Private Client Solicitor/Associate or Legal Executive (5+ PQE) – Cambridge
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Private Client Solicitor/Associate or Legal Executive (5+ PQE) – Cambridge
Location: Cambridge
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time, Part-time
Closing Date: 07 August 2026
Salary: Depending on experience
Specific Hours: Our core office hours are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - flexible working options can be discussed
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Private Client Solicitor/Associate or Legal Executive (5+ PQE) – Cambridge
The Private Client Team
Our Private Client team helps our clients to put plans and systems in place, to make sure their wishes are achieved and the future of their families safeguarded. Our work includes wills, trusts, complex lifetime tax planning, estate administration, powers of attorney and Court of Protection.
We have team members based in all our offices in Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Norwich and we share work, expertise and support across the team.
The Role
We are looking for a qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive to join us who is ambitious and keen to grow within their role. We would like you to have at least five years relevant post qualification experience as you will be responsible for your own caseload as well as working alongside the members of the Private Client team.
Amongst other matters, you can expect to work on complex estate administration involving taxable estates, often with agricultural and business elements, preparation of deeds of variation and declarations of trust.
You will advise clients on issues surrounding succession, tax and mental capacity and will be working within the team who have specialism in advising both high net worth individuals as well as elderly and vulnerable clients and their families. You will also work on Court of Protection matters.
You will have the opportunity to work across all areas of private client work to build your skills across the discipline.
Ashtons Legal offers great opportunities to develop and maintain both technical and leadership and management skills.
On a day to day basis, you can expect to:
Manage your own caseload, including good financial housekeeping Develop, support, supervise and coach more junior members of the team Conduct meetings with clients, either face to face or remotely Assess legal issues and advise accordingly Advise on costs and scope of work Conduct legal research Draft documents and letters Keep up to date with law and practice Assist the Lifetime Planning Team based in other offices when required Assist in the development of long term client relationships including assisting and attending business development activities Be confident in the use of technology, both in regard to a case management system and also as a means of working with clients and colleagues and maintaining strong relationships
Knowledge, Skills And Experience Required
Be qualified as a Solicitor or qualified CILEX Lawyer You will have at least two years of post-qualification relevant experience in private client work, particularly estate administration, and working with vulnerable clients Be willing to learn and develop technical skills as well as obtain additional qualifications such as STEP and Lifetime Lawyers (SFE), as required Excellent communication and team skills Have a good work ethic
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About Ashtons Legal LLP
Ashtons Legal is an award-winning law firm with a strong focus on customer service. The legal teams provide a wide range of advice to businesses and private individuals regionally, nationally and internationally from offices across East Anglia and Leeds.
We are one of the largest law firms in the region with offices in Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich and Leeds. We are a broad service firm which employs over 400 people.
Our service lines are divided into three main client groups: business, individual and those with injury services.
Ashtons Legal has been recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession for over 20 years. The Legal 500 has quoted sources saying Ashtons 'provides a better service than most larger national firms and is a delight to work with’.
The firm has also started to gain a reputation in the regional legal markets for doing things a little differently. CEO James Tarling is frequently asked to contribute articles to national legal practice management journals, usually on the topic of change within the profession and with a focus on employee engagement and retention. The firm’s Paid Time Off Policy has been well received within the firm and outside it. Continuing to build on this with a flexible and agile approach is a priority for the management team.
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Private Client Solicitor/Associate or Legal Executive (5+ PQE) – Cambridge
Location: Cambridge
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time, Part-time
Closing Date: 07 August 2026
Salary: Depending on experience
Specific Hours: Our core office hours are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - flexible working options can be discussed
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Legal Assistant - Private Client, Cambridge
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Location: Ipswich
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Location: Bury St Edmunds
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Private Client Solicitor/Associate or Legal Executive (5+ PQE) – Cambridge
The Private Client Team
Our Private Client team helps our clients to put plans and systems in place, to make sure their wishes are achieved and the future of their families safeguarded. Our work includes wills, trusts, complex lifetime tax planning, estate administration, powers of attorney and Court of Protection.
We have team members based in all our offices in Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Norwich and we share work, expertise and support across the team.
The Role
We are looking for a qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive to join us who is ambitious and keen to grow within their role. We would like you to have at least five years relevant post qualification experience as you will be responsible for your own caseload as well as working alongside the members of the Private Client team.
Amongst other matters, you can expect to work on complex estate administration involving taxable estates, often with agricultural and business elements, preparation of deeds of variation and declarations of trust.
You will advise clients on issues surrounding succession, tax and mental capacity and will be working within the team who have specialism in advising both high net worth individuals as well as elderly and vulnerable clients and their families. You will also work on Court of Protection matters.
You will have the opportunity to work across all areas of private client work to build your skills across the discipline.
Ashtons Legal offers great opportunities to develop and maintain both technical and leadership and management skills.
On a day to day basis, you can expect to:
Manage your own caseload, including good financial housekeeping Develop, support, supervise and coach more junior members of the team Conduct meetings with clients, either face to face or remotely Assess legal issues and advise accordingly Advise on costs and scope of work Conduct legal research Draft documents and letters Keep up to date with law and practice Assist the Lifetime Planning Team based in other offices when required Assist in the development of long term client relationships including assisting and attending business development activities Be confident in the use of technology, both in regard to a case management system and also as a means of working with clients and colleagues and maintaining strong relationships
Knowledge, Skills And Experience Required
Be qualified as a Solicitor or qualified CILEX Lawyer You will have at least two years of post-qualification relevant experience in private client work, particularly estate administration, and working with vulnerable clients Be willing to learn and develop technical skills as well as obtain additional qualifications such as STEP and Lifetime Lawyers (SFE), as required Excellent communication and team skills Have a good work ethic
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About Ashtons Legal LLP
Ashtons Legal is an award-winning law firm with a strong focus on customer service. The legal teams provide a wide range of advice to businesses and private individuals regionally, nationally and internationally from offices across East Anglia and Leeds.
We are one of the largest law firms in the region with offices in Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich and Leeds. We are a broad service firm which employs over 400 people.
Our service lines are divided into three main client groups: business, individual and those with injury services.
Ashtons Legal has been recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession for over 20 years. The Legal 500 has quoted sources saying Ashtons 'provides a better service than most larger national firms and is a delight to work with’.
The firm has also started to gain a reputation in the regional legal markets for doing things a little differently. CEO James Tarling is frequently asked to contribute articles to national legal practice management journals, usually on the topic of change within the profession and with a focus on employee engagement and retention. The firm’s Paid Time Off Policy has been well received within the firm and outside it. Continuing to build on this with a flexible and agile approach is a priority for the management team.