Irwin Mitchell
Legal Director/Partner - Private Client (5311)
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We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.
An Exciting Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Legal Director or Partner to join our National Private Client Advisory team, based in Newcastle. This is an integral role to advise high net worth individuals and families on the legal and tax aspects of estate and succession planning and to lead on the growth of the private client offering in the North East as well as working collaboratively alongside colleagues in our award-winning National Private Client team.
Key Requirements
- Technically strong in Private Client matters including in advising on, implementing and running complex wills, lifetime trusts, deeds of variation, powers of attorneys and estate administration and advising on lifetime IHT planning and on the taxation of trusts and estates
- STEP qualified
- Able to demonstrate strong financial disciplines and the ability to work collaboratively with other teams and external professionals;
- Demonstrable track record of building and maintaining strong client relationships with an aptitude for business development and established client and referrer relationships within the North East market
- Strong leadership abilities with experience in leading and managing teams/juniors
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Benefits
- 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
- Generous and flexible pension schemes.
- Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
- Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
- Information on additional benefits for Partner and Legal Director level can be provided by the recruitment team
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
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Our Commitment
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
Employment Screening
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s onboarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre-employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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