Private Client Team Leader

Posted 4 hours 2 minutes ago by Hedges Law

Permanent
Full Time
Other
Oxfordshire, Oxford, United Kingdom, OX4 2PS
Job Description

Wallingford/Oxford/Chipping Norton/Remote

Are you the leader our Private Client team needs?

We are entering an exciting new chapter with the restructure of our Private Wealth & Probate offering, and we are looking for a dynamic Private Client Team Leader to drive performance, excellence, and innovation across the team.

Job Description

Job Title: Private Client Team Leader

Location: Hybrid - Office & Remote

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Reporting To: Director

Employment Status: Permanent Contract

Primary Purpose Of The Role:

To head up and run the Hedges Law Private Client team, providing both technical expertise and professional support to the team members and delivering legal services to our high net worth clients.

The legal role will involve advising on complex private wealth matters, including but not limited to:

  • Estate Administration including but not limited to advising on APR, BPR and foreign elements
  • High-value estate and succession planning - creation of wills and associated tax planning advice
  • Complex trust advice, creation and administration
  • Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection cases
Main Responsibilities
  • Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Private Client team, ensuring efficient workflows and high-quality service delivery.
  • Mentor and develop team members, fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.
  • Recruit and onboard new team members to strengthen the team's capabilities.
  • Delivering the team's deliverable revenue number
  • Run a fully compliant team
  • Supervise legal work
  • Identify training needs for team/members and actively participate in team development and growth
  • Ensuring team processes are followed by all in the team
  • Develop and implement technical standards and best practice guidelines for the Private Client team.

Business Development:

  • Actively engage in business development initiatives, building strong relationships with clients and other key stakeholders.
  • Work with BD and marketing team to Identify and pursue new business opportunities to drive growth and revenue.
  • Collaborative cross-referrals with other teams.

Client Management:

  • Provide exceptional client service, ensuring timely and effective communication.
  • Oversight of complex cases in the team
  • Resolve client queries and concerns promptly and professionally.
  • Provide expert advice and strategic guidance to clients on intricate and sensitive legal issues

Strategic Planning:

  • Develop the team's strategic goals and objectives whilst working to support the Board with the development of the firm's strategy
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation within the team.
  • Monitor industry trends and adapt the team's approach to meet evolving client needs.
  • Proactive problem-solver with a can do attitude.
  • Possession and maintenance of a growth mindset, with a strong desire and openness to learn more.
  • Attention to detail and pride in presentation.
  • Positive, optimistic and hardworking.
  • Significant legal experience and a high level of proven competency in the Private Client law field. Specifically, experience in the high net worth financial remedy claims and contested proceedings is essential.
  • A solid billing history.
  • A clean claims record.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
  • A good commercial awareness and being comfortable with numbers
  • Superlative client care skills.
  • A proven track record of management within a legal practice.
  • A team player.
  • The ability to adapt to different styles of working to suit different types of clients and colleagues.
  • Excellent presentation skills and the desire to arrange and/or present seminars and workshops.
  • A willingness to write blogs/posts/articles for social media, legal publications and newsletters.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of their age, sex (gender), marital status, religion or belief, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic origins), sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Hedges Law is a trading name of Hedges Law Limited.

Think this role is right for you? We'd love to hear from you. Please email your CV and a short introduction to