Trusts Estates and Tax Associate or Senior Associate

1 week ago

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Freeths Full time £45,000 - £90,000 per year

About the Freeths Private Client Services Team

The Freeths PCS team is 50 strong and spread nationally across our offices. For 15 consecutive years Freeths' Trusts, Estate and Tax lawyers have secured a Tier 1 ranking in the UK's leading legal directory, Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide.

The Top Tier Oxford Trusts, Estates and Tax Team is jointly led by Partners Louise Lewis and Lisa Mark-Bell, who are both listed in Chambers (HNW) and Legal 500. Lisa is dual qualified as a solicitor and a chartered tax adviser and both are based in our Oxford office.

About the role

The team are now seeking an Associate or Senior Associate-level lawyer who is circa. 1-5 PQE to join them in Oxford. The team cover a range of matters for high and ultra-high net worth clients and we have specialists in all areas of trusts, estates and tax with members of the team advising clients with international, agricultural, literary, business and other assets. Directors and Partners all specialise in particular areas, including acting as independent administrators in high net worth contested estates, advising on complex mental capacity issues, administering cross-border estates and advising agricultural clients.  

The team is recognised for its ability to work flexibly to find solutions. An example of this is the firm's Private Wealth Initiative in which members of the Corporate and TET teams work together to build succession and tax plans for business owners.

This role will give you the opportunity to develop professionally, working on high quality instructions alongside leaders in their respective fields. There will be a good level of supervisory responsibilities involved and business development activities will be supported and encouraged.

 
Your skills and qualifications

  • Have directly relevant previous experience and have the correct level of post qualified experience (PQE) for the role in question. 

  • To have a strong commercial acumen and understanding of the industry and business of the client.

  • A proven track record of competent financial management, ability to meet client expectations and sound case management skills. 

  • Good IT skills, experience, and confidence with using case management systems, electronic time recording and general Microsoft packages. 

  • To be a self-starting, friendly individual with excellent interpersonal skills. 

  • To be able to consistently demonstrate and embody the firm's values.

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