Private Client Partner – Bristol

Overview

In this senior role you will lead the Private Client practice with a focus on agricultural estates, advising high-net-worth individuals, landed estates and farming families on succession planning, tax, trusts and estate administration. You will shape the rural private client offering within a collaborative, forward-thinking firm and drive strategic growth while mentoring junior lawyers. This is a senior leadership opportunity with autonomy to influence decisions and the client experience.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive partner-level salary
• tailored benefits package
• autonomy
• flexibility
• long-term career development

Responsibilities

• advise high-net-worth individuals, landed estates and farming families on complex succession planning, tax, trusts and estate administration
• lead, mentor and develop junior lawyers
• build and grow business through commercial awareness
• shape and develop the rural/agricultural private client offering
• participate in strategic decisions and team growth
• represent the firm in external relationships and client engagements

Key requirements

• extensive experience in private client law with a strong focus on agricultural estates
• confident, client-facing approach with excellent interpersonal skills
• proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop junior lawyers
• commercial awareness and a track record of business development
• STEP membership or equivalent credentials (preferred but not essential)

• interpersonal skills
• leadership
• mentoring
• private client law
• agricultural estates
• complex succession planning

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