Private Client Senior Associate (International) – 6+ PQE – London
A highly regarded London firm is looking to hire a Private Client Senior Associate (6+ PQE) into its established and growing private wealth team.
The team is recognised for advising internationally mobile HNW and UHNW individuals, particularly entrepreneurs and families with complex, cross-border asset structures. Its core client base typically sits in the £50m – £500m+ wealth bracket, with increasing exposure to ultra-high-value mandates.
The Opportunity
You will work closely with Partners on a broad mix of international and domestic private client and tax matters, delivering strategic, solution-led advice to a sophisticated global client base.
The team is known for its commercial, agile and relationship-driven approach, often acting as a trusted adviser to clients with fast-moving and complex needs.
You will also benefit from close collaboration with real estate, corporate and disputes teams, reflecting the firm’s fully integrated private wealth offering.
What You Will Be Doing
- Advising on a wide range of UK and international private client and tax matters
- Drafting tailored tax advice and structuring solutions for globally mobile clients
- Implementing cross-border planning, including working with overseas counsel
- Managing client relationships from instruction through to completion
- Liaising with intermediaries including trustees, bankers and family offices
- Drafting Wills, trusts and complex wealth planning documentation
- Supporting wider teams on private wealth aspects of high-value, multi-disciplinary matters
What We Are Looking For
- At least 6+ PQE in private client law,
- Strong international private client experience – essential
- Experience advising HNW and UHNW individuals, ideally entrepreneurial clients
- Solid grounding in UK tax, trusts and succession planning
- Commercial mindset with the confidence to engage directly with clients
- A collaborative approach and interest in cross-practice work
Why This Role
- A genuine focus on international private wealth work, not just domestic planning
- Exposure to complex, high-value client matters with cross-border elements
- Close Partner access in a collaborative, non-hierarchical team
- A firm known for agility, commerciality and deep client relationships
- Strong platform for progression within a growing private client practice
About Lex Exec
Lex Exec is a specialist legal recruitment business focused on partner and associate moves within the Private Client, Family and Private Wealth sectors.
We work discreetly with leading London firms and ambitious lawyers to identify opportunities that align with long term career goals, not just short term moves.
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