Private Client Associate (5+ PQE) – Tax Focus

Location: Central London

Salary: Highly competitive – £150,000 - £200,000

A leading, specialist private client team in central London is seeking a senior Private Client Associate (5+ PQE) with a strong tax-led private wealth practice to join its highly regarded team.

This role is ideally suited to a lawyer whose expertise sits at the intersection of tax, trusts, estates, and succession planning, and who enjoys advising on complex, high-value matters for sophisticated clients.

The Role

The successful candidate will advise on a broad range of tax-driven private client matters, including:

• UK tax planning for trusts, estates, and high-value succession structures
• Inheritance tax planning and mitigation strategies
• Capital gains tax and income tax issues relating to trusts and estates
• Tax aspects of estate administration and probate, including complex and taxable estates
• Creation, restructuring, and termination of trusts
• Advising UHNW individuals, families, trustees, and family offices on long-term wealth and estate planning
• Working closely with accountants and other professional advisers on technically complex tax issues

The role offers significant autonomy, direct client contact, and the opportunity to work on intellectually rigorous, tax-heavy matters at the highest level of the market.

The Candidate

You will:

• Be a qualified solicitor with 5+ years’ PQE in private client work
• Have strong specialist tax experience, particularly in relation to trusts, estates, and probate
• Be comfortable advising on technically complex tax issues and providing strategic, long-term planning advice
• Have excellent technical ability, judgement, and client-handling skills
• CTA qualification is desirable but not essential

The Firm

• A leading specialist private client firm with an outstanding reputation for tax and wealth structuring
• High-quality, complex work for a sophisticated client base
• Collaborative, expert-led culture with genuine depth of technical expertise
• Central London location

Remuneration

• Highly competitive salary from £150,000+, dependent on experience
• Excellent benefits and strong long-term career prospects