Advisor - Italian Tax - International Private Client

Due to growth and client demand, we are recruiting a Tax Advisor into our Italian Tax Team in London, headed up by Tax and International Private Client Partner, Nicola Saccardo.  This role will work closely with Nicola on cross-border tax, trusts and estates planning work in relation to Italian law matters with a strong focus on Italian tax.

Forming an integral part of the Private Client team, recognised as one of the leading teams globally, the Italian Tax Advisor role will advise a range of HNWIs on their tax and succession planning matters. With an international client base, you will support on Italian tax structuring matters for cross-border issues across a wide range of planning matters. This is an opportunity for those looking to develop their careers within a friendly, growing and collegiate team that is internationally recognised as outstanding in the market for its expertise in this area and in an international environment. Core to the team’s client base are: investors and entrepreneurs; high level professionals and executives; high profile individuals in the sport and entertainment industry; and trustees. The work has an international element and working knowledge of Italian tax law and legal system is essential to the role.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Provide practical and commercial legal advice to international clients regarding Italian tax structuring matters in a clear and succinct manner
• Relay knowledge of Italian tax
• Manage a substantial and varied workload efficiently and cost-effectively with supervision, appropriate to the level of expertise
• Form strong relationships with HNWIs and intermediaries
• Draft more complex documents with minimum instruction and supervision
• Apply a commercial approach to research and evaluate relevance and accuracy in delivery of advice
• Where appropriate, delegate, co-ordinate and supervise the work of more junior members of the team
• Actively participate in client marketing opportunities such as client seminars, presentations and pitches
• Contribute to group knowledge and know-how initiatives
• Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.

Person Specification

• Be Italian qualified (avvocato or dottore commercialista) with 4+ years’ of practical working experience on Italian tax gained with an Italian prominent firm
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Previous experience gained working on Italian private client tax matters would be an advantage but is not essential
• A STEP qualification would be an advantage but is not essential
• Demonstrate good judgement and a good legal and commercial understanding of client’s particular needs
• Take a ‘hands on’ approach to managing own files and a broad case load
• Have a high degree of attention to detail
• Have strong problem-solving skills
• Be flexible and willing to undertake a wide variety of tasks
• Be a pro-active team player, who is also highly self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative
• Be able to build rapport with clients and develop an effective working relationship
• Be flexible and willing to go the extra mile
• Have excellent all round IT skills, MS Office including Excel and Word.

Competencies

For a detailed specification please download the job description in the documents section of this page.

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