Associate/Senior Associate

Irwin Mitchell; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is expanding its Private Client team in Brighton. We seek a dedicated professional with a solid background in high net worth estate planning, including wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. This role offers the chance to build a significant practice in a new office, supported by a strong team committed to client service excellence.

Benefits

25 days of holidays plus bank holidays

Generous flexible pension schemes

Two volunteering days per year

Westfield Health membership

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in managing high net worth matters including wills and trusts.
• Ability to drive team growth in Brighton market.
• Enthusiastic team player contributing to business development.

Responsibilities

• Advising and managing complex estate planning matters.
• Collaborating closely with senior team members.
• Engaging in business development activities.

Skills

Financial discipline

Collaboration

Business development

Client relationship management

Education

STEP qualified or willing to qualify

Job description

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If you enjoy being part of a successful, friendly, and high-performing team, then this is the job for you. Our top-tier Legal 500 and top-ranked Chambers HNW Private Client team in the South advises high net worth individuals and families on the legal and tax aspects of estate, tax, and succession planning.

Opening a new Brighton office at the start of 2024, we are looking to grow our presence within Private Client in that area. You will be working closely with a Partner and a Senior Associate to achieve this.

About You

• A solid background in advising on, implementing, and managing complex and high net worth matters, including wills, trusts, deeds of variation, powers of attorney, and estate administration.
• Ideally, STEP qualified or willing to work towards STEP qualification.
• Strong financial discipline and the ability to collaborate effectively with other teams and external professionals.
• An enthusiastic team player, contributing to team growth through engagement in business development and fostering strong client and referrer relationships.
• Experience and knowledge of the Brighton market, with the ability to help drive the team's growth in this location.

We’re proud of our values and are looking for people who share them:

• Pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• Approachable and caring
• Tenacious in pursuing objectives
• Efficient in service delivery
• Working with integrity

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days of holidays plus bank holidays. You can ‘buy’ up to 35 hours of extra holiday.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Two volunteering days per year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services, alongside Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a range of well-being initiatives to support positive mental health and a flexible working model through our Flexible by Choice programme, allowing more hybrid work options depending on role, team, and client needs.

We are ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes reflect our core values and commitment to diversity, inclusion, community investment, and sustainability, including our focus on social responsibility, community, environment, and pro bono activities.