Solicitor/Associate - International Private Client

Birketts LLP; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long service holiday (1 extra week)

Private Healthcare with BUPA

Staff Profit Share and Bonus

Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Prof

Life Assurance - 4x salary

CSR Day

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave

Subsidised gym membership

Electric car scheme

Dress for your Day Policy

Job summary

Birketts LLP in Cambridge is seeking a Solicitor/Associate to support our International Private Client team within the Private Client Division. You will focus on complex tax advisory work for US/UK matters and related cross‑border private client work, handling client relationships and contributing to business development.

The role offers hybrid working with 80% office days and 20% home days, with candidates able to apply for full‑ or part‑time patterns.

Qualifications

• Applies strong legal and commercial judgement, researches precedents effectively, and drafts complex documents with appropriate senior guidance
• Manages time recording, billing support and workload efficiently to meet financial targets and maximise fee recovery
• Actively supports business development through events, pitches and networking, building profile and identifying opportunities via firm and client relationships
• Delivers high-quality client service with minimal supervision, providing timely, accurate advice and demonstrating strong understanding of client needs and priorities
• Manages time reliably, communicates proactively, embraces feedback, and demonstrates a collaborative, adaptable and positive “can do” approach
• Consistently meets compliance requirements by completing reviews and reports on time, adhering to risk management best practices, understanding Lexcel standards, and completing all mandatory training
• Strong attention to detail to produce work documentation which is consistently of a high standard
• Professional integrity and a commitment to providing excellent client service
• To be competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel, time recording software, case management, Outlook and digital dictation

Responsibilities

• Act as a key point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships, and identifying opportunities to add value
• Participate in marketing and networking initiatives
• Supporting an active caseload with the aim of providing efficient and effective advice
• Take responsibility for personal financial performance, demonstrating accountability and a commercial mindset

Skills

Legal judgement

Billing & time recording

Business development

Client service

Compliance

Attention to detail

Professional integrity

Collaboration

Adaptable

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Time recording software

Case management software

Digital dictation

Job description

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.

The team you will join

Our multilingual International Private Client team sits within the wider Private Client Division.

The team specialises in tax advisory work for international clients (including a fast-growing sub-team dealing with US / UK matters), cross-border succession planning, Wills and estates and international trust work. The team also has a sub-team dealing with work for Spanish clients and a Sharia private client offering.

We work closely with the other international teams in the private client division, including international family, immigration and private wealth disputes. We collaborate with the international teams in other divisions as part of our firm-wide international committee.

The team is experiencing rapid growth and is actively engaged in business development and team PR activities. All team members participate in this.

The work you will be doing

The successful candidate will primarily assist our colleagues in the US / UK team focussing on complex tax advisory work. The candidate will also assist the team more generally (except for the Spanish work).

The candidate will also:

• Act as a key point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships, and identifying opportunities to add value
• Participate in marketing and networking initiatives
• Supporting an active caseload with the aim of providing efficient and effective advice
• Take responsibility for personal financial performance, demonstrating accountability and a commercial mindset

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

What we are looking for

Birketts has designed a 'Talent Management Framework' which provides a career structure that will help us develop, retain and reward talented people. As a Solicitor, we typically expect candidates to have between 0–3 years PQE. As an Associate, we typically expect candidates to have between 3-6 years PQE.

• Applies strong legal and commercial judgement, researches precedents effectively, and drafts complex documents with appropriate senior guidance
• Manages time recording, billing support and workload efficiently to meet financial targets and maximise fee recovery
• Actively supports business development through events, pitches and networking, building profile and identifying opportunities via firm and client relationships
• Delivers high-quality client service with minimal supervision, providing timely, accurate advice and demonstrating strong understanding of client needs and priorities
• Manages time reliably, communicates proactively, embraces feedback, and demonstrates a collaborative, adaptable and positive “can do” approach
• Consistently meets compliance requirements by completing reviews and reports on time, adhering to risk management best practices, understanding Lexcel standards, and completing all mandatory training
• Strong attention to detail to produce work documentation which is consistently of a high standard
• Professional integrity and a commitment to providing excellent client service
• To be competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel, time recording software, case management, Outlook and digital dictation

Hybrid Working

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. This role is available Full and Part time (4 days per week)

Once you have successfully passed probation, this role attracts a split of 80% office days and 20% working from home days per week.

We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits:

• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Dress for your Day Policy

You can find out more on our website: https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/

Inclusivity and Culture

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.

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