Private Client Solicitor – Senior Associate / Partner
Manchester | Hybrid | 5+ PQE | Market-Leading Package + Bonus
Shape the future of a growing, high-calibre private client team
If you’re an experienced Private Client Solicitor ready for a more strategic, high-impact role, this is an opportunity to step into a senior position within a nationally recognised firm that is investing heavily in its Manchester private client offering.
This is not simply a caseload role. You’ll play a central part in developing the practice, advising on complex, high-value matters while helping shape the team’s long-term direction.
Quality work for stellar range of clients
You will advise high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trustees and business owners on sophisticated private wealth matters, including:
* Succession planning and complex inheritance tax mitigation
* Wealth protection structures and estate planning
* Trust creation, restructuring and administration
* Capital gains tax planning
* Charity and philanthropic advisory work
* Cross-border and international estate planning (where relevant)
* Optional exposure to contentious probate matters
At Senior Associate or Partner level, you will also:
* Mentor and supervise junior lawyers
* Strengthen and deepen key client relationships
* Contribute to business development initiatives
* Help drive the strategic growth of the Manchester private client tea
Who would suit this role
* 5+ years’ PQE in private client law
* Strong technical grounding in wills, trusts, IHT and CGT
* Confident advising HNW and UHNW clients
* STEP qualified (or working towards qualification) preferred
* Commercially aware, proactive and keen to contribute beyond your own caseload
Whether you’re an established Senior Associate seeking a clearer path to partnership, or an existing Partner looking for a stronger platform and brand, this role offers genuine progression and autonomy.
For a confidential discussion about this opportunity and the wider private client market in Manchester, please get in touch directly or apply for further details.