Job Description
Private Client Solicitor
Location: Warrington
Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday, Office based
Salary: £35k - £60k DOE
Find Your Footsteps Recruitment have teamed up with one of the U.Ks most successful legal firms and are currently supporting them with the recruitment of a private client solicitor within their private client team at their office in Warrington.
Responsibilities
* Probate
o Dealing with administration of estates from start to finish.
o Preparation and application for Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration.
o Completion of and dealing with all tax forms, in respect of Inheritance Tax, Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax and advising with regard to the same.
o Attending to house clearances where appropriate
o Collecting in and realising assets and paying liabilities
o Distributing the estate and preparing income and distribution accounts
o Advising with regard to Tax mitigation and Deeds of Variation and dealing with the same.
* Wills
o Taking instructions and advising as necessary
o Assessing the capacity of the Client, where necessary
o Providing advice on Inheritance Tax, Income Tax, and Capital Gains Tax and Tax Mitigation
o Drafting, preparation and attesting of Wills
o Applying for Statutory Wills, where necessary
* Trusts and Tax
o Advising generally with regard to Trusts
o Providing advice on Inheritance Tax, Income Tax, and Capital Gains Tax and Tax Mitigation
o Drafting Trust documents
* Powers of Attorney/Lasting Powers of Attorney
o Taking instructions and advising as necessary with regard to Lasting Powers of Attorney.
o Assessing the capacity of the Client, where necessary
o Drafting Powers of Attorney
o Preparing applications with regard to the registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney
o Acting as Certificate Providers
* Advising and looking after interests of elderly clients
o Dealing with their affairs either under Power of Attorney or without Power of Attorney
o Advising generally and managing financial affairs of clients, paying bills and looking after their investments and assets
o Advising with regard to DSS benefits and making necessary applications
o A knowledge of social care and CHC funding would be useful.
* Court of Protection
o Making applications to the Court for the appointment of a Deputy and all relevant orders and directions
o Complying with terms of Court Orders and directions
o Producing accounts for the Court
o Dealing with all necessary formalities of the Court and generally with the Patients affairs
* Business Development
o Proven experience of business development
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