Your Role
and What You'll Be Doing
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Solicitor to join our National Private Client Advisory team, based in Newcastle, This is an integral role to advise high net worth individuals and families on the legal and tax aspects of estate and succession planning and tax planning and support with the growth of the private client offering in the North East.
About You
1. Strong experience in advising on, implementing and running complex wills, lifetime trusts, deeds of variation, powers of attorneys and estate administration;
2. STEP qualified or working towards the STEP qualification;
3. Experienced in advising on lifetime IHT planning and on the taxation of trusts and estates and their general administration;
4. Able to demonstrate strong financial disciplines and the ability to work collaboratively with other teams and external professionals;
5. An aptitude for business development and a passion for growing strong client and referrer relationships;
6. A drive to continue to aid the growth and development of the wider team; and
7. A good understanding of the Newcastle private client market
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
8. 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
9. Generous and flexible pension schemes.
10. Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
11. Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.