Role: Private Client Senior Associate
Location: Worcester Office
Hours: Full Time
Term: Permanent
About mfg
You’ll be joining a regional law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, recognised in legal 500 as well as leading individual in chambers which ismade possible by our exceptional people. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.
You will have a significant influence on how you want your experience and expertise to develop, and you will be strongly encouraged and supported to get involved in business development work, taking an active role in seminars and networking events, in addition to drafting monthly articles for publication.
The Private Client Team
Our Private Client team is an award-winning team, led by Divisional Head, Giles Scott who is based at the Kidderminster office. This role is based at Worcester office where you will work alongside one other fee earner. The Private Client team operates from Kidderminster, Ludlow, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Birmingham and Telford offices.
You will be based in the Worcester office and be able to mix of hybrid/flexible working which will be driven by business and client needs. We want to ensure that you will be fully supported by the Worcester and wider Private Client team upon joining, so we will introduce you to our existing client base across the area and show you the mfg ropes!
Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by…
We looking for a dedicated Private Client Senior Associate This is an exciting opportunity to grow within our dynamic Private Client Division, where we handle a broad spectrum of cases.
Key Responsibilities:
- Handle and resolve a range of complex client matters.
- Maintain excellent client care and communication.
- Ensure good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Adhere to and implement Law Society and firm guidelines and regulations.
- Follow regulatory and best practices in accordance with GDPR and Solicitors accounts rules.
- Assume line management responsibility.
- Assist Divisional Head with allocated duties and on technical and professional updates.
- Attain individual and assist with divisional financial performance targets.
- Maintain best practice for debt recovery.
- Proactively engage in marketing and business development.
- Consider and effect introductions to other divisions of mfg.
Requirements
- 8 years PQE.
- Proven experience handling Private Client cases.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and client management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive team environment.
- A proactive approach to business development and marketing.
Salary & Benefits
· Competitive salary
· 29 days’ holiday (plus four days at Christmas 2025 and statutory Bank Holidays)
· Healthcare benefit scheme
· Employee Assistance programme and wellbeing services - 24/7 helpline facility
· Discounted legal fees for staff and family members
· Death in service provision
· Auto enrolment in our Company Pension
· Annual colleague event
Other reasons to join us
· We offer a rewarding career of quality work alongside a commitment to your development. It’s a fantastic environment in which people grow!
· A supportive ‘people first’ culture, driven by wellbeing and work/life balance (it's a 35-hour week)… over 90% of our people responded in our most recent engagement survey that it’s a great place to work and they’re proud to work here.
· Committed to inclusion, we aim to employ a diverse section of the community whilst our work for good causes continues to flourish. Many of our people are actively involved in CSR, Sports & Social and Health & Wellbeing groups.
For more information on what it’s like to work at mfg, please visit our recruitment page or email HR on HR@mfgsolicitors.com.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Worcester WR1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- Private Client (PQE): 6 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- registration with SRA (preferred)
Work Location: In person