Private Client Solicitor

Private Client Solicitor – Middlesbrough / Redcar – Competitive Salary + Bonus

Are you an experienced Private Client Solicitor looking for a role where you can take ownership of your work, build long-term client relationships and have genuine scope to develop your career?

We’re looking for a solicitor with at least 3 years’ PQE to join a growing Private Client team in Middlesbrough or Redcar. You’ll join an established department with a loyal client base and a varied caseload, offering plenty of opportunity to develop your expertise and make your mark.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing your own varied caseload across wills, probate, powers of attorney, trusts and Court of Protection applications

• Advising clients on a range of private client matters, providing clear, practical and commercially aware advice

• Building strong, trusted relationships with clients and delivering a consistently high standard of client care

• Working with high-net-worth individuals, farming clients and estate planning matters, where your experience allows

• Having the opportunity to develop a mixed contentious and non-contentious probate caseload if you have the relevant experience and are interested in doing so

• Contributing to the continued growth of the department through business development and networking activities

• Working collaboratively with colleagues while taking responsibility for your own files and workload

What we’re looking for:

• A qualified Private Client Solicitor with 3+ years’ PQE

• Solid experience managing your own caseload across a broad range of private client matters

• Strong technical knowledge of wills, probate, trusts, powers of attorney and Court of Protection work

• STEP Diploma would be advantageous

• Experience with HNW clients, estate planning or agricultural/farming clients would be desirable

• Strong interpersonal and client care skills, with the ability to build lasting relationships

• Self-motivated, organised and confident working both independently and as part of a team

• Commercially minded and willing to get involved in business development

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary, realistically reflecting your experience and level of seniority

• Quarterly performance-related bonus scheme

• 25 days’ holiday plus public holidays, with additional long-service entitlement

• Company sick pay and paid compassionate leave

• Pension scheme

• Parking

• Staff discounts on legal services

• Genuine opportunities for career development and progression

• Supportive and friendly team environment

• Annual fully inclusive staff party and recognition through retirement gifts

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Private Client Solicitor to join a growing team, with the autonomy to manage your own caseload and the support to continue developing your career.

Interested? Apply today and let’s have a confidential conversation about the opportunity.