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This premier firm is at the top of their game in the Tax & Trusts sector, dominating the directory ratings and handling major instructions. Their established reputation for the high quality of their practice has led to continued growth in their services to high and ultra high-net-worth people. Their UK based clients come from a range of backgrounds - some are city based including large business owners and entrepreneurs, while they also have a significant landowner and landed estates practice. They compete on level terms with the top London based private client departments. Your new roleYou would be joining one of the largest Tax and Trusts teams in the country, with a national and international profile rivalling the best firms. Ranked in the top tier of both Chambers and The Legal 500, the team offers complex, challenging and high-value work to help develop you into the best Private Client Lawyer you can be. This vacancy is focused on advising primarily UK-based clients on tax and trusts law. You will find that the work is varied and likely to include:
- Complex succession planning to individuals and family businesses including the use of trusts, partnerships, family charters and FICs
- IHT and CGT planning including advice on "Balfour" type structures
- LPAs and Wills
- Heritage property relief for chattels and real property
- Advice to trustees on tax, structuring, exercise of their powers and trust management (including TRS and GDPR)
- High value and complex probates with APR/BPR and heritage relief claims
- Structuring and reviewing partnership structures
What you'll need to succeedYou will have worked for a respected City or national firm with a recognised Private Client practice and be looking to develop your career with a national leader with an international reach. What you'll get in returnThis is a standout opportunity to join an ambitious and growing practice that has great career progression on offer. You will join a growing and vibrant team that invests heavily in its staff, all with the benefits of living in the Southwest.With both flexible and hybrid working options available, this is a great opportunity that would suit full or part-time lawyers, and those already in the Southwest or those looking to relocate to the Southwest in the future. Please contact Harriet Chapman at Hays for further information on this opportunity.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.We would expect a lawyer with the given PQE to have gained the level of experience required, but this does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.
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