Professional Support Lawyer - Private Wealth & Inheritance team
17 days ago
Farnborough
Professional Support Lawyer – Private Wealth & Inheritance team \n\n • Annual Salary: £75k - £85k with a bespoke Bonus Scheme\n, • Location: Blackwater Valley, on the Surrey & Hampshire Borders!\n, • Job Type: Full-time (Also open to part-time applicants and/or compressed hour applicants for this role)\n\n Join an award-winning Private Wealth & Inheritance team at a Legal 500 ranked firm known for our commitment to growth and excellence. We are seeking a Professional Support Lawyer to play a strategic role in shaping technical excellence and driving consistency in legal delivery across a broad range of matters including wills, trusts, estate planning, and contentious probate. \n Day-to-day of the role: \n\n • Knowledge Management & Technical Support:\n \n, • Draft, maintain, and develop precedents, templates, and guidance notes.\n, • Manage and enhance the team’s know-how repository.\n, • Provide legal research and technical support on complex matters.\n, • Act as a key sounding board on trusts, estates, and contentious probate issues.\n, • Monitor legal and regulatory developments, including tax and probate reforms, and share updates.\n, • Promote consistency in legal drafting and approach across the team.\n \n, • Training & Development:\n \n, • Identify and address training needs within the team.\n, • Design and deliver training programmes and legal updates.\n, • Support trainee development and induction.\n, • Develop and manage the team’s Learning & Development plan.\n, • Keep colleagues informed on legislative and procedural changes.\n \n, • Business Development & Client Engagement:\n \n, • Support client briefings, seminars, and events.\n, • Contribute to pitches, proposals, and marketing materials.\n, • Develop thought leadership and legal insights.\n, • Assist with client-facing training initiatives.\n \n, • Innovation & Continuous Improvement:\n \n, • Support the team’s innovation strategy.\n, • Identify opportunities to improve processes (e.g., probate and trust administration workflows).\n, • Promote effective use of legal technology and knowledge systems.\n, • Champion a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.\n \n, • Collaboration & Strategy:\n \n, • Work closely with the Private Wealth team and wider firm knowledge network.\n, • Collaborate with other practice areas including tax, property, and dispute resolution.\n, • Support departmental strategy and knowledge initiatives.\n, • Encourage integration between contentious and non-contentious teams.\n \n\n Required Skills & Qualifications: \n\n • 6+ PQE in Private Client law.\n, • Current PSL/Knowledge Lawyer or an experienced fee earner seeking a transition.\n, • Strong expertise in wills, trusts, estate planning, and contentious probate.\n, • Experience in Court of Protection and trust administration (desirable).\n, • Excellent legal drafting, research, and communication skills.\n, • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.\n, • Commercially aware with a strong understanding of client needs.\n, • Proactive, collaborative, and passionate about knowledge sharing.\n\n How to Apply: \n Reach out to Mark Watts, at Reed Legal – your Local Legal Recruitment Expert, for an informal chat or send you CV over directly!