Private Client Solicitor

Job Role: Private Client Solicitor

Location: St Albans/Harpenden

Reference: 8588

Job Profile

We are working with a highly regarded Legal 500, Tier 1-ranked Private Client team at a long-established regional law firm with an outstanding reputation for advising high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and multi-generational families. This is an excellent opportunity for a Private Client Solicitor (3+ PQE) to work alongside recognised experts on a varied caseload, including wills, estate planning, trusts, probate, inheritance tax planning, and complex estate administration, often with high-value and multi-jurisdictional elements. You'll benefit from exceptional mentoring, genuine career progression, and the chance to develop your expertise within a collaborative, supportive team renowned for its technical excellence and impressive staff retention.

You will have experience across a varied range of Private Client matters, including:

• Provide a range of advice and services to the Firm’s individual clients, ranging from the preparations of Wills and Trusts, inheritance tax planning, and probate & estate administration.
• Depending on experience, you will deal with complexity of matters, and this will increase as experience and support grows.
• The successful candidate will handle larger value estates and more complex family circumstances.
• Advising clients on a wide range of sensitive and complex issues.

Requirements

• England & Wales qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with 3 PQE
• Exceptional attention to detail, consistently producing work to the highest standard.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritise a busy workload.
• A proactive and motivated approach, with a genuine commitment to continuous professional development and self-improvement.
• A strong desire to keep legal knowledge up to date while continually developing technical expertise and practical skills.
• The ability to work autonomously, confidently managing your own caseload and taking on increasing responsibility as your experience grows.
• A proven track record of achieving financial targets, demonstrating strong commercial awareness and the ability to build lasting client relationships.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays.
• Birthday Leave.
• Group Life Assurance cover immediately on joining.
• Firm pension contribution and opportunity to make contributions via salary exchange.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Various other benefit packages

Next Steps

For a confidential discussion, please contact Yunis Latif or send your CV via “Apply Now”

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Oculus Legal Group partners with many of St Alban’s prominent law firms, regularly supporting with appointments not openly advertised. If you'd like an insight into the market, discuss aspects pertaining to your own career path/trajectory or have a confidential chat about your next move, please get in touch with Yunis Latif on the above contact details.