Legal Director – Private Client
We have a new opportunity for a Legal Director or ambitious Senior Associate to join our growing Succession & Tax team in London. The role will ideally suit a STEP qualified Private Client solicitor with strong commercial success within the Succession and Tax specialism, and a desire to be an influential part of an established and successful team.
Private Client is a highly regarded and successful Business Group within Blake Morgan, comprising its Succession & Tax and Family Practice Groups and generating fees of £6.5M per annum. We employ over 50 people and have teams working out of the firm’s London, Southampton, Cardiff and Oxford offices. We are listed as one of the UK’s top private client law firms by eprivateclient and are the only law firm to appear in the Inclusive Top 50 Employers Index; This ethos resonates through the way we work with our clients, our collegiate culture and our flexible and hybrid working practices. Our encouragement of a decent work/life balance and complimentary interests will help you towards a strong long-term profile with the firm.
About the role
The successful applicant will be required to deal with Wills and Probate matters as well as other Private Client work. You will therefore have an interest in dealing with complex files and will have experience of and typically be involved in the following:
- Preparation of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney for UK based and international clients
- Estate planning (including lifetime and post-death planning), to cover advice on inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax and the creation of lifetime trusts
- Obtaining grants of probate or letters of administration and administering estate, including foreign domicile, re-sealing of grants and intestate estates
- Preparing deeds of variation, deeds of gifts and deeds of family arrangement
- Providing trust advice particularly around setting up, management and administration with reference to the firm’s dedicated Trust Administration team.
About you
The successful applicant will have a confident and personable approach with excellent communication skills – comfortable working as part of a team with experience of supervising and delegating to others. You’ll have a broader aspiration to become involved in the overall management of the team and the wider Succession & Tax Practice Group.
In addition to a STEP qualification, you should be able to evidence strong technical skills and a flair for business development. Your broader experience should include a sound and solid background in wills and probate with experience of running independent caseloads
We offer standard hybrid working practices split between home working and office locations – and there is additional scope for individuals to spend their time between our London and regional offices.
How to Apply
- Please email [email protected] to apply with a copy of your CV and your salary expectations.
- Interviews: The interview process will start as soon as suitable candidates have been identified. We will notify you in advance if you are required to carry out a drafting exercise/skills test as part of the interview process.
- If you have any questions, please email Rob Brown at [email protected] or telephone on 023 8085 7441.
- Your personal data will be processed in line with our applicant privacy policy which explains how we treat your data.
Please note that we are currently only accepting CVs from instructed agencies and direct applicants.
