Associate – Tax, Trusts & Succession - 1 - 6 PQE
Role and Responsibilities (this is a broad but not exhaustive list)
• Provide practical and commercial legal advice to clients in a clear and succinct manner
• Manage a substantial and varied workload efficiently and cost-effectively with supervision, appropriate to the level of expertise
• Draft more complex documents with minimum instruction and supervision, making use of appropriate precedents
• 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
• Identify client opportunities and take appropriate steps to follow through
• Contribute to group knowledge and know-how initiatives
Person specification
• Be an England and Wales qualified lawyer (or equivalent)
• Have an appropriate knowledge of domestic succession and tax planning
• 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
• Understand scope of the tasks, manage time effectively and perform well under time and work pressures
• 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
• Client service
• Technical ability
• Interpersonal skills
• Delivery focus
For a detailed specification please download the job description in the documents section of this page.
Clicking 'apply' will direct you to the application tracking system, hosted for us by Reach-ATS.com.
Agencies
When we require external assistance with our vacancies, we will reach out to our PSL supply chain. Please be aware we operate a very strict PSL policy with close relationships with our suppliers and cannot respond to agencies outside of the PSL. We also do not accept speculative CVs as an introduction. Please do not contact individual hiring managers or the Talent Acquisition team.