Associate/Senior Associate - Private Client (0368)

Are you a talented solicitor with 2–6 years PQE looking for a new opportunity? We're expanding our international Private Client team in London.

The role

In this role, you'll work on a diverse and high-quality caseload for clients with global connections. Your expertise will cover:

Pre-immigration tax planning and the statutory residence test
Estate planning for non-Long Term Resident individuals
Global asset structuring, succession planning, and family governance for international families
Advising on UK tax treatment of investments, including property holding structures
All aspects of offshore trusts, estate planning, and related tax and fiduciary work

You'll also play a key role in marketing and business development, helping us grow our London client base.

Why join us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking law firm with an outstanding reputation. Our Private Client National Service Line, led by Deborah Clark, spans offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, London, Leeds, Manchester, and Norwich. We collaborate closely with colleagues in corporate, real estate, and family law, delivering varied, complex, and high-quality work.

Our expertise includes:

Personal tax
Lasting powers of attorney
Formation, administration, and restructuring of trusts
Family investment companies and other onshore/offshore structures
Succession planning for family business owners

The London team is led by Sarah Cormack, Ravi Francis, and Jonathan Colclough, offering you the chance to work alongside some of the best in the field.

Please ensure you read the full job description below detailing our requirements.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We're also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!

Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.
• We're ambitious - We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we're passionate about our work
• We're open - We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what's right
• We care - We're committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet
• We collaborate - We're easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done – together

And finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website.

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