Associate – Private Client

Overview

In this role you will join Mills & Reeve’s Manchester Private Client team to advise high-value private clients and trustees, building and managing your own caseload. You will collaborate with colleagues across Real Estate, Corporate and Family to deliver exceptional service. You will work on matters spanning estate planning, tax planning, and trusts, contributing to a market-leading practice. This is an opportunity to grow a long-term career in Private Client law within a supportive, inclusive firm.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• wide range of benefits
• flexible working arrangements
• inclusive and supportive environment

Responsibilities

• Advise on estate and succession planning
• Inheritances tax and capital gains tax planning
• Complex will drafting
• Trustee powers and duties
• Creating and administering trusts
• Family investment companies
• Manage your own matters including financial management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Real Estate, Corporate and Family

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor with at least 1 year’s PQE
• Experience at a large regional or City firm
• Strong technical expertise advising high net worth individuals and trustees
• Proven ability to manage own matters and financial responsibilities
• STEP Diploma completed or in progress (advantageous)

• Collaborative team player
• Client-focused
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Estate planning
• Will drafting
• Tax planning (inheritance tax, capital gains tax)

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