A new opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful private client teams outside London and to be part of the probate team specialising in the administration of complex and high-value estates. 

They are an award-winning team with a strong reputation in the region attracting high-quality work. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a sought after private client team specialising in the administration of complex and high-value estates.

Role

They are looking for a 3-6 year PQE Private Client Solicitor. The role will be dealing with:

• All aspects of estate administration, including complex estates of high value, estates that include agricultural and/or business property, taxable estates and intestacies
• Drafting full inheritance tax accounts and returns of estate information, dealing with HMRC enquiries
• Drafting full estate accounts
• Calculating inheritance tax liabilities on death and assessing and advising on methods of reduction
• Advising on deeds of variation, deeds of disclaimer and other post death tax planning
• Dealing with high value and technical private client work revolving around capital tax planning, the use of trusts, asset protection and succession issues generally
• Advising on the maximisation of capital tax reliefs and opportunities for capital tax mitigation or deferral, particularly in relation to agricultural and/ or business assets
• Advising on the creation of new trusts as well as altering existing trusts
• Drafting wills and letters of wishes, powers of attorney, trusts, deeds of appointment and advancement etc

A STEP member, or willingness to undertake the STEP Diploma course, would be advantageous.

For more information on the job and the firm, please contact me on:

📧 bin@sparkesrecruitment.co.uk
📲 07568 053302