Private Client Associate - 3-6 PQE - London
As an Associate in the Private Client team, your role is to provide an excellent service to clients, through solution-based advice, inspiring trust and confidence and by being actively engaged in clients’ issues.
The role involves advising clients on a broad range of tax and private client matters, supporting partners and other fees earners in the private client team and regularly working alongside fee earners in the property, corporate and dispute resolution departments.
You will already have an understanding of UK and international tax law, but will be supported at all times by partners within the team to develop this knowledge and apply it to meet the needs of our clients.
You will work under Partner supervision on a broad range of matters. Duties include:
- drafting tailored tax advice and planning solutions for clients, both UK and international implementation of advice for clients, including liaising where necessary with other departments and overseas tax/legal counsel.
- day to day management of client files from inception of a matter to completion, including scoping and quoting for new matters, keeping clients updated as a matter progresses and billing
- liaising with intermediaries on behalf of clients including bankers, financial advisers and trustees
- drafting bespoke deeds, agreements and Wills researching discrete areas of tax and trusts law
- supporting the real estate, corporate, litigation and finance departments with advice needed by their HNW/UHNW clients.
