Private Client (Offshore) Associate

Private Client (Off-Shore) Associate (3 - 5 PQE) | City of London | Top 100 Law Firm

This Top 100 UK law firm is looking for a Private Client solicitor with offshore experience to join a highly regarded and established private client team in a role where you will work on high‑quality matters, build relationships with the firms highly regarded clients and develop your career in a fast‑paced and supportive City environment.

The Firm

This is a Top 100 and Chambers ranked firm where many of the teams are ranked highly for their specialties, including construction. The firm is home to many ranked and recognised lawyers at the top of their respective fields.

Their office culture is brilliant, with plenty of social initiatives on offer and a no-pressure approach to joining in, but you will find that given the personalities of the teams, you'll likely find something to interest you away from the work itself.

Work-wise, the firm has an entrepreneurial, collaborative approach, and they handle work of very high quality, making it a genuinely stimulating environment.

The practice operates with a modern approach, offering the best IT solutions alongside practical, flexible, and hybrid working options.

The Team:

The Private Client Group consists of six distinct and successful teams - Onshore, Offshore (International), Disputes, Art & Luxury, Family, and Residential Property. With clients ranging from HNW and UHNW individuals and families, family offices, entrepreneurs, stewards of landed estates, charitable trustees, executors, amongst others.

The firm has one of the longest-standing and most trusted Private Client practices in the City, and they truly pride themselves on their relationships and reputation with the clients. Recently acting for UHNW international families on estate planning affairs across multiple jurisdictions and acting for a Middle East based multi-generational family advising on their global succession planning and intergenerational wealth structuring.

With 6 highly regarded and L500 ranked partners leading the team, they are looking to expand the team due to high demand. Because of the structure of the team, you would have direct partner contact, opportunities to have early responsibility and make an impact within this thriving team.

The Role:

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Private Client Offshore Associate (3-5 PQE) to join a thriving practice. From day one, you will manage high-level work independently, supported by an award-winning team that offers opportunities to enhance your skills and practice.

As an associate you will collaborate across the Private Client Onshore and Disputes teams, delivering technical legal and tax advice to international private clients (both UK resident and non-UK resident) from a broad range of jurisdictions on matters including:

• Structuring wealth in the UK or offshore;
• Advising on the establishment of trusts and other wealth-holding entities;
• Succession planning, including cross-border Will writing and providing technical tax advice; and
• Implementing planning in collaboration with UK and international advisors (incl. lawyers, accountants, trustees, and corporate service providers).

With the firm's ambitious growth plans, this role offers excellent prospects for progression. You will gain exposure to complex, high-quality work while developing your profile and taking on increasing responsibility for business development as your career advances. Contributing both to your own career success and to the continued growth of the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working on a range of offshore private client matters, including:
  • Providing a full range of E&W legal and UK tax advice to international private clients (UK resident and non-resident);
  • Advising international clients either moving to or leaving the UK;
  • Project managing the structuring and re-structuring of assets;
  • Acquiring and disposing of UK assets (often property);
  • Drafting Wills, trust deeds, and associated documents;
  • Providing ancillary advice to clients to help implement their succession planning strategies;
  • Liaising with advisers in other jurisdictions;
  • Working closely with colleagues in the PC Onshore and Disputes teams;
• Acting as the day-to-day contact for advising clients on ongoing or new matters; and
• Developing the practice by promoting the firm and its work, both to existing and potential clients.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Ideally 3-5 years PQE (England & Wales) solicitor advising on private client matters;
• Strong experience working in an offshore private client practice working on international or cross-border matters with HNW/UHNW international clients;
• Ideally STEP qualified (or willing to undertake STEP qualification);
• Strong client relationship and business-development skills;
• Strong academic history with the ability to "think outside the box" and analyse; and
• A high level of professionalism and integrity.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Private Client associate with offshore experience to join a highly respected UK law firm, based in London.

Apply now for immediate consideration, or feel free to contact Charlie Simpkin at JMC Legal Recruitment for a confidential conversation.