Associate Solicitor; Private Client

Associate Solicitor (Private Client)

Michelmores LLP is inviting applications for an Associate Solicitor (Private Client) to join the Private Client team based in Bristol or Exeter.

We are a flexible, friendly, and inclusive organisation with a focus on fresh thinking, growth, and success. We encourage our Associates to forge direct client relationships and expand their knowledge in areas that interest them.

Examples of recent work include:

• Advising trustees of a family trust on land transfer to the next generation while mitigating future inheritance tax and drafting relevant documentation.
• Working with the strategic land team to advise a landowner on structuring land ownership before entering a promotion agreement.
• Advising a family business owner on business transfer and inheritance tax position, including options for improving the tax position and dividing the estate among seven children.
• Assisting an Italian non‑UK domiciled client on pre‑arrival planning and overseas workday relief while moving to the UK.
• Restructuring a Jersey trust and underlying company holding UK property for a client living in South Africa, to pass wealth to Australian and UK resident children.
• Advising a UK/US couple on their estate planning, reviewing a lifetime revocable grantor trust and UK tax position.
• Guiding executors of an estate with significant farming assets on APR and BPR claims, targeting administration for the benefit of the surviving spouse and wider family.

Our Private Client team has a well‑established practice, has consistently won the top accolade in the Chambers High Net Worth rankings and holds STEP Platinum Employer Partner accreditation. The team works across all four of our main offices and advises on a wide range of Private Client work, including tax advice, succession planning, trust administration, governance of family businesses, will preparation, and estate administration.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 2–5 years’ post‑qualification experience in private client work, focusing on wealth protection, estate planning, and estate administration.
• The ability to assume responsibility quickly.
• Experience meeting financial and non‑financial targets.
• An understanding of the importance of delivering both legal excellence and commercial advice aligned with client objectives.
• A strong interest in our values and ambition.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills at all levels.
• A commercial, proactive, and professional approach.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Team‑player attitude with sensitivity and effective collaboration.
• Self‑motivation, enthusiasm, and a commitment to career development.
• Respect for confidentiality and discretion, with flexibility to adapt to changing demands.
• Initiative and innovative thinking.

To apply, click the application link below or call Lisa Gater (Recruitment Business Partner) on .

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

All candidates are subject to pre‑employment screening checks, including DBS, adverse media, financial checks, and verification of employment history, right to work, and qualifications.

* No agencies please – any agency assistance will be via invitation only.