Senior Private Client Solicitor

Douglas Scott Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas Scott Ltd in Central London is seeking a Senior Associate to join its established Private Client & Tax team, handling complex domestic and international matters for HNW/UHNW clients.

The role involves advising on wills, estates, trusts, cross-border succession, residence and tax planning, with a focus on delivering commercially astute solutions. You will work in a collaborative, high-performing team to develop your career within a leading private client practice.

Qualifications

• Strong technically minded Private Client experience at Senior Associate level.
• Experience advising sophisticated HNW/UHNW clients on domestic and international matters.
• Excellent academic background and high-quality training.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Drafting wills and advising on succession and wealth planning, including trusts and foundations.
• Advising on IHT, reliefs, exemptions and double taxation.
• Handling cross-border succession matters with overseas counsel.
• Advising on residence, domicile and personal taxation.
• Advising trustees and beneficiaries, including trust administration and restructuring.
• Advising on compliance, reporting and transparency obligations.
• Advising on the tax implications of UK residential property structures.

Skills

Private Client expertise

Cross-border matters

Tax planning knowledge

Client management

Job description

Senior Associate – Private Client

Central London

Top 200 Law Firm

I’m currently working with a highly regarded, full-service law firm that is looking to appoint a Senior Associate into its established Private Client & Tax team.

The firm has an entrepreneurial and commercially focused client base, acting for a mix of HNW and UHNW individuals, family offices, trustees, financial institutions and businesses, with particular exposure to clients across the technology, finance, media, entertainment and sports sectors.

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented Private Client Senior Solicitor to join a collaborative and ambitious team, working on a complex and varied caseload with sophisticated UK and international clients.

Your work is likely to include:

• Drafting wills and advising on succession and wealth planning, including trusts, foundations, family investment companies and partnerships.
• Advising on IHT, reliefs, exemptions and double taxation, alongside wider tax planning.
• Handling cross-border succession matters, including conflict of laws and working with overseas counsel.
• Advising on residence, domicile and personal taxation, including CGT, income tax, remittance basis, split-year treatment and overseas workday relief.
• Advising trustees and beneficiaries, including trust administration and restructuring.
• Advising on mental capacity matters and LPAs.
• Supporting clients with philanthropy, impact investing and charitable matters.
• Advising on compliance, reporting and transparency obligations.
• Advising on the tax implications of UK residential property structures, including IHT, CGT, corporation tax, ATED and SDLT.
• Dealing with a broad range of other private client and tax matters.

The ideal candidate will be a strong technically minded Private Client lawyer at Senior Associate level, with an excellent academic background and high-quality training.

You’ll ideally have experience from a firm with a strong Private Client offering and be comfortable advising sophisticated HNW/UHNW clients on complex domestic and international matters.

You’ll also be:

• Commercially astute with excellent technical and analytical skills.
• Confident managing your own caseload and client relationships.
• Proactive, personable and solutions-focused.
• Comfortable working collaboratively within a high-performing team.
• Ambitious and keen to continue developing your career within a leading Private Client practice.