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3-6 PQE Contentious Trusts and Estates Associate | £95k - £130k | Top Tier Central London firm | Top quality caseload and excellent progression
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3-6 PQE Contentious Trusts and Estates Associate | £95k - £130k | Top Tier Central London firm | Top quality caseload and excellent progression
Contentious Trusts and Estates Associate - 3-6 PQE
Central London, Tier Tier Legal 500 team, Legal 100 £95,000 - £130,000
Our client, a highly respected Legal 100 central London firm, with a top tier Legal 500 Contentious trusts and probate team, is looking for an experienced Solicitor! They are well developed in the space and known best for their high-value and multi-jurisdictional disputes. With a caseload that includes inheritance, wills and estates disputes, contentious mental capacity and court of protection claims, crypto disputes, stress testing, tax, and trust disputes, this is an ideal role for a strong and highly reputable London Solicitor from a tiered firm to step up to the highest level.
In addition to a high quality caseload, this firm is able to offer a highly competitive salary while maintaining a positive work/life balance, excellent progression up to Partner, and good hybrid working. They have very few (if any) equals!
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Key Responsibilities:
- Managing a caseload of high-quality inheritance, wills, estate, tax, and trust disputes and more, often with a HNW or cross-jurisdictional element,
- Assist and support mediation and litigated processes, resolving claims while ensuring client satisfaction,
- Assisting with the management and development of the team, including supervision of junior team members, supporting business development, and contributing to marketing projects,
- Working closely with team Partners on matters of personal development and the development of the team and larger firm,
- Developing relationships and building a personal network of clients,
- Track billings to achieve reasonable targets (circa 1300 h/a).
Desired Skills and Experience:
- UK qualified Solicitor with 3-6 years PQE,
- Demonstrated track record of top quality contentious trusts and estates experience in a ranked Legal 500 team or top tier firm,
- Experience supervising junior legal professionals,
- Technically strong in advising clients in a variety of relevant matters,
- A team player with strong communication skills,
- Self-motivated with an interest in self-development.
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This firm offers a highly competitive salary and bonus scheme, with a benefits package available on request. They maintain a good work/life balance with excellent hybrid working and a good level of support.
If you are a motivated individual with a keen interest in joining a thriving team in a highly respected firm, please contact Kalan Thomas at kalan@lrlegal.co.uk or call for a confidential discussion on 0208 078 9231 (office hours) or 07517456559 (out of office hours).
Contentious Trusts and Estate, Trust and Estate disputes, Contentious Tax and Trusts, Contentious Private Client, Contentious Probate, Disputed Private Client, Probate disputes
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