Overview
In this role you will join a leading Private Wealth practice to drive growth and succession planning for HNW/UHNW clients. You will work within a collaborative, supporter-driven culture with strong partner backing and a clear path to Partnership. You will handle high-value private wealth matters, including estates, trusts, tax and cross-border issues, and contribute to business development and strategic client relationships. This is an entrepreneurial platform with senior support, offering visibility within a top-tier firm and opportunities to shape the practice.
Responsibilities
- Steer complex private wealth matters for high-net-worth clients, including estates, trusts and wealth structuring
- Lead both contentious and non-contentious work with partners and specialists
- Provide strategic advice from inception to resolution and manage sensitive family dynamics
- Engage in business development and profile-raising to grow the client base
- Mentor and supervise junior colleagues to build a scalable, efficient team
- Develop relationships with domestic and international clients and coordinate multi-jurisdictional matters
- Contribute to the growth strategy and strategic development of the Private Wealth practice
- Balance fee-earning with leadership, client management, and cross-functional collaboration
Key requirements
- 8+ years PQE in Private Wealth (England & Wales) with both contentious and non-contentious experience
- Commercial mindset with strong written English and client-facing skills
- Proven ability to deliver creative, practical solutions to complex issues
- Ambition for business development and marketing with a collaborative, team-focused approach
- Ability to supervise and develop junior colleagues and work with support staff
- Track record of handling high-value private wealth matters for a sophisticated client base
- collaborative
- client-facing
- commercial mindset
- private wealth
- estates
- trusts
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