The Role: Private Client Solicitor
Are you a driven legal professional with experience in private client work? In this role, you’ll handle key legal tasks, supervise support staff, and build strong client. If you’re a newly qualified solicitor or CILEX with a background in private client law and the drive to manage multiple priorities under pressure, this opportunity offers both responsibility and flexibility to advance your career in a respected legal environment.
Join a Specialist Firm of Solicitors in Sunderland
Gillespie Recruitment proudly partners with a leading Solicitors firm in Sunderland that provides a range of legal services for individuals and businesses.
As part of their expansion, they’re recruiting a Private Client Solicitor, to join their dynamic team!
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertaking legal work for the benefit of the clients of the firm.
- You might sometimes supervise the work of Legal Assistants and others as needed.
- Appropriate management of debtors, including obtaining funds on account of costs and disbursements in accordance with departmental policy from time to time.
- Building, maintaining and nurturing an appropriate network of contacts, referrers and business partners with the aim of winning new work.
Key Criteria:
- Sound relevant experience required, gained within a respected Private Client team.
- It is likely that the successful candidate will be as a minimum a newly qualified solicitor / CILEX, with experience of Private Client work as described above. With this role there is flexibility in terms of the level of qualification, and if needed training can be given.
- Some experience of managing support staff is preferred, but not essential.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Benefits:
- Development Plan.
- 27 days holiday, plus Christmas Eve.
- Support to develop your career through in-house and external training opportunities.
If you’re eager to join a dynamic team in a growth-focused environment, we want to hear from you!
Apply Now!
