Private Client Solicitor - Excellent Rewards & Prospects
Job description
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Private Client Solicitor/Lawyer - Billericay. Are you looking for a firm that will support you with further training and specialist courses? Looking to take more responsibility or just progress your career? I am pleased to be working with large, agile and long established firm who have an opportunity that will offer a path to Partner with exceptional rewards along the way.
- Dealing with all matters of Private Client
- Wills - from basic to extremely complex
- Lasting Power of Attorneys
- Probates
- STEP qualification would be advantageous but not essential as funding will be provided
- Supervisory experience also would be an advantage
Salary will be depend on experience and be complimented with a very generous bonus.
Please apply with a current CV, I look forward to your application.
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Highlight your Private Client experience prominently at the top of your CV under a Personal Statement, as the advert specifically requires handling Wills, LPAs and Probate from basic to complex matters.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. "Managed a caseload of 80+ active private client matters including 30 complex Wills and 20 LPA applications annually."
🎯 Mention STEP qualification or progress towards it explicitly — the advert flags it as advantageous and offers funding, so noting enrolment or intent signals ambition aligned with the firm's investment.
🤝 If you have supervisory or team leadership experience, dedicate a bullet point to it — the advert lists this as an advantage and it supports the partner-track narrative.
📋 Tailor your CV to reflect career progression ambitions, as the advert explicitly offers a path to Partner — frame your experience as building towards senior responsibility rather than just task execution.
Suggested CV bullets
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Managed a caseload of 75 active private client matters including complex multi-trust Wills and contested probate files, achieving a 96% client satisfaction rating across annual reviews.
- •Drafted and executed Lasting Power of Attorney applications for 40+ clients per year, reducing average completion time from 14 weeks to 10 weeks through streamlined client onboarding.
- •Supervised 2 paralegals on probate administration files totalling £3.2M in estate value, ensuring compliance with HMRC inheritance tax reporting deadlines across all matters.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Private client law is the area where I have built my practice, and the opportunity at your Billericay firm to handle the full range of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Probate matters — including complex estates — is precisely the environment in which I want to develop towards partnership.
My background in private client work encompasses drafting complex Wills for high-net-worth individuals, administering contested probate matters, and preparing LPA applications across a caseload of over 70 active files. I have also supported junior colleagues with file reviews and client meetings, gaining the supervisory experience your firm values. I am keen to pursue my STEP qualification and welcome the firm's commitment to funding this development.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your process for drafting a complex Will involving multiple trusts and overseas assets.
- ›How do you approach a Lasting Power of Attorney application where the donor's capacity is borderline?
- ›What steps do you take to manage a contentious probate matter where beneficiaries are in dispute?
- ›How familiar are you with STEP best practice guidelines, and how have you applied them in your work?
- ›Describe how you would advise a high-net-worth client on inheritance tax mitigation within an estate plan.
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a particularly complex or sensitive private client matter from instruction to completion.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to supervise or mentor a junior colleague — what approach did you take?
- ›Give an example of when you had to manage competing deadlines across a large caseload and how you prioritised.
- ›Tell me about a time a client was unhappy with progress on their matter — how did you handle it?
- ›Describe a situation where you identified an opportunity to improve a process or take on more responsibility within your team.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you managed a particularly complex or sensitive private client matter from instruction to completion.
Describe a situation where you had to supervise or mentor a junior colleague — what approach did you take?
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