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1. Private Wealth Associate role working exclusively with HNW and UHNW clients
2. Rare opportunity to join a fast-growing private wealth offering with long-term client relationships
3. Top-of-market salary, flexible working and exposure to some of the best work in the region
This is a standout opportunity for a Private Wealth Associate (or Senior Associate) to join an award-winning, forward-thinking law firm in Sheffield, supporting a rapidly growing private wealth offering focused entirely on high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.
You’ll work closely with a highly regarded Partner who has progressed quickly within the firm and now leads this private wealth sub-team. The work is sophisticated, varied and relationship-driven, involving clients with evolving, complex needs who value proactive advice and continuity.
Who we’re looking for
4. 1–8 years’ PQE in private client / private wealth work
5. Strong experience advising HNW / UHNW individuals and families
6. Excellent drafting skills across wills, trusts and related documentation
7. Solid grounding in tax mitigation, estate administration and succession planning
8. Experience working collaboratively with accountants, IFAs and other advisers
9. Commercial, client-focused and keen to grow with the role
10. Exposure to offshore or cross-border matters (Desired)
11. STEP qualification or working towards STEP (Desired)
What you’ll be doing
12. Advising HNW and UHNW clients on complex private wealth matters
13. Handling succession planning, estate administration and tax mitigation work
14. Drafting sophisticated wills and trust structures
15. Supporting internationally mobile clients with cross-border estate and tax exposure issues
16. Working closely with financial professionals to deliver joined-up solutions
17. Advising alongside the contentious probate team on strategic estate and beneficiary issues
18. Building long-term client relationships rather than one-off transactions
19. Helping shape and grow a modern private wealth offering within the firm
Salary & Benefits
20. Top-of-market salary
21. Firm-wide bonus scheme
22. 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown days
23. Flexible working: typically 2 days remote, with flexible hours to suit client needs
24. Sheffield city-centre base with free parking
25. Potential to work some days from Leeds
26. Private medical insurance
27. Electric car scheme
28. Company-provided mobile phone
29. Clear progression from Associate → Senior Associate, with longer-term partnership potential
30. Exposure to some of the highest-value private wealth work in the region
Contact Bill Szajna-Hopgood
📩 bill.szajnahopgood@realmrecruit.com
📞 03300 245 606
Bill specialises in senior private client and private wealth roles across Yorkshire and can give you a clear view on how this opportunity compares, particularly if you’re looking to step into UHNW work, long-term client relationships, and a genuinely modern private wealth practice.