Senior Associate - Private Client

The role

DWF is seeking an experienced Senior Associate for its Private Client team in Birmingham or Manchester. This role is for an ambitious lawyer keen to play a key role in advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families on sophisticated wealth planning, succession, and estate administration matters.

What you'll do

• Advise high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and business owners on a mix of private client and wealth planning matters
• Provide strategic advice on estate planning, succession planning and wealth preservation
• Draft and advise on complex wills, including trusts and business assets
• Advise on and prepare Lasting Powers of Attorney and other lifetime planning arrangements
• Administer taxable and non-taxable estates, including complex and high-value matters
• Support with inheritance tax planning, capital gains tax implications and lifetime gifting strategies
• Establish, administer and restructure trusts, advising trustees on their responsibilities
• Assist on family investment and wealth-holding structures
• Manage Court of Protection matters, including deputyship applications and ongoing administration
• Collaborate with HMRC, accountants, tax advisers, trustees and other professional advisers to deliver coordinated client solutions
• Contribute to the growth, strategic direction and ongoing success of the Private Client practice
• Supervise, mentor and support the development of junior lawyers and other team members

What we're looking for

Benefits