Private Client Associate Solicitor

Step into a ready-made caseload with minimal handover required
Genuine opportunity to progress to Senior Associate in a Legal 500 team
Learn from top-tier technical specialists in a Chambers HNW-ranked department

Are you a technically strong private client lawyer looking to step into a well-structured team, take on a full caseload from day one, and fast-track your progression?

You’ll be joining a supportive and technically excellent private client team at an exciting time.

The department already has outstanding leadership and mentoring in place, and they want an ambitious associate ready to take ownership and grow into a Senior Associate role.

• 3–8 years’ PQE in Private Client
• Confident managing your own caseload independently
• Strong technical grounding in wills, trusts, probate, tax, and estate planning
• Experience with HNW or complex estates
• Strong interpersonal and client relationship skills
• A proactive, collaborative team player with ambition to grow

• Take over an established caseload of high-quality work
• Manage matters including wills, probate, trusts, LPAs, tax planning, and Court of Protection
• Work with a loyal, often high-net-worth client base
• Support junior lawyers and contribute to mentoring when appropriate
• Play a key role in business development and maintaining strong client relationships

• £45,000–£50,000+ DOE
• 35-hour working week
• Flexible start/finish times
• 2 days WFH per week
• Enhanced sick pay & enhanced maternity
• Mental health days
• Clear progression path to Senior Associate
• Legal 500 and Chambers HNW-recognised leadership and mentorship
• Genuinely friendly and down-to‑earth working culture

Bill Szajna-Hopgood
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