At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise high-net-worth clients on trusts, estate planning, and wealth preservation.
- Company: Join a top Midlands law firm with a strong reputation for quality legal advice.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, flexible working, and excellent pension and healthcare.
- Other info: Enjoy autonomy and career growth in a collaborative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a supportive team while progressing towards partnership.
- Qualifications: Experience in trusts and private client matters with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location: West Midlands (Flexible Office Location)
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Partnership Prospects
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Hybrid Working: Competitive salary, dependent upon experience.
- Hybrid and flexible working across multiple office locations.
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, together with additional discretionary Christmas leave.
- Excellent pension and private healthcare package.
- Health Cash Plan.
- Supportive, collaborative and highly regarded Private Client team.
- Access to high-net-worth and complex private client work.
- Excellent long-term career progression within a Legal 500 and Chambers-recognised firm.
This is an opportunity to join one of the Midlands' most respected full-service law firms. Recognised by both Chambers High Net Worth and the Legal 500, the firm has built an outstanding reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice whilst maintaining the culture, accessibility and flexibility often associated with a leading regional practice.
Its Private Client team is widely recognised for advising business owners, entrepreneurs, landed families, high-net-worth individuals and generations of long-standing private clients across complex wealth preservation and succession planning matters.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Trusts Lawyer to join a highly regarded Private Client team handling complex trust and wealth planning matters. This role offers the opportunity to become a key adviser to high-net-worth individuals, trustees and families, advising across a broad range of trust creation, administration and succession planning matters.
The successful candidate will enjoy genuine autonomy whilst working alongside experienced Private Client specialists within a collaborative and supportive environment. Applications are welcomed from experienced Senior Associates, Legal Directors and ambitious Trusts practitioners seeking a genuine pathway towards Partnership.
- Provide strategic succession planning and wealth preservation advice.
- Advise on inheritance tax and capital gains tax implications affecting trusts and estates.
- Assist with complex estate planning for high-net-worth individuals and business owners.
- Advise trustees on their legal duties, powers and ongoing administration.
- Draft trust documentation and associated legal instruments.
- Work closely with colleagues across the Private Client, Corporate and Property teams to deliver joined-up advice.
- Develop long-term relationships with clients and professional introducers.
- Support networking, business development and profile-raising initiatives.
Significant experience advising on Trusts and complex Private Client matters.
- Strong technical knowledge of trust law, estate planning and wealth preservation.
- Experience working with high-net-worth individuals, trustees and family businesses.
- Commercial awareness combined with exceptional client care.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
This is an opportunity to become part of one of the Midlands' strongest Private Client practices. Rather than focusing solely on volume work, the team advises on complex and often high-value trust and succession planning matters, providing intellectually stimulating work alongside genuine long-term client relationships.
The firm combines exceptional technical standards with a collaborative and supportive culture, allowing lawyers to develop their expertise whilst enjoying real autonomy and career progression. With continued investment in Private Client services and an excellent reputation within the market, this represents an outstanding long-term career opportunity.
The successful candidate will benefit from increasing responsibility, exposure to sophisticated private client work and a genuine pathway towards Partnership within one of the Midlands' leading regional law firms.
If you are an experienced Trusts Lawyer looking to join a highly regarded Private Client practice offering excellent quality work, long-term career progression and Partnership prospects, we would be delighted to speak with you in complete confidence.
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Join a leading Midlands law firm renowned for its exceptional Private Client team, where you will enjoy a supportive and collaborative work culture that prioritises professional growth and autonomy. With access to high-net-worth clients and complex legal matters, this role offers not only competitive remuneration and benefits but also a genuine pathway to partnership within a highly regarded practice. Experience the perfect blend of flexibility, career progression, and intellectually stimulating work in a firm that values both its clients and its employees.
