The Company 

Our client is a well-established and highly successful privately owned law firm in the West Midlands that offers expert & trusted legal advice to a broad range of clients. The business is doing very well and has a thriving Private Client offering. The Department has excellent relationships with clients and works across a wide variety of Private Client matters. Due to continued growth, there exists the key strategic requirement to recruit a Head of Private Client at either a Solicitor, Associate or Salaried Director level. 

Role & Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead a broad range of Private Client workflows, personally running your own caseload capably and competently - mainly probate, estates and trusts 
• Involvement with forecasts, fees, development & mentoring of staff  
• Help to ensure this Private Client team is successful; achieves and exceeds targets, grows and has very positive culture
• Act as a primary point of contact for clients and other stakeholders, delivering great results and service for clients 
• Be involved with company networking and marketing where appropriate
• Effective time management and organisation skills with the running of the team and services provided in relation to all client matters

Objective Expertise & Subjective Traits

Suitable candidates for this role are likely to have the following backgrounds:

• An experienced and qualified self-sufficient Solicitor or Legal Executive in Private Client matters  
• A strong communicator with excellent time management, organisation, commercial management and administration skills
• Ideally people management experience to date or an interest to get involved with this 
• Determined, focused, energetic and a team player
• Proactive, confident and professional at all times with a high degree of integrity
• Hands on, progressive and someone that is able to challenge, improve and develop existing practices
• Enthusiastic outlook and charismatic with a good sense of humour 

The Opportunity

• The opportunity to be part of a well-established, high calibre and successful Birmingham practice
• The chance to join a successful business with a strong Private Client discipline offering that is growing
• The chance to work within a stimulating, highly sociable and positive environment
• The opportunity to run a Department 
• The chance to get ownership of the practice over the next couple of years based on performance 

If this opportunity is of interest, please do email us your CV.