Senior Associate, Private Client 5+ Pqe - Bedfordshire, United Kingdom - Russell Cooke

Russell Cooke

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Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Private Client team at Russell-Cooke has a well established reputation and broad experience over the entire sector.

This role is based in our Bedford Row office which is being launched in January 2023 and headed up by Rebecca Fisher.

We have an agile working policy which includes working from home for up to 40% of working time each month.

We handle varied and high quality work to include: advising on and drafting wills; estate and inheritance tax planning advice; the administration of estates of varying degrees of complexity; the creation, administration and taxation of trusts; cross-border advice; inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax advice in relation to trusts and estates; advising on mental capacity issues and Lasting Powers of Attorney.

A particular focus of our Bedford Row office is acting for Family Offices, UHNW and HNW clients as well as entrepreneurs and family businesses.

Russell-Cooke is a full service law firm and often legal advice is provided to clients by several teams within the firm.

Russell-Cooke offers an excellent opportunity to join a stimulating work environment, working alongside friendly and supportive colleagues. The Private Client Team is client-focused in its approach and offers superb career development opportunities.

Technical skills and expertise

Main Duties:

Conduct of own caseload under line management of supervising partner
Business development to include networking, article writing, crossdepartmental relationship building, developing referrer relationships such as accountants, wealth managers, trust companies etc
Excellent financial management including time recording and billing to reach annual targets.
Participation in firm wide cohort and other events

Client Relations:

To provide a high quality service to all Russell-Cooke clients
To develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients' confidence and that of other professionals
Receive requests for advice from current and potential clients and deciding on the most appropriate responses to make to these requests
Establishing what needs to be done to solve a client's problems

Personal Development:

Qualify into and maintain professional development in a professional body such as STEP
Support internal procedures and systems of Russell-Cooke including file and financial management
Participate in team meetings
Attend internal training and external training as and when required
Read journals and attend courses as part of continuing professional development
Maintain high standards of professional conduct while generating adequate practice income, ensuring that the fees earned sufficiently exceed total costs and expenses incurred

Qualifications & Experience

Degree level 2:1 and ideally commendation at LPC level
Highly numerate, IT literate, with excellent working knowledge of Excel.

Motivation & Competencies

Evidence of interest in, and commitment to, the success of the firm.
Relevant experience within a professional services firm.
Excellent communication both written and verbal the role involves liaison with internal and external people at a senior level
A selfstarter, able to demonstrate high levels of initiative and motivation, but also work closely with other team members and display trust, loyalty and integrity.
Good interpersonal skills, demonstrating professionalism in all dealings
Excellent attention to detail and a positive professional attitude
Must be able to multitask and keep calm under pressure
The flexibility to work outside normal office hours as may be required from time to time.

Your career development
Russell-Cooke's lawyers are rounded professional advisers with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort based career development programme.

We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.

At each stage of your career, and as you move through the cohorts, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.

Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.

We have a diverse workforce and aim to attract high calibre applicants who reflect the demography of our geographical location and client base. Individuals will be employed solely_