Private Client Legal Director | 8+ Years PQE | International Firm | Manchester
A rare chance to be a senior figure in a small, bespoke Private Client team while standing on the platform of a large international firm, with the autonomy and visibility to shape a practice and a clear route towards partnership.
The Firm
A large international firm with a substantial UK presence and an established Manchester office. Private Client sits within that wider platform, giving access to corporate, real estate and tax colleagues when matters demand it. Private Client here is a specialist, boutique style practice operating inside a firm of significant scale, meaning you get the autonomy and visibility of a small team alongside the clients and resources of a large one, with your contribution clearly visible to those who decide on promotions.
The firm’s international network brings a dimension that most regional private client practices cannot match, with cross border estates, internationally mobile families and wealth structuring with a European element sitting alongside a strong domestic caseload.
The Role
You will advise high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals, families and business owners on estate planning, succession and wealth preservation, taking strategic ownership of your matters and key client relationships from the outset. Much of the work is collaborative, coordinating with accountants, tax advisers, trustees and HMRC to deliver joined up advice, with real scope to develop your own client following and profile in the Manchester market.
The caseload spans the full breadth of private wealth work, including will drafting where trusts and business assets are in play, long term succession and wealth preservation strategy, complex estate administration, inheritance tax and capital gains planning, trust creation and restructuring, family investment companies, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection work and matters carrying a cross border dimension.
As a Legal Director you will also supervise, mentor and develop junior lawyers, contribute to business development and play a meaningful role in shaping the direction of the team.
The Ideal Candidate
- Private Client Legal Director with 8+ years PQE
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