Associate​/Senior Associate - Private Client

Overview

Associate - Private Client at Mills & Reeve. London-based opportunity within the international Private Client team.

• Undertake a broad range of private client work predominantly for individuals with international connections, to include advising on pre-immigration tax planning, the statutory resident test, estate planning for non-Long Term Resident individuals, global asset structuring, succession planning and family governance for international families, advising on the UK tax treatment of investment in the UK (including UK property holding structures), and advising on all aspects of offshore trusts, estate planning and related tax and fiduciary work.
• Carry out marketing and business development activities to expand the London client base.

This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking law firm and our stats speak for themselves. The firm has a significant private client national service line (NSL) headed up by Deborah Clark, with teams in Birmingham, Cambridge, London, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich. Teams also work closely with colleagues in corporate, real estate and family. Workload is varied and high quality, including all aspects of personal tax, lasting powers of attorney, formation, administration and restructuring of trusts, family investment companies and other onshore and offshore structures for UK tax planning, family and asset protection, together with succession planning for family business owners.

The London team is led by Sarah Cormack, Ravi Francis and Jonathan Colclough.

• Technically strong with relevant experience
• Excellent written English and drafting skills
• Italian/French language skills would be advantageous
• Good research skills, including an ability to use online information sources
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with clients, potential clients and multipliers
• Negotiating skills
• Attention to detail
• Time and matter management skills

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Details of our core benefit offering are available via the firm’s site.

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This includes, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it. We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need.

Our 1,450+ people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients. We’re ranked in the top 50 UK law firms and are highlighted in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, having been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”

Our values guide us: ambition, openness, care and collaboration. We encourage flexible working arrangements and provide support to accommodate workplace adjustments as needed. For information on diversity and inclusion work, visit our website.

• Entry level

• Full-time

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• Law Practice

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