Job title: Private Client Solicitor
Job type: Permanent
Industry: Legal
Sub-Functional Expertise: 3 Year PQE Solicitor
Salary type: Annual
Salary: GBP £60,000.00
Location: Romford, UK
Job published: 2026-07-13
Job ID: 64901
Contact name: David Hawthorne-Finch
Phone number: +443339962882
Contact email: d.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com

Job Description

Private Client Solicitor
Salary: £45,000 – £65,000+ DOE
Location: Romford / East London
 
Profit-Related Bonus & Fast-Track Progression
 
 
An Established Firm. A Specialist Role. A Career-Defining Opportunity.
 
Our client is a long-standing, highly regarded law firm with deep roots in the East London and Essex community. With over 70 years of history serving a loyal and growing client base, they have built an enviable reputation for quality, bespoke legal services delivered by genuine specialists. This is not a volume-driven firm — it is a place where fee earners are trusted, supported, and rewarded for genuine expertise.
 
They are now seeking an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join their team in Romford, covering a varied and intellectually engaging caseload with a particular focus on elderly care law.
 
If you are a Private Client specialist with a passion for client relationships and a desire to grow within a firm that genuinely invests in its people, this is worth your attention.
 
 
What You Will Be Doing
 
 
You will manage a varied Private Client caseload from instruction through to completion, with a specific focus on elderly care law. Your responsibilities will include:
 
  • Drafting Wills, including complex and high-value estate planning matters
  • Preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney across property, financial, and health and welfare
  • Probate and full estate administration, including extraction of Grants of Probate
  • Inheritance Tax planning and succession strategy
  • Trust drafting and administration
  • Court of Protection matters
  • Engaging in business development and networking activities within the local community
  • Contributing to the continued growth and profile of the Private Client department
 
 
What Our Client Is Looking For
 
Essential
 
  • 3+ years PQE in Private Client law, gained within a UK legal practice
  • Demonstrable experience across the full breadth of Private Client work, with a strong grounding in elderly care law
  • A solid track record of achieving fee targets and business development goals
  • Enthusiasm for networking and practice development — local candidates are particularly encouraged to apply
  • A client-focused, practical approach with excellent communication skills
  • Strong administration and organisational skills with the ability to manage a busy caseload independently
 
 
Desirable
 
  • STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) qualification or membership
  • SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly) accreditation or affiliation
  • Experience using LEAP case management software
  • Established local connections within the Romford, Havering, or broader East London and Essex area
 
 
What is on Offer
 
 
Our client offers a genuinely competitive and transparent package, built around individual contribution rather than departmental performance:
 
  • Salary: £45,000 – £65,000+ DOE
  • Profit-Related Bonus: An excellent individual bonus scheme based on your own billing performance — not diluted across a team or department
  • Fast-Track Progression: Clear and accessible routes into management for those with the ambition to lead
  • Holiday Allowance: 5.6 weeks per annum inclusive of bank holidays (full time)
  • Christmas Closure: Additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year
  • Birthday Leave: One additional day's leave for your birthday, after six months' service
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Employee Discount
  • On-Site Parking
  • Dedicated Support Staff to manage administrative tasks, allowing you to focus on fee-earning work
  • Staff Social Events throughout the year
 
 
 
 
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
 
 
  • An independently minded firm with over seven decades of heritage and a loyal, repeat client base
  • A culture that rewards individual performance directly — your bonus reflects your efforts, not someone else's
  • Genuine specialist work in a niche you have chosen to build your career in
  • A firm that sets realistic billing targets — not inflated figures used as pressure tactics
  • Dedicated support so you can focus on the legal work, not the admin
 
 
How to Apply
 
 
This role is being managed on a confidential basis by Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions Ltd.
 
 
To be considered, or for a private, no-obligation conversation about the opportunity, please contact:
 
 
David Hawthorne-Finch
Phone: 0333 996 2882
 
 
All applications and enquiries are treated in the strictest confidence
 
 
Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions Ltd is a specialist legal and accountancy recruitment consultancy. We are committed to ethical, transparent, and relationship-led recruitment. Candidates are never submitted to a client without their explicit, written consent.
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