Job Description
Private Client Solicitor / 3+ PQE / Greater Manchester / c£65,000 DOE / An excellent opportunity for an experienced Private Client Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join an established regional firm, taking responsibility for a varied private client caseload while supervising and supporting the wider team – To apply please call Teagan on 0161 850 0745 and quote Job Ref: 6069
JOB TITLE: Private Client Solicitor
PQE REQUIRED: 3+
LOCATION: Greater Manchester
SALARY: Up to £65,000 (DOE)
THE ROLE:
You will join a busy wills & probate department, managing your own caseload while providing supervision, guidance and support to the team to ensure work is delivered to a consistently high standard. your work will cover wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate and the administration of estates, alongside Court of Protection matters. You will take instructions from clients, draft legal documents, prepare applications to the Probate Registry and advise clients on matters relating to estate planning and later life arrangements. The role will involve working closely with elderly clients and bereaved families, including attending appointments at clients' homes and nursing homes. You will also play an active part in developing the office and building the department's client following.
THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will be a qualified Solicitor with at least 3 years' PQE or a Chartered Legal Executive, with practical experience across wills, lasting powers of attorney and probate. You will have sound technical knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and testamentary trusts, with STEP qualification or a willingness to develop this expertise being advantageous. You will be confident managing your own caseload and supervising others, with the ability to provide guidance and support while maintaining high standards of client care and file management. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a professional, approachable manner are essential.
This opportunity would suit someone who is self motivated and ambitious, keen to take on greater responsibility, develop their client following and play an active role in the continued growth of the office.
THE FIRM:
You will be joining an established regional law firm with offices across the North West. The firm combines a traditional, client focused approach with modern legal services and holds recognised industry accreditations, including the Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS) and Lexcel Practice Management Standard.
The firm offers a competitive salary dependent on experience, alongside a range of benefits including 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, an additional birthday day off, pension, attendance bonus, life insurance, paid car parking, gym membership discounts, Cycle2Work and rail discounts.
There are also staff referral schemes, discounted legal services, long service benefits and ongoing training and development opportunities.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on 0113 320 0575 / 0161 850 0745 or email teagan.portas@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call 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.
JOB TITLE: Private Client Solicitor
PQE REQUIRED: 3+
LOCATION: Greater Manchester
SALARY: Up to £65,000 (DOE)
THE ROLE:
You will join a busy wills & probate department, managing your own caseload while providing supervision, guidance and support to the team to ensure work is delivered to a consistently high standard. your work will cover wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate and the administration of estates, alongside Court of Protection matters. You will take instructions from clients, draft legal documents, prepare applications to the Probate Registry and advise clients on matters relating to estate planning and later life arrangements. The role will involve working closely with elderly clients and bereaved families, including attending appointments at clients' homes and nursing homes. You will also play an active part in developing the office and building the department's client following.
THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will be a qualified Solicitor with at least 3 years' PQE or a Chartered Legal Executive, with practical experience across wills, lasting powers of attorney and probate. You will have sound technical knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and testamentary trusts, with STEP qualification or a willingness to develop this expertise being advantageous. You will be confident managing your own caseload and supervising others, with the ability to provide guidance and support while maintaining high standards of client care and file management. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a professional, approachable manner are essential.
This opportunity would suit someone who is self motivated and ambitious, keen to take on greater responsibility, develop their client following and play an active role in the continued growth of the office.
THE FIRM:
You will be joining an established regional law firm with offices across the North West. The firm combines a traditional, client focused approach with modern legal services and holds recognised industry accreditations, including the Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS) and Lexcel Practice Management Standard.
The firm offers a competitive salary dependent on experience, alongside a range of benefits including 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, an additional birthday day off, pension, attendance bonus, life insurance, paid car parking, gym membership discounts, Cycle2Work and rail discounts.
There are also staff referral schemes, discounted legal services, long service benefits and ongoing training and development opportunities.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on 0113 320 0575 / 0161 850 0745 or email teagan.portas@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call 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.
