Private Client Solicitor/Associate
Job description
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Private Client Solicitor/Senior Solicitor/Associate. If you are recently qualified to mid-level with solid experience in Private Client matters. This opportunity is with a highly successful, modern and agile firm offering a defined career path, superb benefits and exceptional rewards.
You will need to have a good grounding in a range of Private Client matters dealing with such areas as Wills, Trusts, Probate and Administration of Estates. Ideally STEP membership or working towards.
Working for a highly successful, modern and agile firm offering a defined career path, superb benefits and exceptional rewards.
For a confidential chat please apply with a current CV, we look forward to speaking with you.
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Place your Private Client specialism prominently in your Personal Statement, explicitly naming Wills, Trusts, Probate and Administration of Estates as the advert lists these as core requirements.
📊 Quantify your caseload experience: e.g. 'Managed a caseload of 80+ active Private Client matters including complex multi-jurisdiction estates valued at over £2M'.
🎯 Highlight your STEP membership or progress towards it early in your CV — the advert flags this as an ideal differentiator that could set you apart from other recently qualified candidates.
🌐 Include any Inheritance Tax planning or Lasting Power of Attorney work explicitly, as these are natural extensions of the stated Private Client scope and will strengthen ATS matching.
🤝 Demonstrate your defined career progression to date (e.g. NQ → 2 PQE with increasing caseload autonomy) to align with the firm's stated emphasis on a clear career path.
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- •Administered 15 complex estates annually, including multi-jurisdiction assets exceeding £1.5M, ensuring timely HMRC IHT400 submissions and full compliance with SRA conduct rules.
- •Drafted over 120 Wills and discretionary Trust deeds for high-net-worth clients, incorporating Inheritance Tax mitigation strategies that saved clients an average of £45,000 in IHT liability.
- •Progressed STEP qualification whilst managing a caseload of 75+ active Private Client matters, reducing average estate administration turnaround by 3 weeks through process improvements.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Private Client law sits at the heart of my legal practice, and the Solicitor/Associate opportunity at your Norwich firm is a strong match for the Wills, Trusts, Probate and Estate Administration expertise I have developed since qualification. Your firm's emphasis on a structured career path and breadth of Private Client work is precisely the environment in which I want to develop further.
My background in Private Client matters includes advising on complex estate administrations, drafting bespoke Will and Trust structures for high-net-worth individuals, and guiding clients through the Lasting Power of Attorney process. I am currently working towards my STEP qualification, which has deepened my technical grounding in trust and estate planning. Across a caseload of over 70 active matters, I have built a reputation for clear client communication and meticulous attention to detail.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your process for administering a complex estate involving both UK and overseas assets.
- ›How do you approach drafting a Will for a client with a blended family and potential inheritance tax exposure?
- ›What is your experience with discretionary trusts, and how have you advised clients on their tax implications?
- ›How do you ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct when handling vulnerable clients in a Private Client context?
- ›Describe your experience with Lasting Powers of Attorney — what common pitfalls do you look out for during the drafting stage?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a particularly complex or contentious probate matter — how did you handle competing beneficiary interests?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to explain a technically complex legal concept (e.g. a trust structure) to a client with no legal background.
- ›Give an example of how you have managed a high-volume caseload while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
- ›Tell me about a time you identified an issue in a client's estate plan that they had not anticipated — what did you do?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to deliver difficult news to a grieving client — how did you approach that conversation?
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 contentious probate matter — how did you handle competing beneficiary interests?
Describe a situation where you had to explain a technically complex legal concept to a client with no legal background.