Senior Associate - Private Client

A growing Private Client team is seeking an experienced Senior Associate to join its UK practice. The role is open to candidates based in Manchester or Birmingham and operates within a hybrid working model.

You will advise high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trustees and family offices on sophisticated wealth planning, succession and estate administration. The position offers exposure to technically challenging, high-value matters, direct client contact and opportunities for career progression within an expanding team.

Day-to-day responsibilities include drafting complex wills and trust documents, advising on inheritance tax and lifetime planning, administering taxable and non-taxable estates, handling Court of Protection and deputyship matters, and working alongside tax advisers and other professionals to deliver coordinated client solutions. The role also involves supervising and mentoring junior lawyers.

• Qualified Solicitor with substantial private client experience advising HNW and UHNW individuals, families and business owners.
• Strong technical knowledge of wills, trusts, estate administration, inheritance tax planning, lasting powers of attorney and Court of Protection matters.
• Experience handling complex, high-value estates involving business, agricultural, investment and property assets.
• Proven client relationship skills, commercial approach, and experience supervising or mentoring junior fee earners. STEP qualification desirable.