At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise high net worth clients on wills, trusts, and estate planning.
- Company: A respected private wealth practice in Glasgow with a growing team.
- Benefits: High-quality work, mentoring opportunities, and a supportive environment.
- Other info: Opportunities for business development and career growth.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact in private client law.
- Qualifications: Qualified Solicitor in Scotland with 3+ years of private client experience.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ 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.
The Role: Reporting to the Head of Department, you'll take on a varied and intellectually engaging caseload, including:
- 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.
About You:
- 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.
Private Client Solicitor/Senior Solicitor employer: IDEX Consulting
IDEX Consulting is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, ideal for professionals looking to make a significant impact in the field of international M&A and growth. With a strong emphasis on employee development, we offer numerous opportunities for career advancement and the chance to work alongside industry leaders in the vibrant setting of Greater London. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values your expertise and encourages you to shape the future of corporate law.
