Solicitor – Tax & Estate Planning Department in Established Practice

Tax & Estate Planning Solicitor 

The successful candidate will ideally have at least 5 years experience respectively across all areas of tax and estate planning. Possibly less, if the experience gained has been with a firm which deals with complex private client work and is highly rated for its tax and trusts practice.

Specifically, the areas of knowledge and skills required include:

• expertise in inheritance tax planning and compliance;
• a good understanding of capital gains tax, stamp duties and income tax;
• expertise in trust law;
• a commercial approach to problem solving for clients;
• a thorough understanding of the law relating to Wills;
• a good understanding of the law relating to Lasting Powers of Attorney;
• excellent drafting skills;
• a willingness to accept new challenges and develop personally;
• be STEP qualified;
• being able to provide a major contribution to, and delivery of, the department’s development plan and be a key player in its future growth; and
• have the drive and ambition to maintain the department’s outstanding reputation