Senior Private Client Solicitor

Absolute Law Recruitment are seeking a Private Client Solicitor 5yrs+ PQE to join an exceptional Legal 500 Law Firm in London.

You will provide high quality legal advice on the full range of private client matters whilst acting as a trusted advisor to clients. The role requires the delivery of technically excellent advice with the ability to guide clients on long-term strategic planning, alongside changing economic and political environments. Upholding the highest level of client service at all times is essential.

A detailed understanding of the following areas is required

• Tax and trust work
• Business succession planning
• Capital Gains Tax (CGT) advice
• Estate and succession planning
• Farm/agricultural property succession planning
• Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning
• All aspects of preparing wills
• Post-death variations
• Trust creation and trust administration
• Trust tax and estate administration and tax compliance

A detailed understanding of tax and trust work

• Life Interest Trusts, Discretionary Trusts and Declarations of Trust
• Tax treatment of different trusts
• Day-to-day administration of trusts including drafting Deeds of Appointment, Deeds of Retirement, completion of trust tax returns, drafting trust accounts and the variation of trusts

Person specification

• Ambitious and focused on developing a successful career to partner level
• Able to manage, motivate and mentor junior team members
• Desire to develop existing expertise, experience and skills with training, direction and appropriate supervision
• Effective time management and organisational skills and the initiative to work independently but also as part of a team
• Able to communicate and engage at all levels both internally and externally with clients and professional advisors
• Able to negotiate with and influence others
• Flexible, adaptable and positive attitude to work
• Able to identify priorities within a complex and demanding workload and sustain consistent quality performance when under pressure
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Confident in own abilities and self-motivated
• Friendly and approachable
• Displays a genuine commitment to the delivery of outstanding client service.

Benefits

The salary on offer will reflect PQE experience along with exceptional benefits.

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