Private Client Fee Earner
- Legal 500 team with a growing caseload ready and waiting
- Enjoy a down-to-earth culture and avoid commuting into the city centre
- Flexible hybrid working with excellent perks and wellbeing support
If you’re a capable and confident Private Client Fee Earner looking for autonomy, flexibility, and a firm that values its people – this could be the ideal next step.
This well-established team has a significant caseload in Huddersfield and is looking for someone who can hit the ground running. You’ll join a busy department with plenty of work and little need for business development – just bring your skills and get stuck in.
With two days from home, a Legal 500-ranked team, and standout benefits including bonus schemes, life admin days, and private healthcare, this firm offers the perfect blend of stability and satisfaction.
Who we’re looking for
- At least 1–2 years’ experience as a private client fee earner
- Confident managing your own caseload independently
- Comfortable handling wills, probate, estate admin and LPAs (no Court of Protection or HNW experience required)
- Friendly, reliable and aligned with the firm’s supportive and collaborative ethos
- Competent with case management systems and strong on client communication
Salary & Benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Your birthday off, plus two half days a year for life admin
- Two annual non-contractual bonuses
- Private health scheme
- Pension contributions
- Christmas parties and team events
- Hybrid working – two days from home
- Legal 500-ranked private client team
- Free from the city centre commute – ideal for anyone living in or around Huddersfield
- Open to flexible working arrangements for the right person
Contact Bill Szajna-Hopgood
If you’re looking for a role where you can grow, be trusted to do good work, and enjoy a people-first culture, contact Bill Szajna-Hopgood at bill.szajnahopgood@realmrecruit.com or call 03300 245 606 for a confidential chat.
Key details
Salary
£30,000 - £50,000
Location
- West Yorkshire
Role type
- Hybrid working
Contract type
- Permanent
Practice area
Private Client
Job ref
V-44103

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