 PQE) to join its highly regarded Private Wealth team in Weybridge.
Recognised as a Tier 1 practice, the firm advises high-net-worth individuals, families, entrepreneurs and business owners on complex wealth planning and succession matters. With revenues exceeding £200 million and a significant national presence, the firm has built an outstanding reputation for combining exceptional technical expertise with a modern, entrepreneurial approach to legal services.
The firm offers ambitious lawyers the opportunity to work closely with experienced Partners, take on high-quality work from day one and develop their careers within a collaborative environment that values initiative, commercial awareness and long-term progression.
Role Summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a Private Client Solicitor to join an established and growing Private Wealth team, advising an impressive portfolio of high-net-worth individuals and families.
Working alongside experienced Partners and senior lawyers, you'll manage your own caseload while supporting on complex estate planning, succession and trust matters. The role offers exceptional quality work, early responsibility and a genuine opportunity to build a long-term career within one of the country's leading Private Wealth practices.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage a varied caseload of private client matters from instruction through to completion.
• Advise clients on wills, trusts, estate administration and succession planning.
• Provide inheritance tax and estate planning advice to high-net-worth individuals and families.
• Draft wills, lasting powers of attorney and trust documentation.
• Support senior lawyers on complex trust, tax and wealth preservation matters.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients, professional referrers and intermediaries.
• Deliver commercially focused advice while maintaining exceptional standards of client care.
• Contribute to business development initiatives and support the continued growth of the Private Wealth team.
Requirements
• Qualified Solicitor with 2–5 years PQE in Private Client.
• Strong experience across wills, trusts, probate and estate planning.
• Excellent technical, drafting and communication skills.
• Experience acting for high-net-worth clients would be advantageous.
• Commercially minded with strong relationship-building abilities.
• Ambitious, proactive and keen to progress within a leading national practice.
• STEP qualification is welcomed but not essential.
• An interest in business development and developing long-term client relationships.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's leading Private Wealth teams, recognised nationally for the quality of its work and technical expertise.
You'll work alongside highly regarded specialists on sophisticated private wealth matters while benefiting from direct Partner support, excellent quality work and genuine opportunities for career progression. The firm encourages entrepreneurial thinking, invests heavily in its people and provides a clear pathway for ambitious lawyers looking to establish themselves within a market-leading Private Client practice.
