Part-time Contracts Lawyer

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Full time
Shepherd and Wedderburn are currently recruiting for a newly or recently qualified Solicitor working across the Private Client and Corporate Tax team based at our office in Edinburgh. Our expanding cross-border and international Private Wealth team is highly regarded in the market for providing bespoke technical advice across a range of complex areas including tax and succession planning, Will and Trust drafting and administration, generational structuring, international and contentious probate, executory administration and stewardship for incapable adults. Our Corporate Tax team is also highly regarded and its work includes providing tax support for corporate finance transactions (for example, drafting and negotiating tax warranties and tax covenants and advising on stamp duty) and real estate transactions (for example, advising on VAT, capital allowances, land and buildings transaction tax and stamp duty land tax). By working across these teams this role provides a rare opportunity to develop a broad understanding of UK tax law as well as an developing expertise in specialised areas of private client advice including its impact on clients with varied commercial interests.
We act for a wide range of clients, and operate closely with colleagues in our family and rural business groups and our corporate finance and real estate teams. Our focus is on quality and responsiveness to our clients’ needs and we are seeking a technically strong individual with the drive to succeed in a challenging, varied and busy environment.
We recognise the benefits of active and targeted training and appropriate support shall be provided to develop the successful individual’s skills to meet the demands of an intellectually challenging and rewarding position. Prior experience of Corporate Tax is not necessary as full training will be provided but some experience in either corporate or real estate transactions would be an advantage. We are a STEP Platinum employer and have supported various members of staff in seeking specialist tax qualifications. 
Technical/Legal Skills
• To demonstrate appropriate range of legal knowledge.
• To present legal information in an understandable format with minimum guidance.
• To ensure personal WIP effectively administered and consult on billing.
• To develop an understanding of the impact of external market forces on clients identifying trends, which may lead to business development opportunities.
• To demonstrate effective presentational and writing skills.
• To give well prepared and presented training sessions.
• At Shepherd and Wedderburn we strive to provide a supportive, inclusive and high performance working environment, where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our business and we welcome applicants from different backgrounds to all levels of the organisation. To foster inclusivity we particularly encourage applications from those who may be from underrepresented groups, including candidates from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, disabled people and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Shepherd and Wedderburn is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information that we collect as a “data controller”. The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with our GDPR Privacy Notice for Applicants and Work Experience Students. If you are successful in obtaining paid employment with us, we will hold your information in accordance with our Personnel Data Retention Policy, which will be provided to you at the relevant time.
If you provide any information deemed to be “special category” information under the General Data Protection Regulation, we may use this as follows:
We will use information about your disability status to provide appropriate adjustments to the interview process.
We will use any information provided in our diversity monitoring form about your race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender identity, gender expression, social mobility background, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, any disability information, age, and marital/civil partnership status to ensure meaningful equal opportunity monitoring and reporting. Any analysis of this data will be done on an anonymous basis.

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