Private Client Solicitor, Agriculture & Landed Estates
Spot Freight
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Devizes • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £58,000 - £66,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Work on complex, high-quality matters, acting for private clients, trustees and beneficiaries within the agriculture and landed estates sector
- Focus on the more intricate side of private client and estate administration, handling cases with the potential for contentious issues, such as challenges to wills, disputes between beneficiaries, and claims under the Inheritance Act
- Work closely with senior colleagues to resolve disputes through mediation and negotiation wherever possible, applying your technical expertise and sensitivity to deliver pragmatic solutions
- Access to excellent mentoring, genuine autonomy, and the opportunity to grow your reputation in a thriving area of practice
Requirements
- 3+ years PQE, ideally within private client, contentious probate, or estate administration
- Experience of mediation, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution
- A strong grasp of estate planning, wills, LPAs, trusts, tax, or inheritance matters
- Confident handling sensitive issues with empathy, diplomacy, and discretion
- Organised, detail-focused and capable of managing your own caseload effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a commercial and client-focused mindset
- Full practising certificate and solid academic background (2:1 degree or equivalent)
Benefits
- 5-8% pension
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Hybrid working (2 days at home)
- Option to work full-time or part-time
- Structured career development framework
- Ability to buy or sell holiday
- Healthcare contribution (Associate level and above)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
private clientcontentious probateestate administrationmediationnegotiationalternative dispute resolutionestate planningwillstrustsinheritance matters
Soft skills
empathydiplomacydiscretionorganiseddetail-focusedcommunication skillsclient-focused mindset
Certifications
full practising certificate2:1 degree or equivalent