Private Client Solicitor

Experienced Senior Solicitor – Private Client

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join our well-respected Private Client team.

Our award-winning Private Client & Charity group is one of the largest in the Northwest. The team was awarded the ‘Private Client Award’ at the 2017 & 2019 Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards. The team has a Tier 1 ranking in the Legal 500 and Chambers Private Wealth Law.

The team work with a wide range of High-Net-Worth individuals, families, business owners, elderly clients and Landed estates dealing with complex private client matters including wills and probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts, Capital Gains tax and estate planning. The team are the go-to trusted advisor for clients and contacts alike.

Due to the growth of our team, we are looking to recruit an experienced Solicitor to work on a range of complex private client matters. Ideally you will have a minimum of 3 PQE and be confident in dealing with a broad range of private clients matters offering exceptional levels of client care. We will consider candidates working at Solicitor to Senior Associate level.

We are looking for a candidate with:

✔Experience in a range of private client matters including complex wills, trusts, business succession planning, inheritance tax planning and estate administration, Landed estates.

✔ A strong background of working with an established network of referrers and of developing strong relationships with a range of clients an, including HNW individuals, multi-generational families, elderly clients and business owners.

✔Ability to work independently manage their own caseload and supervise others in the team as needed

✔Ambition to play an integral role in further developing the private client offering in the Lancashire market.

✔ Ideally you will be STEP qualified or working towards the STEP qualification.

Benefits

Our successful candidate will have an incredible opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with an award-winning law firm in a flexible and agile working environment.

We provide a competitive salary and benefits package, including 25 days’ holiday (increasing to 32 days through our loyalty recognition programme) plus the option to purchase an extra five days each year.

We also offer a pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection insurance, as well as plenty of opportunities to get involved in our colleague committees to make a real impact in our local communities.

About Brabners

Brabners is purpose-led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we seek to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change by being innovative, diverse and sustainable.

With over 200 years of history, we’re proudly anchored in the North but serve businesses and individuals across England and Wales.

Brabners is the best law firm to work for in the UK in the Best Companies aware league table and we have won awards for being innovative at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and diverse as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognised as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life and work/life balance.

We have a number of colleague-led affinity groups including for LGBTQ+, REACH, physical and mental health and social mobility, as well as a sustainability, environmental and green group.

It’s all part of how we make the difference.