Experienced Private Client Solicitor
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
Closing date: 31/01/2025
David Gray is a highly regarded law firm known for delivering exceptional legal services with a personal touch. We pride ourselves on building lasting relationships with our clients offering tailored advice to meet their needs. As part of our growth, we are looking for an experienced Private Client Solicitor to join our dynamic and supportive team.
The role:
We are looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable solicitor to manage a diverse caseload of private client matters, providing expert advice and assistance to our clients. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping our private client services, supporting clients with sensitivity and professionalism.
In this role you will:
- Be responsible for undertaking private client work. Your caseload will involve more complex issues.
- Work alongside the head of department in supporting and supervising the team.
- Assist with keeping up to date with any changes in the law.
- Have the opportunity to get involved with business development and marketing.
Each solicitor within the team has PA support plus support from a paralegal or trainee.
Full job description and person specification below.
JOB DESCRIPTION – Private Client Solicitor 2024 -5 years +
PERSON SPECIFICATION – Private Client Solicitor 2024 -5 years +
At David Gray you will be given support through time and financial investment to develop your career, undertake training and achieve professional accreditations.
We reward performance, have flexible working practices, and positively encourage every individual’s contribution to the firm. We offer clear and transparent progression opportunities and provide a supportive working environment.
The Benefits
Career benefits
- Culture of promoting from within
- Career progression opportunities e.g. Training Contracts, Apprenticeships, Associate, Senior Associate, Partnership programmes, Mentoring Programme
- Autonomous working – we employ trusted people to get on with the job in hand
- Personal development opportunities – we invest in the training and development of staff and support and pay for staff to gain relevant accreditations (e.g. children’s panel, mediation, higher rights)
- Profile raising and recognition – support in gaining listings in the Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and awards nominations.
Work life balance benefits
- Holiday entitlement (22-27 days non-Fee Earner contract, 27-32 days Fee Earner contract) plus bank holidays and extra time off at Christmas (subject to variation)
- Birthdays off in addition to holiday entitlement
- Holiday Purchase Scheme – ability to buy an extra three days
- Homeworking with flexibility
- Paid emergency time off for dependants
- Free personal time to use as you please e.g. early finishes on Fridays
- Staff parties/gatherings/social events/weekends away
- Volunteering opportunities
Financial benefits
- Bonus Scheme
- Pension Scheme (matched contributions up to 5%)
- Death in Service benefit providing loved ones with four times your annual salary (for staff with 12 months of continuous employment)
- Maternity Pay (18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay for staff with 18 months of continuous employment)
- Paternity Pay (2 weeks full pay)
- Sickness pay (up to 20 days)
- ‘Christmas Club’ Savings Scheme
- Friends and family discount for legal services and free wills for staff
- Travel schemes e.g. discounted POP cards, Railcards
Healthy you benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme -24/7 free access to counselling for you and your family members, health advice, financial assistance, life coaching and advice with practical day to day issues
- Free fresh fruit weekly & tea and coffee
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Training and information sharing via healthcare experts e.g. dementia training, on site health checks, cancer awareness, healthy eating
- Support for and involvement in charities and activities e.g. the Legal Walk, the Legal Bake, Macmillan Coffee Morning, Red Nose Day
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders
