Private Client Solicitor/Head of Department

Job Description Private Client Solicitor (Head of Department), 10+ Years PQE, Somerset, £75,000+ (DOE) – This is an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished leader looking to shape the future of a thriving department while continuing to deliver exceptional legal advice to clients. JOB REF:4664 \n THE ROLE: \n • As Head of Department, you will play a pivotal role in driving the team's continued success, providing strategic leadership and fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence and client care. \n • This is a varied leadership position combining technical legal work, people management and business development. \n • You will oversee a successful department located across several offices, ensuring the team delivers consistently high standards of service while supporting its ongoing growth and development. \n • Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will maintain your own portfolio of private client matters, advising individuals and families on a broad range of issues including wills, estate administration, trusts, tax and succession planning, and lasting powers of attorney. \n SKILLS REQUIRED: \n • Applications are sought from private Client Solicitors with a minimum of 10 Years PQE looking for that next step in their career. \n • Significant expertise across wills, probate, estate administration and succession planning, with trusts experience highly desirable. \n • A proven track record of leading, developing and motivating successful legal teams. \n • Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify and deliver business development opportunities. \n • Excellent interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and approachable leadership style. \n • Confidence in supervising complex legal work, supporting colleagues and maintaining exceptional standards of client service. \n ON OFFER: \n • Competitive remuneration package \n • Genuine career development \n 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. \n 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.