Senior Private Client Solicitor - Employee Owned. Profit Share

Ready to LOVE work again? Ready to be supported by a team? Ready to 'own' part of the practice from Day 1 (with NO buy-in)? Ready to grow without barriers?
We do things a bit differently at Hedges (back to that in a mo).
We understand that as a Private Client Solicitor / Lawyer you are likely to be ‘comfortable’ in your current law firm and content with that. In which case, feel free to click out of this now.
BUT…
We also understand what motivates Private Client Solicitors and we know there are so many of you out there who are Undervalued, Not Appreciated, Deflated & De-Motivated by low-value work, low fixed-fees that are imposed on you, archaic practices, out-dated management, slow IT & even slower career progression. And you’re precisely who should read on now.
At Hedges our people are:
/ Empowered (everyone really does have a voice)
/ Valued
/ Challenged by high-quality work for HNW clients
/ Set-off at the right pace
/ Nurtured and developed
/ Accelerated (faster career progression)
/ Paid what they are worth
And this is because at Hedges we are EMPLOYEE-OWNED - we were only the 5th firm in the country to join this highly-exclusive club.
Fancy a confidential coffee and chat (virtually)?
Ok, back to being different…
We may have a 235-year heritage as a Private Client Legal Practice, but that doesn't mean we're a stale, dull & oppressive law firm like so many others. No chance.
Whilst we love and embrace our heritage and history, we’ve evolved this firm with the times to become a truly 21st century business: making it our job to innovate, excite, and ensure that when future generations look at our pictures lining the wall, not only can they see what a terrific, friendly bunch we are, BUT that we were also the 'dream team', the mavericks, the leaders in the field, the game-changers: those who kept moving Hedges forward and relevant, making it one of the most beautifully different law firms of its time.
Word on the street: "City Firm Quality exported to Oxfordshire & The Cotswolds".
/ The 5th employee-owned law firm in the UK so you will have a share in the business' success from day one. There's no 'buy-in' and no liability with our innovative trust shareholder structure. It's really special and means the world to our employees.
Last year was our biggest revenue year yet and we have ambitious and exciting plans for the future - there's still so much to do and achieve and we're not happy unless we're pushing boundaries… So, how about you come and be a part of our future and us a part of yours?
Role Info:
Senior Private Client Solicitor - 6 Years+ PQE
2/3 days Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Tell Us What You Want to Earn
Plus Extensive Benefits Including Company Profit Share
Reporting to: Lifetime Team Leader
Full Time - Permanent 35 hours P/W
Your Skills: Best-in-class Inheritance & lifetime planning advice. Drafting complex Wills. Creation and administration of Trusts. Estate planning and Court of Protection. Support and training. Excellent communication - a real people person. Outstanding client assistance and advisory skills.
Product / Service: Highly-Respected Private Client Law Practice for High Net Worth Individuals
Clients: Interesting, creative, affluent & uber-successful HNW
Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture
Structure: Limited company. Part Employee Owned (1 of only 25 such law firms in the country)
Team Size: 50 awesome colleagues!
/ Want a change of lifestyle?
Work your way. Due to exceptional demand we're expanding our Inheritance & Lifetime Planning team with aspirations to become the #1 firm in Oxford & the Cotswolds, and you will play a key role in that. Work from home, from the office or a mix of the two (ideally 2/3 days a week).
And if you're ready to swap the gritty city routine of London for the beautiful rolling hills, stunning architecture and calm of Berkshire / Oxfordshire / Cotswolds, Hedges is the place to be.
Slow the pace, switch out the dirty commute for a dog walk, bike ride or nature ramble. With plenty of green space for you (and the family), wonderful schools, a lively and vibrant scene and the likes of Daylesford, Diddly Squat Farm, Bamford, Soho Farmhouse, Estelle Manor & Cornbury Festival and scores of the best foodie pubs in the country on your doorstep, the most amazing lifestyle awaits. We'll spare you the list of accountabilities, we'll happily chat about later.
Straight to the point.
About You:
• Qualified Solicitor (c6 years PQE)
• Able to deliver high quality legal services with high client care
• Extremely organised and possess great time management skills
• Warm
• Personable
• Always seeking continued learning and self-development
• Excellent IT skills and have strong desire to learn new ways of working
• Positive, optimistic, hardworking and possess a can-do attitude
• Able to embrace team working and have a keenness to help colleagues
• Professional in appearance and behaviours with high confidentiality
• You will have a strong desire to embrace new technologies and a STEP qualification would be highly desirable (which we would support if required)
Benefits:
• 25/28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays dependent on position
• Life Insurance
• Flu Vouchers
• Company pension
• Profit sharing (Employee Ownership)
• Salary Sacrifice
• Free parking at our office in Wallingford
• Paperless Technology: to make your life easier
• Coaching & Personal Development
• Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture
• High Pedigree Team
Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to our Leadership Team for a confidential chat.
Experience / Background / Previous Roles May Include:
Lifetime Planning Solicitor, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Inheritance
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