Your Role
and What Youll Be Doing
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Legal Director or Partner to join our National Private Client Advisory team, based in Newcastle. This is an integral role to advise high net worth individuals and families on the legal and tax aspects of estate and succession planning and to lead 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
* Technically strong in Private Client matters including advising on, implementing, and running complex wills, lifetime trusts, deeds of variation, powers of attorney, estate administration, and advising on lifetime IHT planning and the taxation of trusts and estates.
* STEP qualified.
* Able to demonstrate strong financial disciplines and the ability to work collaboratively with other teams and external professionals.
* Demonstrable track record of building and maintaining 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.
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
* 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35 hours 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.
* Information on additional benefits for Partner and Legal Director level can be provided by the recruitment team.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team, and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re 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.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity, and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment, and Our Pro Bono.
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