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    Senior Associate - Leeds, United Kingdom - Irwin Mitchell

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    Your Role

    and What You'll Be Doing

    We are looking to expand our top tier Legal 500 ranked Private Client team in Leeds, with a focus on acting for rural clients. The team act on behalf of national clients including high profile landed estates and individuals, and trustees of long running and often complex trust structures. We provide advice on heritage property, capital tax planning including in relation to the impact of development and diversification on reliefs, and structuring for succession and tax efficiency.

    This role is part of ongoing growth for the team and the firm, within Yorkshire, including the pending acquisition (subject to approval) of Silk Family Law which will bring offices in Aske, North Yorkshire.

    This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving, supportive and happy team at an exciting time of growth.

    About You
  • Strong experience within Private Client matters, specifically drafting trust documentation, advising trustees, farmers, landowners and agricultural business owners on wills, lasting powers of attorney and estate planning;
  • Ideally STEP qualified or working towards the STEP qualification;
  • Able to demonstrate strong financial disciplines and the ability to work collaboratively with other teams and external professionals;
  • An aptitude for business development and a passion for growing strong client and referrer relationships
  • Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
  • Flexible working options - Make work fit around your life, not the other way round
  • 28 days holidays as standard at Senior Associate level - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
  • Parking permit for Leeds, from Associate level
  • Generous and flexible pension schemes
  • Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
  • Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services, as well as Private Medical Insurance
  • We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported to work in a way that best suits you. We have recently been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2023

    Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture.


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