Private Client Solicitor

🚨 NEW OPPORTUNITY‼️

&96;️ Role: Private Client Solicitor (Contentious Trusts & Probate)

📍 Location: Central London

💼 Tenure: Full-Time | Monday – Friday | Hybrid

💰Salary: Circa £80k

Proper Recruitment are working with a highly regarded Legal 500 ranked firm in Central London who are looking for an experienced Private Client Solicitor specialising in Contentious Trusts & Probate.

This role will involve overseeing a specialist team while managing a high-quality caseload of complex estate and trust disputes. The team is well known for its technical excellence, offering a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Responsibilities:

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• Managing a varied caseload of contentious probate and trust disputes
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• Handling will challenges (capacity, undue influence)
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• Advising on executor and trustee disputes, breach of duty and maladministration
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• Managing Inheritance Act and proprietary estoppel claims
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• Overseeing and mentoring solicitors, trainees and paralegals
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• Supporting team development and maintaining high client service standards
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• Building strong client relationships and managing expectations
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• Contributing to business development, networking and marketing initiatives
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• Ensuring compliance with SRA regulations and internal policies
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Requirements:

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• Qualified Solicitor with 6+ years PQE specialising in Contentious Probate
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• Proven leadership and team management experience
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• Confident handling complex disputes autonomously
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• Excellent client-facing and relationship-building skills
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• Commercially minded with an interest in practice development
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• Strong organisational, communication and multitasking abilities
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Experience & Qualifications:

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• 2:1 or 1st class degree
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• Experience supervising junior solicitors and/or paralegals
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• Strong technical expertise in estate and trust disputes
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• Ability to manage a busy and time-sensitive caseload
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Benefits:

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• Hybrid working
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• Target-based bonus opportunities
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• Excellent benefits package
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• Career development within a Legal 500 recognised firm
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• Supportive and forward-thinking team culture
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If you’re a motivated Private Client Solicitor looking for the next step in your career with a leading London firm, we’d love to hear from you.

Any enquiries can also be directed to [email protected] or by phone – 0208 057 4047