Head of Private Client

2 weeks ago


Sunderland, United Kingdom Clayton Legal Full time

**Head of Private Client**

**Sunderland**

**£50,000- £65,000**

My client an award-winning Law firm is looking to appoint a Senior Solicitor to Head up their Private Client Team in Sunderland.

**What’s in it for you?**
- The opportunity to join a well-established and award winning Multi-Service Law Firm
- The chance to really make a difference to the lives of clients within the local community
- Regular inhouse and external training opportunities
- Flexible/Hybrid working
- Competitive/market rate salaries
- Bonus Scheme
- 27 days Annual Leave in addition to Christmas Eve off
- Office closure between Christmas and New Year
- Death in service insurance
- Discounted legal services for employees

**The Role**:
As the Newly appointed Head of Private Client your role will include but not be exclusive to:

- Overseeing the work of Solicitors, Trainees, Paralegals, Assistants, Secretaries, and others within the Private Client department
- Training and mentoring employees across the Private Client Department
- Holding seminars for third parties you are regularly in contact with
- Ensuring billing targets are met
- Conducting team appraisals and managing the performance of the team
- You will be the main point of contact for debtors including the obtaining of funds on costs and disbursements
- Monitoring individual and team targets
- Building and maintaining a solid client database by conducting excellent client care skills and encouraging referral work
- You must be a Chartered Legal Executive or Solicitor with upwards of 6 years’ experience in Private Client with a solid understanding of how to manage a team
- You will have excellent drafting and communicational skills as you will be working with a diverse range of clients.
- You will be personable with strong capabilities in building and maintaining a solid rapport with clients

The firm is genuinely a close-knit team so if you are someone that really wants to involve yourself in the culture of a firm, and immerse yourself into life in Sunderland, then this could be the role for you.

**How to apply



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