Private Client Solicitor - Oxford, United Kingdom - Mandaus Legal Search

Description

A Private Client Solicitor is required to join our busy Succession & Tax team in Oxford (ranked Tier 2 in the Legal 500), which serves the wider Thames Valley region.

Private Client is a highly regarded and successful Business Group within Blake Morgan, comprising its Succession & Tax and Family Practice Groups and generating fees of over £8m per annum. We employ over 90 people and have teams working out of the firm's London, Southampton, Cardiff and Oxford offices.

The successful applicant will be required to deal with Wills and Probate matters as well as other Private Client work. You will therefore have an interest in dealing with complex files and will have experience of and typically be involved in the following:

• Preparation of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney for UK based and international clients Estate planning (including lifetime and post-death planning), to cover advice on inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax and the creation of lifetime trusts Obtaining grants of probate or letters of administration and administering estate, including foreign domicile, re-sealing of grants and intestate estates Preparing deeds of variation, deeds of gifts and deeds of family arrangement Providing trust advice, particularly around setting up, management and administration with reference to the firm's dedicated Trust Administration team (as required)
  
  Skills and Experience Required
  • Sound and solid background in wills and probate with experience of running independent caseloads Strong technical competence and intellectual ability (STEP qualification preferred or committed to obtaining it, where appropriate) The successful applicant will have a confident and personable approach with excellent communication skills – comfortable working as part of a team with experience of supervising and delegating to others.