Private Client Solicitor

Our client is a leading UK based advisory business who are now looking for a Private Client Solicitor to join their department, to  work alongside Senior solicitors and Partners to provide a world class service to clients.

You will be joining a brilliant and experienced legal team comprising of over 10 solicitors and paralegals, working on a range of specialisms including tax, private client, corporate, immigration services and share schemes. This role will support the private client legal team and work closely alongside their substantial well established private client tax team.

The new Private Client Solicitor will have experience working with a varied portfolio involving a mix of domestic and private client work including Wills, probate and all aspects of estate administration, LPA’s, tax, trusts and advising high net worth individuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Work within a team of mixed discipline including accountants, IFAs and tax specialists.
• Assist with the administration of deceased estates (both testate and intestate).
• Will drafting, including the limitation of its territorial scope and the inclusion of various trusts such as those containing business assets or a life interest trust.
• Be knowledgeable and experienced in a wide variety of trust matters (Charitable, Discretionary, IIPs, Old A&M trusts, onshore and Excluded Property trusts) to include the set up, administration and taxation of such trusts.
• Supporting and Advising HNW (£2-20m) and UHNW (£20m +) individuals including owner managed businesses.
• Powers of Attorney (including registration and administration).
• Post death variations & Deeds of Family arrangement.
• Be able to develop and maintain a good working relationship with clients and colleagues.
• Be able to develop and further existing client relationships, meeting with clients and third parties as required, preferably with a willingness to prepare comments and articles on salient private client topics for publication in trade and national press

Essential Skills & Expertise

• 5-6 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Experience specialising in private client law, ideally with a capital tax focus
• knowledge of onshore private client work.
• Sound tax knowledge especially in IHT and CGT.
• Experience in dealing with complex multi jurisdictional probates (eg France, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Australia and New Zealand) will be beneficial.
• Experience of dealing with a Trust Corporation.
• A competent knowledge and experience of dealing with clients who have multi jurisdictional Wills and be aware of the conflicts relating to issues of tax and laws of succession for such clients.
• A working knowledge of the application of Brussels IV.
• Strong intellect and ability to think creatively & excellent technical drafting and analytical skills are essential
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to empathise with the needs of a Private Client plus good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks
• Team player with good communication skills