Head of Private Wealth Solicitor. c£120K+. Hybrid

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Job summary

A premier law practice in Oxford is seeking an experienced Head of Private Wealth Solicitor. In this hybrid role, you will lead a talented team, providing bespoke services for high net worth individuals. The successful candidate will have robust Private Wealth experience, leadership skills, and a strong client-service orientation. Offering a salary of up to £120K, along with extensive benefits, this position is a fantastic opportunity for career growth within a supportive culture.

Benefits

25/28 days annual leave

Life Insurance

Company pension

Profit sharing (Employee Ownership)

Coaching and Personal Development

Qualifications

• Significant Private Wealth experience with leadership capability.
• Ability to deliver high-quality legal services with outstanding client care.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the private wealth team delivering exceptional service.
• Nurture and mentor junior members of the team.
• Draft complex wills and create administrative trust solutions.

Skills

Inheritance and succession planning advice

Excellent communication

Outstanding client assistance

Leadership skills

Education

Qualified Solicitor

STEP qualification

Job description

Head of Private Wealth Solicitor. c£120K+. Hybrid

Ready to lead the future of private wealth 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.

We know the challenges that most solicitors face in-practice, so we’ve transformed the outdated model of legal services by empowering those who deliver them. At Hedges Law, every case, client and decision is powered by people who are personally invested in long‑term success.

From Day One You Will Be

• 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 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? Knowing you’re looking for a better deal, a better work‑life balance and no limits, we’d love to talk.

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 minutes 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Paperless Technology: to make your life easier.
• Coaching and Personal Development.
• Culture: Inspiring working environment with people‑focused culture.
• High Pedigree Team.

Seniority Level

• Director

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Legal

Industries

• Law Practice

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