Solicitor – Trusts & Estates – NQ-2 Years PQE – Exeter

Overview

In this role you join a leading Top 100 UK law firm’s Trusts & Estates team in Exeter to handle sophisticated private wealth matters for high-net-worth clients. You’ll gain early responsibility and work on wills, trusts, estates and succession planning, with support from a national platform and experienced colleagues. The position offers meaningful client exposure and a clear path for career progression in Private Client. This is an environment focused on high-quality work, mentoring, and wellbeing.

Pay / Benefits

• mentoring and technical development
• strong work-life balance
• national platform and specialist expertise
• excellent support
• career progression
• wellbeing initiatives

Responsibilities

• Work on wills, trusts, estates and succession planning
• Administer trusts and estates and handle related tax and wealth planning
• Provide drafting and analytical input on private client matters
• Maintain strong client communication and build relationships with HNW clients
• Collaborate with senior lawyers and assume supervision-capable responsibilities
• Engage with a national platform and contribute to cross-office expertise

Key requirements

• NQ-2 PQE in non-contentious Private Client / Trusts & Estates
• Experience across wills, trusts, estates and succession planning
• Strong technical, analytical and drafting skills
• Excellent client communication skills
• Ability to manage matters with appropriate supervision
• Interest in developing a career in Private Client
• Experience advising HNW clients, trustees, entrepreneurs or family businesses (advantageous)

• excellent client communication
• strong analytical thinking
• attention to detail
• wills
• trusts
• estates

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