Solicitor – Wills, Trusts and Executries
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £30000 – £60000/annum
My client is searching for a Solicitor – Wills, Trusts and Executries to join their Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh offices.
The Role
My client currently has an opportunity for a Solicitor to join their busy Private Client department. The Private Client team has an enviable reputation and wishes to recruit a talented, enthusiastic and motivated Solicitor who will be able to manage their own caseload.
My clients approach to hybrid working allows employees a blend of working from home as well as in our office in Edinburgh.
The successful candidate can expect to be involved in working on:
• Drafting Wills and Powers of Attorney
• Executory administration
• Trust creation and administration
• Tax planning
• Guardianship applications and General Private Client business.
Key Responsibilities
The type of work is broad ranging, stimulating and often innovative. The successful candidate will also be involved in the preparation and delivery of research and training from time to time and in networking activities generally. Commercial awareness is essential.
Experience Required
Applicants should have the relevant post qualifying experience (4years+ PQE), preferably gained within a similarly reputable Private Client department.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
Ideally, the successful applicant will have achieved STEP Membership or be willing to work towards achieving this accreditation.
Benefits
• An inclusive working environment. My client knows their employees want a suitable work-life balance according to their different personal circumstances so we support them to achieve this wherever we can – whether it is working from home, working different hours or in an alternative way.
• A range of benefits. This includes areas such as pensions & life assurance, health and wellbeing, generous annual leave, holiday purchase plan and enhanced sick pay and family friendly pay.
• Generous bonus scheme and discretionary pay awards based on performance. My client reward success appropriately and assess individual performance against our core values and annual and long-term financial and non-financial objectives.
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.
Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful
More Information
- Address Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
