About your new role

Our leading Private Wealth team provides a comprehensive range of legal services for both individuals and businesses/corporations including Charities. We are ranked in both Chambers and Legal 500 and are growing rapidly, reflecting our enviable reputation for advising clients on all their personal legal needs.

We are proud to provide a personal, transparent and efficient service by a team which includes fully qualified members of STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) as well as members of Solicitors for the Elderly. Understanding the importance of careful estate planning to help provide for future generations, we offer lifetime and post-death planning to a diverse range of clients.

We are currently recruiting for a Private Wealth Lawyer Partner to join our team in Leeds to support the growth and development of the firm's Private Client practice.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Lead and manage existing client relationships with high and ultra-high net worth individuals and families
• Lead on the development of new business generation
• Provide expert legal advice on a broad range of private wealth law matters
• Support and develop team members to enhance client and people engagement
• Deliver innovative solutions to meet client needs
• Delegate appropriately to maximise the profitability of the work

• Expertise recognised within organisation
• To support segment head/sector lead to deliver client objectives

• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets\KPIs

This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You

You will be an established Partner or Senior Associate. We also require you to have/be:

• STEP qualified
• Strong business development skills
• Client Following
• Taking a leading role in the growth of the team
• Expert knowledge and experience in all aspects of private client law with exposure to a broad range of work

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could help on our journey to becoming a Top 30 UK law firm then please get in touch for a confidential conversation

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.

Weightmans is a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.

Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain's Top Employers awards , and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Join Weightmans as we continue our journey to becoming one of the UK's top 30 law firms .

Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans

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