Job Title: Legal Director / Partner - Private Client
We are seeking an experienced and skilled legal professional to join our National Private Client Advisory team. This is a unique opportunity for a talented individual to advise high net worth individuals and families on the legal and tax aspects of estate and succession planning.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading on the growth of the private client offering in the North East, as well as working collaboratively alongside colleagues in our award-winning National Private Client team.
About You:
* You must have technical strength in Private Client matters, including advising on complex wills, lifetime trusts, deeds of variation, powers of attorneys, and estate administration.
* You should be able to demonstrate strong financial disciplines and the ability to work collaboratively with other teams and external professionals.
* Able to build and maintain strong client relationships with an aptitude for business development and established client and referrer relationships within the North East market.
* Strong leadership abilities with experience in leading and managing teams/juniors.
What We Offer:
* 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
* Generous and flexible pension schemes.
* Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
* Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
Ours Commitment:
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
We're looking for someone who shares our values and is passionate about making a difference.
As part of our on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete our employment screening process.
This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of our colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted third parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
We are an equal opportunity employer.