Solicitor
Private Client
West Yorkshire
£40,000 - £55,000

Private Client Solicitor

Ref: 1289| Posted: 9th Dec 2024

Eventus Legal are seeking a Private Client Solicitor with experience to join their Private Client team based in Selby, North Yorkshire. The successful candidate will be working as part of an experienced and highly-regarded team, with secretarial support. This role is a permanent position, offering 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and is available either full or part-time with hybrid working.

Role responsibilities

The incoming Private Client Solicitor will be part of a team of Private Client specialists, who provide an effective and efficient service to clients regarding Probate administration, will preparation, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection matters and Trust and Tax matters. Whilst you will be working alongside other team members across their network of offices you will be responsible for your own caseload and developing the offering from their Selby office, with some time to be spent elsewhere if required.

Person specification

Applications are sought from Solicitors or Legal Executives with a minimum of 2 years’ PQE in Private Client law, ideally those with STEP aspirations. Anyone regardless of qualification level are encouraged to apply; qualified by experience, solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner. 

You will have a high level of interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills and be able to maintain a friendly and sensitive manner, be articulate, cooperative and self-confident when dealing with client enquiries. You will also be keen to build your own reputation and be an active participant in business generation as this will be a key part of the role within a growing office.

Benefits and Rewards

The firm are willing to offer a market leading salary and a generous benefits package, including performance related bonus. The holiday entitlement is generous, at 26 days per year, plus statutory bank holidays. Additional leave days are accrued after five years continuous service. They offer genuine flexibility over working hours including a reduced working week and hybrid working. There is also secretarial support dedicated to the role.

About the Company

You will be joining a long-established, successful law firm with a number of offices around the Yorkshire market. Over the past few years they have carefully grown the firm, and this office has grown consistently since opening a couple of years back.

Next Steps

If you are interested in learning more about this Private Client Solicitor role, please send your CV to Lucy Evans at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at lucy.evans@eventuslegal.com or phone 075727 60099.

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