Associate - Private Client in Manchester

We are looking for an ambitious Private Client Associate to join our highly regarded team in Manchester.

The role involves working alongside Partners Deborah Clark and Christopher Noel, advising on a broad range of complex and high-value private client matters while developing and managing your own caseload. Our Private Client team acts for a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, trustees, landowners and entrepreneurs. The role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with colleagues across Real Estate, Corporate and Family teams to deliver exceptional client service.

What you'll be doing

• Advising clients on matters including:
• Estate and succession planning
• Inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning
• Complex will drafting
• Trustee powers and duties
• Creating and administering trusts
• Family investment companies

What we're looking for

• Qualified solicitor with at least 1 year's PQE
• Experience gained within a large regional or City firm
• Strong technical expertise advising high net worth individuals and trustees
• Proven ability to manage your own matters, including financial management responsibilities
• STEP Diploma completed or currently in progress would be advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative and market-leading team, working on high-quality matters while building a successful long-term career in Private Client law.

The benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

Use of AI during the recruitment process

Technology is changing rapidly and we are all increasingly using AI software in our day to day lives, as well as using it to support our learning and professional development. Here at Mills & Reeve, we embrace the use of technology and AI and we recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support their applications. As a regulated industry, we expect candidates to use such tools responsibly, honestly and in a manner that allows us to make a fair and accurate assessment of their individual skills, experience and suitability for the role.

The firm

At Mills & Reeve, our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieve more together. It's a state of mind in every client relationship we start and every choice we make. And it's what clients consistently say distinguishes us from your average law firm. You can expect a close and attentive working relationship with a team that's responsive when you need them. You'll receive advice tailored to your individual needs. Wherever in the world you or your business needs support, we'll draw on our network to give recommendations.

We're driven by our values – we're ambitious, we're open, we care and we collaborate. We embrace new ideas, communicate honestly and are easy to work with. We're committed to you, our planet, our communities and each other. We've been listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list as one of the best big organisations, and we've recently been reaccredited Platinum Investors in People status – a standard achieved by only 8% of assessed organisations.

And finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.