Private Client Trust Solicitor | Hybrid Working (Bristol)

ENL Legal Recruitment; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Career progression

Training & development

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

ENL Legal Recruitment is assisting a leading national law firm in Bristol to recruit a Private Client Solicitor (2-4 PQE+) for a role focusing on trusts and wealth protection. You will handle a varied caseload advising on UK trusts, taxation, and related private client matters.

The role offers high-quality work with opportunities for professional development, a supportive team, and hybrid working with two office days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Solicitor, Legal Executive, Trust Advisor, or equivalent professional.
• Ideally 2-4 years' PQE; applications from more experienced candidates welcomed.
• Strong trust administration and trust taxation experience.
• Background in private client work involving trusts and wealth planning.
• Ability to manage your own caseload effectively.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong client care skills with high net worth individuals.

Responsibilities

• Managing a diverse caseload of trust administration and advisory matters.
• Advising on the creation, structuring, and ongoing administration of UK trusts.
• Drafting trust deeds, letters of wishes, and associated legal documentation.
• Providing advice on trust taxation, including Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, and Inheritance Tax.
• Preparing and overseeing annual trust accounts and tax returns.
• Working closely with tax advisers, accountants, and other specialists to provide holistic advice.
• Supporting wider private client and lifetime planning matters.
• Advising trustees and beneficiaries on complex trust-related issues.

Skills

Trust administration

Trust taxation

Private client law

Client care

Education

Solicitor/Legal Executive qualification

Job description

ENL Legal Recruitment is assisting a leading national law firm in Bristol to recruit a Private Client Solicitor (2-4 PQE+) for a role focusing on trusts and wealth protection. You will handle a varied caseload advising on UK trusts, taxation, and related private client matters.

The role offers high-quality work with opportunities for professional development, a supportive team, and hybrid working with two office days per week.