Highly regarded Private Client team in London is seeking to recruit a Private Client (Wills Tax Trusts) lawyer of 2 or more years’ PQE. Clients include:

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• HNW and UHNW individuals and families

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• Family offices

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• Entrepreneurs

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• Stewards of landed estates

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• Charitable trustees

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• Executors

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This Associate role sits within the firm’s Private Client Offshore team (collaborating with the Private Client Onshore and the Trusts & Estates Disputes teams), delivering technical legal and tax advice to international private clients (both UK resident and non-UK resident) from a broad range of jurisdictions on matters including:

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• Structuring wealth in the UK or offshore

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• Advising on the establishment of trusts and other wealth-holding entities

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• Succession planning, including cross-border Will writing and providing technical tax advice

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• Implementing planning in collaboration with UK and international advisors (incl. lawyers, accountants, trustees, and corporate service providers).

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Key responsibilities include working on a range of offshore private client matters, including:

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• Providing a full range of E&W legal and UK tax advice to international private clients (UK resident and non-resident);

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• Advising international clients either moving to or leaving the UK;

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• Project managing the structuring and re-structuring of assets;

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• Acquiring and disposing of UK assets (often property);

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• Drafting Wills, trust deeds, and associated documents;

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• Providing ancillary advice to clients to help implement their succession planning strategies;

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• Liaising with advisers in other jurisdictions;

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• Working closely with colleagues in the PC Onshore and Disputes teams

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This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Private Client lawyer to join a thriving practice. From day one, you will manage high-level work independently, supported by the team.