Trusts Lawyer / Head of Department

Martin Pooley Associates; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

Trusts Lawyer / Head of Department

Great new opportunity for a Trusts Lawyer to join a respected firm.

You should be able to demonstrate a good level of experience working in Trusts.

STEP membership or the willingness to work towards this are preferred.

Responsibilities:

• You should have a genuine interest in working and specialising in trusts and be keen to develop your skills and knowledge in the area.
• You should have a good level of knowledge on the types of trust structures available, the benefits of each, and the taxation of each.
• You will have experience in working on trust matters throughout the lifetime of a trust and understand the processes at set up, during the administration, and at the time of a trust coming to an end, including experience in drafting the relevant trust Deeds at each stage.
• Preparing Deeds of Retirement and Appointment of Trustees.
• Preparing Deeds of Appointment of trust assets from Discretionary Trusts.
• Dealing with the setup of trusts, including drafting the relevant documentation and handling the work required to transfer the trust assets.
• Preparing Declarations of Trust to define beneficial interests in property.
• Dealing with the registration of trusts with HMRC on the Trust Registration Service.
• Providing advice on the effect and taxation of Bare Trusts, Life interest Trusts, and Discretionary Trusts to both trustees and beneficiaries.