Head of Private Wealth Solicitor

Hedges Law Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private client law firm in the UK is seeking an exceptional Head of Private Wealth Solicitor to join their innovative team. This role involves delivering outstanding services to high-net-worth clients while nurturing junior lawyers. With a unique employee-owned structure, you'll have the opportunity to lead in a supportive and dynamic environment. The compensation includes a base salary up to £120,000, performance bonuses, and a clear pathway to Associate Director. Join us and redefine Private Wealth services while enjoying a fulfilling career.

Benefits

Base salary up to £120,000

Individual & Team Performance Bonus

Company Profit Share

Extensive Benefits including EV Vehicle

25/28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays

Company pension

Coaching and Personal Development

Qualifications

• Significant Private Wealth experience with leadership experience or potential.
• Deliver high-quality legal services with outstanding client care.
• Extremely organized with great time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HNW team in providing exceptional client service.
• Mentor junior members of the team.
• Develop and implement innovative practices.

Skills

Inheritance and succession planning advice

Drafting complex Wills

Creation and administration of Trusts

Court of Protection

Excellent communication

Outstanding client assistance

Leadership skills

Education

Qualified Solicitor

STEP qualification (highly desirable)

Job description

Want to Help Lead the Future of Private Wealth at Hedges?

Ready to scale your career (and earnings) faster whilst shaping the next chapter of high-net-worth private client services? At Hedges, we don't just protect wealth - we help our clients build lasting legacies. We're looking for a visionary Head of Private Wealth Solicitor to join our dynamic HNW team, delivering exceptional, personal service to some of the UK's most discerning individuals and families.

If you’re passionate about combining technical excellence with a fresh, modern approach to client care, we want to hear from you.

Why Hedges?

We know the challenges that face most Solicitors in-practice which is why we transformed the outdated model of legal services by putting ownership in the hands of those who deliver them.

At Hedges Law, every case, every client and every decision is powered by people who are personally invested in long-term success.

As one of the first legal firms in the UK to become employee owned, you will be part of this exclusive club and literally own this success. No having to wait around for the ‘Financial Freedom Day’, that may never come.

From day one you will be:

• Empowered (everyone really does have a voice)
• Challenged by high-quality work for HNW clients
• Set‑off at the right pace
• Nurtured and developed
• Accelerated (faster career progression)
• Paid what you are worth, faster than you can in your current gig

Ready to LOVE work again?

Ready to be supported by a team?

Ready to ‘own’ part of the practice (with NO buy‑in)?

Ready to grow without barriers?

Ready to work with an incredible eclectic mix of HNW / UHNW clients?

Ready to join a hand‑built invested team who win and succeed together?

Ready to become a Hedgeholder?

If you are looking for a better deal, better work‑life balance and no limits we’d love to talk.

Put the kettle on, grab a drink and let’s have an informal 15 min chat to see where we can both take this….

About Hedges Law:

We may have a 235‑year heritage, but that doesn't mean we're a stale, dull and 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 and The Cotswolds".

We were only the fifth employee‑owned law firm in the UK and 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.

The Role at a Glance:

Head of Private Wealth Solicitor

Oxfordshire / Cotswolds

Up to £120,000 Base Salary DOE + Individual & Team Performance Bonus (tell us what you want to earn)

Plus Company Profit Share & Extensive Benefits in Company EV Vehicle

Plus career pathway to Associate Director.

Reporting to Directors

Location - within 60 mins commute from our offices in Oxford, Wallingford, Chipping Norton

Product / Service: Highly-Respected Private Client Law Practice for High Net Worth Individuals

Clients: Interesting, creative, affluent and uber-successful HNW

Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture

Structure: Limited company. Part Employee Owned (1 of only 35 such law firms in the country)

Team Size: 50 awesome Hedgeholders

Your Skills:

Best-in-class Inheritance and succession planning advice. Drafting complex Wills. Creation and administration of Trusts. Court of Protection. Support and training. Excellent communication - a real people person. Outstanding client assistance and advisory skills. Leadership skills.

About You:

• Qualified Solicitor with significant Private Wealth experience with leadership experience (to help nurture & mentor junior members) or the ability to move into a leadership role
• Able to deliver high quality legal services with outstanding client care
• Extremely organised and possess great time management skills
• Warm
• 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
• STEP qualification would be highly desirable (which we would support if required)
• 25/28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays dependent on position
• Company pension
• Salary Sacrifice
• Paperless Technology: to make your life easier
• Coaching and Personal Development
• Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture
• High Pedigree Team

Ready to make the move of your career?

This isn’t just another legal role - it’s your chance to help redefine Private Wealth services and take real ownership of your success. At Hedges, you’ll find a high-performing, people-first culture, exciting HNW client work, and a seat at the table from day one. If you're ambitious, values-led, and want to grow faster with fewer limits - we want to hear from you.

We are looking to hire an exceptional Head of Private Wealth Solicitor. You may see the role advertised in Oxford, the Cotswolds, Berkshire, and London - this is simply to ensure we reach all the talented individuals within our catchment areas and attract the most diverse possible talent pool.