Private Client Solicitor

Private Client Solicitor / Legal Executive | 5+ PQE | Devon | Competitive Salary DOE.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join a well-established and growing team in Devon.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Private Client Solicitor looking to take the next step in their career and play a key role in the continued development and growth of the department.

You will manage a varied private client caseload, provide high-quality legal advice to clients and work closely with colleagues across the firm. You will also have the opportunity to shape the future direction of the department, develop client relationships and contribute to business development.

The role is ideally based in Devon, with hybrid and flexible working available.

THE ROLE:
Applications are welcomed from Private Client Solicitors with 5+ years' PQE or equivalent experience, with a strong background across a broad range of private client matters.

You will ideally have experience in:
• Wills and estate planning
• Probate and estate administration
• Trusts
• Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Inheritance Tax planning
• Court of Protection matters
• Tax and succession planning
• Contentious private client matters

ABOUT YOU:
You will be an experienced and commercially minded Private Client Solicitor with excellent technical knowledge and a strong commitment to client care.
You will:
• Have strong leadership and team management skills
• Enjoy developing and maintaining client relationships
• Have a proven ability to manage a varied caseload
• Be confident in business development and networking
• Be commercially aware and committed to growing the department
• Enjoy mentoring and supporting more junior members of the team
• Have a genuine interest in contributing to the wider success of the firm

WHY JOIN?
This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role within a growing Private Client department and have a genuine influence on its future development.

The firm offers a supportive and forward-thinking environment, with genuine opportunities to develop your career, build your own area of specialism and make a significant contribution to the continued growth of the business.
Benefits include:
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced annual leave
• Additional holiday for long service
• Company pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental health support
• Modern, comfortable offices
• Free parking
• Coaching and mentoring

HOW TO APPLY:
If you are an experienced Private Client Solicitor looking for the opportunity to take the next step into a Head of Department role, please contact Theresa Lucas at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email theresa.lucas@enllegal.co.uk for a confidential discussion.

eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.