Associate - Private Client (2-4PQE)

Russell-Cooke LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell-Cooke LLP in central London (Bedford Row) is seeking an Associate – Private Client (2-4 PQE). The role involves handling a private client caseload under supervision, with a strong emphasis on wills, trusts and estate planning, including cross-border matters.

The team prioritises collaboration, technical development and client service across UHNW clients and family offices. The successful candidate will have a 2:1 degree, LPC commendation if possible, and a proactive, team-oriented

Qualifications

• Degree level 2:1 and ideally commendation at LPC level.
• Highly numerate, IT literate, with excellent working knowledge of Excel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct of own caseload under line management of supervising partner.
• Business development including networking, article writing, cross-departmental relationship building and developing referrer relationships.
• Excellent financial management including time recording and billing to reach annual targets.
• Participation in firm wide cohort and other events.
• Getting involved in know-how sessions and helping with team precedent-building.

Skills

Numerate

IT literacy

Education

Degree 2:1

LPC commendation

Tools

Excel

Job description

Associate – Private Client (2-4 PQE)

Hours 9.30am – 5.30pm

Department Private Client Bedford Row

The Role

We are looking for an ambitious, professional candidate with excellent academics (ideally 2:1) to join our Private Client team in Bedford Row in central London. The ideal candidate will be 2-4 PQE in the non-contentious Private Client area of law.

We are looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic private client lawyer who enjoys working as part of a team and is keen to continue developing their technical expertise. Candidates will ideally have experience of wills, trusts, estate planning and estate administration. Experience of international and cross-border private client work would be particularly welcome, although not essential. We are open-minded as to precise PQE and are more interested in finding someone with the right experience, aptitude, approach and willingness to learn.

We handle varied and high-quality work to include: advising on and drafting wills; estate and inheritance tax planning advice; the administration of estates of varying degrees of complexity; the creation, administration and taxation of trusts; cross-border, including US / UK, tax and estate planning advice; inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax advice in relation to trusts and estates; advising on mental capacity issues and Lasting Powers of Attorney.

A particular focus of our Bedford Row office is acting for Family Offices, UHNW and HNW clients as well as entrepreneurs and family businesses. Russell-Cooke is a full-service law firm and often legal advice is provided to clients by several teams within the firm.

Technical skills and expertise

Main Duties

• Conduct of own caseload under line management of supervising partner
• Business development to include networking, article writing, cross-departmental relationship building, developing referrer relationships such as accountants, wealth managers, trust companies etc
• Excellent financial management including time recording and billing to reach annual targets.
• Participation in firm wide cohort and other events
• Getting involved in technical knowhow sessions run by the team and helping with team precedent-building

Client Relations

• To provide a high-quality service to all Russell-Cooke clients
• To develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients’ confidence and that of other professionals
• Receive requests for advice from current and potential clients and deciding on the most appropriate responses to make to these requests
• Establishing what needs to be done to solve a client’s problem

Personal Development

• Qualify into and maintain professional development in a professional body such as STEP
• Support internal procedures and systems of Russell-Cooke including file and financial management
• Participate in team meetings
• Attend internal training and external training as and when required
• Read journals and attend courses as part of continuing professional development
• Maintain high standards of professional conduct while generating adequate practice income, ensuring that the fees earned sufficiently exceed total costs and expenses incurred

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree level 2:1 and ideally commendation at LPC level
• Highly numerate, IT literate, with excellent working knowledge of Excel.

Your career development

Russell-Cooke’s lawyers are rounded professional advisers with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort based career development programme. We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.

At each stage of your career, and as you move through the cohorts, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.

We have a diverse workforce and aim to attract high calibre applicants that reflect the demography of our geographical location and client base. We recruit and employ people solely on merit according to the requirements of the role. No applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, material status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy/maternity or religion. Reasonable adjustments will be made to eliminate or reduce disadvantage.