Position Overview & Specifications

A full-service law firm with offices across Yorkshire is seeking a Private Client Paralegal with at least six months’ experience to join its nationally respected team in Leeds.

You’ll be able to work from home three days per week (which is highly unusual for a position at this level) plus you’ll be able to apply for a training contract starting in 2025.

The team is one of largest and most successful private client teams outside of London, specialising in the administration of complex, high value & prestigious estates. The team enjoy a Tier 1 ranking in the Legal 500.

Here, you’ll find a close-knit and collegiate environment where you can have a say on the direction and future of the firm.

The management team does not encourage a long hours’ culture and has purposefully set billing targets at a low level to enable its team members to enjoy a very happy life/work balance.

You’ll support fee earners on a mixed caseload of private client work, including probate, estate planning, inheritance tax, setting up trusts and advising trustees.

The firm also offers an excellent benefits package that includes private medical insurance and a generous holiday entitlement and purchase scheme.

How to apply for this role

If this sounds like the job for you, you can apply via this website by clicking ‘Apply’.

Alternatively, to learn more about this opportunity or to register your interest, contact Bill Szajna Hopgood at Realm Recruit.

Bill is a Consultant at Realm and specialises in the recruitment of private client, Court of Protection and contentious probate lawyers. Working with departments across Yorkshire, he recruits for private client roles at all levels, from paralegal to partner. If you’re a private client solicitor looking to make a move, Bill can help you find the right role.

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