Head of Private Client - Lead the Next Chapter A respected Southwest firm is looking for someone to take the reins of its Private Client department, a 30 person team spread across seven offices, all looking to one figure to set direction and bring consistency, confidence, and momentum. The role is rooted in Poundbury, but the influence stretches across the whole network. This is a leadership position with real substance. You would be stepping into a department that already delivers strong work yet has space to grow, refine, and modernise. Your job is to shape that journey. You will set the strategic plan, work closely with experienced practitioners, and make sure clients receive a service that feels seamless regardless of office or caseload. Trusts, wills, probate, estates, everything runs through this team, and you will be at the centre of how it develops. Alongside leading the department, you will keep a caseload of your own. The firm wants someone who stays connected to the work, understands what the team is facing day to day, and is visible to clients at key moments. HR support is already in place, but performance, development, and culture will be guided by you. They are looking for someone who has led people before, understands how a department operates, and brings a level headed, collaborative approach. Strong technical grounding in private client, ideally with trusts experience, will be expected, along with the confidence to mentor, steady a team, and move it forward. The role sits at a senior level, so 10 plus years PQE aligns with what is needed. The benefits reflect the firm's long term mindset. There is a solid pension with salary sacrifice and a 4 percent employer contribution, income protection, life assurance from your first day, free conveyancing, discounted legal services, a recruitment bonus scheme, increasing annual leave entitlement, and an extra day off for your birthday. It is a package designed to support someone committed to shaping a department over years rather than months. If you want a role where you can genuinely influence direction, lead with purpose, and leave a clear imprint on a firm's private client offering, this is the opportunity to do it.