Private Client Senior Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment represents a premier international firm in Manchester seeking a Private Client Senior Associate with 5 years PQE. The role offers autonomy within a boutique-style private client team while leveraging the resources of a large global platform.

You will handle estate planning, succession and wealth preservation for high net worth individuals, supervising junior lawyers and developing cross-border work with international colleagues.

Qualifications

• Senior Associate with at least 5 years PQE in Private Client.

Responsibilities

• Advise high net worth individuals on estate planning and wealth preservation.
• Take strategic ownership of matters from outset, coordinating with specialists.
• Coordinate with accountants, tax advisers, trustees and HMRC to deliver joined up advice.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers in the Manchester team.

Job description

Private Client Senior Associate | 5 Years PQE | International Firm | Manchester

A rare chance to be a senior figure in a small, bespoke Private Client team while standing on the platform of a large international firm.

The Firm

This is a large international firm with a substantial UK presence and an established Manchester office. Private Client sits within that wider platform, giving access to corporate, real estate and tax colleagues when matters demand it. Private Client here is a specialist, boutique style practice operating inside a firm of significant scale, meaning you get the autonomy and visibility of a small team alongside the clients and resources of a large one, with your contribution clearly visible to those who decide on promotions.

The firm's international network brings a dimension that most regional private client practices cannot match, with cross border estates, internationally mobile families and wealth structuring with a European element sitting alongside a strong domestic caseload. Prior international experience is welcome but not a prerequisite.

The Role

You will advise high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals, families and business owners on estate planning, succession and wealth preservation, taking strategic ownership of your matters from the outset.

Much of the work is collaborative, coordinating with accountants, tax advisers, trustees and HMRC to deliver joined up advice, with real scope to develop your own client relationships and profile in the Manchester market. Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers forms part of the role.

The caseload spans the full breadth of private wealth work including will drafting where trusts and business assets are in play, long term succession and wealth preservation strategy, estate administration from straightforward through to complex matters, inheritance tax and capital gains planning, trust creation and restructuring, family investment companies, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection work and matters carrying a cross border dimension.