An established national law firm is seeking a Senior Associate or Legal Director to join its Leeds Private Client Advisory team. The role supports an ambitious local growth plan and offers exposure to complex estate, trust and succession matters for high net worth individuals and families.

The team provides technical advice on wills, lifetime trusts, powers of attorney, deeds of variation and estate administration, with close collaboration across tax and other specialist teams. This role offers access to a large national Private Client practice, opportunities to develop niche interests and a supportive, flexible working culture.

Competitive benefits include generous pension, private medical cover, paid volunteering days, flexible/hybrid working options and wellbeing initiatives.

Proven experience advising on and implementing complex wills, lifetime trusts, deeds of variation, powers of attorney and estate administration
STEP qualified or actively working towards STEP
Experience advising on lifetime IHT planning and taxation of trusts and estates
Strong financial discipline and ability to work with internal teams and external advisers
Demonstrable business development capability with existing referrer/client relationships and a drive to grow the team
Good knowledge of the Leeds Private Client market

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