Private Wealth Associate/Senior Associate

Are you a private client solicitor seeking to join a market-leading Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked private wealth team? This Top 60 law firm is undergoing continued growth and is looking for someone with 5-6+ PQE to join its City of London team at the Senior Associate level.

The Firm

This London law firm is a pioneer in the industry, dealing with the highest quality of work while providing employees with the opportunity to truly make a difference without simply being a small cog in a big machine.

You will find a creative, supportive, dynamic, forward-thinking, and progressive culture. They invest heavily in their staff, with industry-leading training and a natural platform for progression.

The firm is well known for their advice to individuals, families, businesses, financial services, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organisations on every aspect of the law from their prestigious offices in London.

Their clients present complex and varied challenges, and as such, they value the firm's in-depth knowledge, technical excellence, and diversity of disciplines.

What really binds this firm together are their long-standing relationships and an approach that is pragmatic, plain-speaking, and always steadfast in their values, which the firm holds dear. These values mean they gain clients' trust, strive to do the right thing, and aim for the best results.

Those values echo throughout the teams, and employees benefit from this culture and approach equally. This creates an adult working environment where lawyers are trusted to perform at the level clients expect without micromanagement.

The Role

This market-leading private wealth team provides advice on UK and international tax and estate planning, trusts and trust administration, landed estates, and immigration. You will be working with UHNW individuals on a variety of private wealth matters.

The specific work and duties include:

• Advising on complex estate planning for clients with a wide range of assets (both in the UK and outside the UK), including drafting wills and documents for lifetime gifting;
• Dealing with the administration of high-value and complex estates (including advising on inheritance tax reliefs and dealing with cross-border estates);
• Preparing lasting powers of attorney and advance decisions and advising on capacity matters;
• Advising on UK trust structures and drafting trust documents for creation and restructuring;
• Taxation of trusts (predominantly onshore)

You'll be surrounded by industry-leading private wealth lawyers who work together in a warm, friendly environment on some of the highest-quality work in this space.

Requirements:

• England and Wales qualified private client solicitor with 5+ PQE
• Experience in international matters is desirable but not a prerequisite.

Benefits:

• Above-market salary and excellent benefits
• Access to clients and the ability to build a reputation in the market
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Training from top partners

This is a fantastic opportunity for a private client solicitor with 5+ years of PQE to join a market-leading team within one of the most prestigious practices in the city.

Apply now for immediate consideration, or feel free to contact Charlie Simpkin at JMC Legal Recruitment for a confidential conversation.