At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team advising high net worth clients on Wills, Trusts, and estate planning.
- Company: Well-established private wealth practice in Glasgow with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Opportunity for professional growth, mentoring, and working on high-value cases.
- Other info: Inclusive culture focused on diversity and personal authenticity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a growing firm while developing your legal expertise.
- Qualifications: Qualified Solicitor in Scotland with 3+ years PQE in private client work.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Are you a private client solicitor looking to take the next step with a firm that's genuinely growing? Our client, a well-established and highly regarded private wealth practice based in Glasgow city centre, is expanding its team and looking to appoint an additional Private Client Solicitor/Senior Solicitor. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy, successful team working at the top end of the private client market - advising high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients on some of the most technically interesting work in the field.
- Preparing and advising on Wills and Powers of Attorney
- High net worth and ultra-high net worth Inheritance Tax planning, including lifetime and death planning and asset transfers
- Estate administration
- Creation and variation of Trusts
- Trust administration, including calculation of 10-year and exit charges
- Winding up trusts
- Negotiating directly with HM Revenue and Customs
You'll manage your own caseload proactively and independently, while working collaboratively within a supportive and experienced team. There's also real scope to get involved in business development and to help train and mentor junior colleagues as the team continues to grow.
- Qualified Solicitor in Scotland with a strong private client background
- Proven technical expertise across wills, estates, trusts, and succession planning
- Excellent mathematical skills, with confidence handling complex tax calculations
- Strong client care, compliance, and relationship-building skills
- Commercially aware, with an appetite to contribute to the firm's continued growth
- Comfortable working to financial targets
- Willing to attend business development events, including some outside normal working hours
- Ideally 3+ years PQE in private client/private wealth work
- Nice to have (not essential): STEP qualified, or working towards it
- Guardianship and Intervention Order court experience
- Contentious trusts and estates experience
- Cross-border estate planning and/or administration experience
What's on Offer:
- The opportunity to work with a highly respected and well-known Private Client Partner and team
- A genuinely expanding team with strong technical depth
- High-quality, high-value work
- A collegiate environment with real opportunities to develop and mentor others
If you're an ambitious private client solicitor ready to bring your expertise to a growing team and help shape its next chapter, we'd love to hear from you.
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