Private Client Solicitor

Overview

In this role you will join a Swansea-based private client team to manage a broad caseload and provide clear, empathetic advice to individuals and families. You will help grow client relationships and contribute to the department’s development within a supportive, client-focused firm. The position offers high-quality work, professional development, and progression opportunities in a collaborative environment. You will shape how clients plan their estates and navigate wills, probate, and related matters.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• High-quality work and established client base
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Career progression opportunities
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Generous holiday entitlement and additional employee benefits

Responsibilities

• Manage a broad range of private client matters (wills and estate planning, probate and estate administration, LPAs, inheritance tax planning, trusts)
• Provide clear, practical, and empathetic advice to clients
• Handle matters from instruction through to completion
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and professional contacts
• Contribute to business development and growth of the department

Key requirements

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales
• Experience handling private client matters independently
• Strong technical knowledge of wills, probate, LPAs, and estate administration
• Excellent client care and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• STEP qualification or working towards STEP advantageous but not essential

• Client care
• Communication
• Empathy
• Wills and estate planning
• Probate and estate administration
• Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)

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