Permanent

Private Client Solicitor

eNL
Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS2 1BY
money-bag £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 24 June 2026 (Yesterday)
Closing date: 24 July 2026
Ref: 60257937

About the Role

A Private Client Solicitor is required to join a respected regional firm in Middlesbrough. This permanent role offers a salary between £40,000 and £50,000, dependent on experience. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload encompassing wills, probate, powers of attorney, Court of Protection applications, and trusts. Duties include advising a diverse client base on estate planning and private wealth matters. There is also scope to handle contentious probate work. The position suits a solicitor with around three years' PQE who seeks high-quality caseloads, a loyal client following, and genuine career progression within a busy, expanding team.

Private Client Solicitor / 3 PQE / Middlesbrough / c£50,000 DOE / Excellent opportunity for an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join a respected regional firm, offering high-quality work, a loyal client base, exposure to contentious probate matters and genuine long-term career progression – To apply please call Teagan on 0113 320 0575 and quote Job Ref: 4394
OVERVIEW:
• Join a busy and expanding Private Client team with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional client care.
• Manage a broad caseload of private client matters including wills, probate, powers of attorney, Court of Protection applications and trusts.
• Advise a diverse client base across a wide range of private wealth and estate planning matters.
• Opportunity to gain exposure to contentious probate work, with the balance of contentious and non-contentious matters tailored to experience and preference.
• Maintain autonomy over your own caseload while benefiting from a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Suitable for Solicitors with a minimum of 3 years' PQE in private client law.
• Confidently manage a caseload independently and demonstrate strong technical knowledge across private client matters.
• STEP qualification or progress towards the STEP Diploma would be advantageous.
• Experience advising high-net-worth individuals, farming clients and on complex estate planning matters would be beneficial.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and client care skills required.
• Commercially aware, IT literate and motivated to contribute to business development activities.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
• Join a respected and growing regional firm with an excellent reputation in the private client sector.
• Genuine long-term career development and progression opportunities available.
• Competitive benefits package including a quarterly bonus scheme, pension, parking and additional holiday entitlement linked to service.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on 0113 320 0575 / 0161 850 0745 or email teagan.portas@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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