Birketts
Location
Ipswich, Suffolk | United Kingdom
Job description
PQE:
3-8
Term:Permanent
Working hours:Full-time (37.5 Mon to Fri (or Part time considered))
Department:Private Client Advisory
Location:Ipswich
The firm
Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 500 lawyers and legal professionals based in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: property, corporate services, litigation and private client advisory.
We are defined by our next level law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.
Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do.
With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 40% of our partnership.
The department
Our Wills and Succession Planning Team is renowned for its technical expertise in this area. We advise on Wills, trusts, estate administration, succession planning, and taxation.
Our team gives specialist tax and succession planning advice to individuals, families, business people and landowners. We are able to assist with a wide range of clients' circumstances including straightforward or complex family relationships, small or complex estates involving privately owned businesses, agricultural or farming interests, and large property portfolios. We help clients structure their wealth planning so as to protect their heirs against divorce or creditor claims and to achieve tax efficiency.
Purpose of job
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic market-leading team dealing with high quality work, where you will get involved in a broad range of interesting private client advisory work matters for our clients. You will need to be able to work independently, managing your own client files, but will also have the opportunity to assist senior members of the team with more complex matters to grow your expertise and knowledge.
You will join a progressive and highly supportive team who are passionate about delivering high quality legal services to our clients.
Accountabilities
Advising on and preparing documentation in relation to:
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
This list is not exhaustive and the duties may vary from time to time, according to circumstances.
The candidate
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing team dealing with high quality and varied Private Client Advisory work.
Equal opportunities
We are committed to recruiting individuals on merits of suitability for each role, on the basis of qualifications and experience. All applications are treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation, race, disability, religious beliefs and any other protected characteristic, ensuring that there are equal opportunities at all stages of the recruitment process.
Benefits
One of the best things about joining Birketts is our rewards package. At Birketts, we are appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:
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