Professional Support Lawyer - Private Wealth & Inheritance team

Professional Support Lawyer – Private Wealth & Inheritance team

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• Annual Salary: £75k - £85k with a bespoke Bonus Scheme
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• Location: Blackwater Valley, on the Surrey & Hampshire Borders!
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• Job Type: Full-time (Also open to part-time applicants and/or compressed hour applicants for this role)
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Join an award-winning Private Wealth & Inheritance team at a Legal 500 ranked firm known for our commitment to growth and excellence. We are seeking a Professional Support Lawyer to play a strategic role in shaping technical excellence and driving consistency in legal delivery across a broad range of matters including wills, trusts, estate planning, and contentious probate.

Day-to-day of the role:

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• Knowledge Management & Technical Support:\n
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  • Draft, maintain, and develop precedents, templates, and guidance notes.
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  • Manage and enhance the team’s know-how repository.
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  • Provide legal research and technical support on complex matters.
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  • Act as a key sounding board on trusts, estates, and contentious probate issues.
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  • Monitor legal and regulatory developments, including tax and probate reforms, and share updates.
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  • Promote consistency in legal drafting and approach across the team.
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• Training & Development:\n
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  • Identify and address training needs within the team.
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  • Design and deliver training programmes and legal updates.
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  • Support trainee development and induction.
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  • Develop and manage the team’s Learning & Development plan.
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  • Keep colleagues informed on legislative and procedural changes.
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• Business Development & Client Engagement:\n
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  • Support client briefings, seminars, and events.
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  • Contribute to pitches, proposals, and marketing materials.
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  • Develop thought leadership and legal insights.
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  • Assist with client-facing training initiatives.
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• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:\n
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  • Support the team’s innovation strategy.
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  • Identify opportunities to improve processes (e.g., probate and trust administration workflows).
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  • Promote effective use of legal technology and knowledge systems.
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  • Champion a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
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• Collaboration & Strategy:\n
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  • Work closely with the Private Wealth team and wider firm knowledge network.
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  • Collaborate with other practice areas including tax, property, and dispute resolution.
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  • Support departmental strategy and knowledge initiatives.
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  • Encourage integration between contentious and non-contentious teams.
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Required Skills & Qualifications:

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• 6+ PQE in Private Client law.
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• Current PSL/Knowledge Lawyer or an experienced fee earner seeking a transition.
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• Strong expertise in wills, trusts, estate planning, and contentious probate.
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• Experience in Court of Protection and trust administration (desirable).
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• Excellent legal drafting, research, and communication skills.
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• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
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• Commercially aware with a strong understanding of client needs.
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• Proactive, collaborative, and passionate about knowledge sharing.
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How to Apply:

Reach out to Mark Watts, at Reed Legal – your Local Legal Recruitment Expert, for an informal chat or send you CV over directly!