Solicitor – Trusts & Estates – NQ-2 Years PQE – Exeter

Overview

In this role you will join a leading UK Top 100 law firm’s Trusts & Estates team in Exeter, handling sophisticated private wealth matters for HNW individuals and families. You will work with experienced lawyers, gaining early client exposure and genuine responsibility. The role offers mentoring, a national platform, and clear long-term progression within Private Client. You will contribute to high-quality work while supporting wellbeing and work-life balance.

Pay / Benefits

• excellent support, mentoring and technical development
• access to a national platform and specialist expertise
• strong long-term career progression
• commitment to wellbeing and work-life balance

Responsibilities

• Wills and succession planning
• Trusts and estate administration
• Tax and wealth planning
• Wealth preservation and succession structures
• Family and business succession
• Early client contact and increasing responsibility from outset

Key requirements

• NQ-2 PQE solicitor
• experience in non-contentious Private Client / Trusts & Estates
• experience across wills, trusts, estates and succession planning
• strong technical, analytical and drafting skills
• excellent client communication skills
• ability to manage matters with appropriate supervision
• genuine interest in developing a career in Private Client
• experience advising HNW clients, trustees, entrepreneurs or family businesses (advantageous)

• strong client communication
• attention to detail
• team collaboration
• wills
• trusts
• estate administration

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