Private Client Associate 5 PQE - Putney

Private Client Solicitor - 5+ PQE

Putney (with hybrid working)

Are you a driven and technically excellent Private Client solicitor seeking your next challenge? One of London's well-established full-service firms is expanding their Private Client team and looking for someone exactly like you - someone who can combine strong legal expertise with commercial appetite, relationship building, and leadership potential.

What the Role Offers You

A senior, high-impact position: You'll manage your own caseload covering the full spectrum of private client work - wills, trusts, mental capacity, estate and inheritance tax, estate administration, cross-border matters, business succession, and more.

Professional autonomy + ownership: You'll take responsibility for your clients, financials (time recording, billing), supervise junior fee-earners, and contribute meaningfully to business development.

Career growth into leadership: There is a clear path towards management and partnership. The firm fosters development with strong technical training and supportive line management.

Flexible working: Based in Putney. You'll also attend central London and other regional offices as needed. Hybrid working policy allows up to ~40% of your working time from home each month.

Prestigious, international work: Known for cross-border legal work, including dual-qualified French/English and Italian/English offerings, handling technical, high-value, and complex client matters.

Who We're Looking For

A solicitor with ~5+ years' PQE, excellent academic credentials.

Broad Private Client experience, ideally including trusts, taxation, mental capacity, cross-border work.

STEP / ATT / CTA or similar qualifications (or working towards them) are very desirable.

Strong commercial sense: you should be punctual with billing, able to manage fees and WIP, and motivated by contributing to the growth of the team.

Excellent interpersonal and client-management skills, able to build and maintain relationships with clients, referrers (e.g. accountants, wealth managers), colleagues across departments, and external professionals.

Why Join This Firm

A well-established, highly regarded full-service law firm with an extensive Private Client team and several partners in this area.

Strong reputation in professional directories; known for high standards of technical work and a client-focused approach.

Unique cross-border strengths: existing dual qualification teams (French/English, Italian/English), handling overseas legal matters as well.

Friendly, inclusive working environment, with excellent support and professional development for senior legal talent.

Key Responsibilities

Managing your own complex caseload, drafting wills, giving inheritance, tax, trusts advice.

Supervising junior fee earners (trainees, paralegals) and contributing to internal mentoring.

Business development: writing articles, networking, cultivating referrer relationships.

Maintaining excellent financial performance on your files: billing, managing WIP, meeting targets.

Continuous professional development & maintaining up-to-date qualification status.