Ten Percent Legal Recruitment

Head of Wills & Probate in East Anglia (JO9916)

Overview

Reference
JO9916

Salary
Negotiable depending on experience

Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- East of England -- Suffolk -- Lowestoft

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
28 November 2025


A very well-established East Anglia firm is looking for a senior solicitor to head up their private client department at their Lowestoft office.
 
The firm would like to speak to solicitors who have a minimum of 5 years' PQE in wills & probate work to manage their talented private client team alongside managing their own premium caseload of complex, high-value matters for ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients, including:
 
Estate Planning: Drafting intricate Wills, advising on and establishing Family Investment Companies, creating and managing UK and offshore trust structures, and providing strategic Inheritance Tax mitigation advice.
 
Complex Probate & Estate Administration: Leading on estates with significant assets, cross-border elements, trusts, business property, and agricultural relief issues.
 
Trust Law: Advising trustees and beneficiaries on all aspects of trust creation, administration, variation, and termination.
 
The role will be full-time, permanent and salary will be negotiable depending on experience but should be very competitive.
 
 
 


Contact information

Pete Gresty

Peter Gresty CertRP FIRP is a qualified and experienced legal recruitment consultant handling permanent vacancies across the UK. Pete has been with Ten Percent Legal Recruitment since 2007 and has worked with law firms from sole practitioners through to large regional solicitors firms, negotiating deals across a range from legal secretaries through to partner level.