Senior Associate Private Client Solicitor

  • Job Reference: BH-36779
  • Date Posted: 25 September 2024
  • Recruiter: Law Staff
  • Location: Akenham
  • Salary: £60,000
  • Sector: Private client
  • Personnel Type: Solicitor

Job Description

Position Title: Private Client Lawyer/Senior Associate

Location: Suffolk Area 

Salary: Up to £60,000

Reference: BH-36779

Work Type: Full-time

PQE: 3+


About The Firm:

Our client is a well-established legal firm with a strong reputation for providing high-quality legal services. The firm is committed to career development and offers a supportive and collaborative working environment. They are now looking to expand their team with an experienced Private Client Lawyer/Senior Associate to oversee Private Client services across three regional offices.

Position Overview:

Are you looking for that step-up into a management role with a clear career progression path? Want to take ownership and responsibility for Private Client services across three different regional offices? This may be just the opportunity you are looking for! We are looking for an experienced Private Client Lawyer/Senior Associate who is ready to take the next step in their career, leading to a managerial role. This role involves managing a team of three and handling a varied caseload of Private Client matters. The position is based in Ipswich, with a requirement to ensure the sufficient servicing of our Colchester and London offices (reasonably incurred travel expenses from the base to other office locations will be reimbursed).

Key Responsibilities:

- Overseeing Private Client services across three regional offices
- Managing a team of three
- Handling a varied caseload of wills, powers of attorney, and probate applications
- Providing expertise in tax, trusts, and contentious probate
- Ensuring high-quality client service and maintaining client relationships

Requirements:

- Extensive experience in wills, powers of attorney, and probate applications
- Experience in tax, trusts, and contentious probate is desirable
- People management experience is advantageous but not essential
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Ability to travel to Colchester and London offices as required

The Benefits & How to Apply:

- 25 days holiday per year (increasing with years of service)
- A generous uncapped quarterly bonus (15% of any billed work over target - paid quarterly)
- Low monthly fee targets
- Flexible working options and ability to work from home 2 days per week (T&Cs apply)
- Work/life balance, with support from the firm's culture and policies
- Contractually enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Contractually enhanced sick pay
- Shop discounts scheme
- Employee Recruitment Referral Policy
- Individual legal services discounts for employee’s family and friends
- Free Food Fridays - Lunch on the firm on the last Friday of each month (T&Cs apply)
- Annual firm wide social events (2 x annually)
- Weekly staff updates delivered across all office locations via Teams by the Managing Partner
- 1-year anniversary benefit - £100 or 1 day's holiday for that year
- Monthly travel contribution (dependent on years of service)
- In-house mental health first aid team
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Dress for your Day Policy
- Glasses lenses reimbursement scheme
- Private health care (dependent on years of service)
- Income protection (dependent on years of service)
- Life Assurance (3 x salary - dependent on years of service)

Apply in the strictest of confidence online and/or via telephone – there is no need for a CV for an initial conversation.

Contact Person: Shabir

Contact Email: shabir.jiza@law-staff.co.uk

Contact Phone: 01954 208083

Reference 36779

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Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Shabir Jiza directly at shabir.jiza@law-staff.co.uk or call 01954 208083 for a confidential discussion about this opportunity