Private Client Senior Associate

In this role you support high net worth clients through sophisticated private wealth work within a large international firm. You will take ownership of complex matters in a boutique-style Private Client team, with direct visibility and a clear path to partnership. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary colleagues to deliver joined-up advice and mentor junior lawyers. The role offers international exposure, a strong Birmingham platform, and the opportunity to shape the practice’s growth.

• Excellent benefits
• Hybrid working
• Competitive salary
• Direct visibility with senior decision-makers
• Room to build client following in Birmingham
• International platform and collaboration

• Advise HNW/UHNW individuals and families on estate planning, succession and wealth preservation
• Lead matters from outset with ownership and accountability
• Coordinate with accountants, tax advisers, trustees, and HMRC to deliver integrated advice
• Develop personal client relationships and raise profile in the Birmingham market
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers; contribute to strategic direction of the practice
• Manage a busy, varied caseload across wills, trusts, estate administration, and tax planning
• Handle cross-border matters within the firm’s international network
• Involve in wealth structuring and cross-border estates
• Provide governance on deputyship and Court of Protection matters

• Qualified Solicitor with around 5 years PQE in private client
• Track record advising HNW/UHNW individuals and families
• Strong technical grounding in wills, trusts, estate administration, inheritance tax, LPAs, Court of Protection
• Experience with complex estates involving business, agricultural, investment or property assets
• Commercial mindset; able to manage client relationships directly
• Capacity to handle a busy, varied caseload without compromising standards
• Willingness to develop junior lawyers; ambitious for partnership
• STEP qualification welcome but not required

• Commercially minded
• Strong relationship management
• Mentoring and leadership
• Wills drafting
• Trusts creation and administration
• Estate administration