Associate - London, United Kingdom - Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Trowers & Hamlins LLP

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location/s

London

Experience Level

Intermediate

Term

Permanent

Working Hours

Full Time

Practice Area / Department

Tax and Private Wealth

Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 160 partners and 950 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, we provide a full-service integrated offering.

Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors such as construction, transport and infrastructure, banking and financial services, distribution and logistics, education and health, hotels and leisure, defence, engineering and surveying, charities, retail and energy and natural resources.

We also act for many high net worth individuals.

We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. The truth is we don't prescribe who you are or how you ought to be. It's what you can do that interests us most.

While the work on offer is rewarding and often complex, the qualities we look for are simple. The ability to get on with people from all walks of life, for example. To talk and to listen. To develop the sorts of relationships that mean you win the friendship and loyalty of clients and colleagues alike. In short, to connect. These are the characteristics our people all have in common. They are vital, as is the drive and imagination to use your unique talents to the full. We will help you in this. In fact, we will support you in every way we can.

Job Advert Description

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Associate to join a small international private wealth team with excellent clients and ambitions for growth.

Private Wealth has always been an integral part of Trowers & Hamlins and forms part of a wider Tax and Private Wealth practice.

The Private Wealth team is led by Partner, Jonathan Kropman and includes 4 further partners based across our UK and international offices.

The group advises a wide range of individuals and families, family offices, wealthy families and private wealth advisors on matters involving tax, wealth planning, structuring and philanthropy as well as the more traditional areas of private wealth.

The purpose of this role is to work directly with our Private Wealth Partners to provide a first-class service to clients and assist in the future development of the group.

Acting for HNWIs, family offices, trustees and organisations servicing the private wealth sector both in the UK and internationally, we undertake all types of private client advisory and implementation work.

The role is focused on international and cross-border tax and estate planning, acting for clients with widespread multi-jurisdictional elements to their business and personal affairs.

What you will be doing

Advising on international personal and trust tax issues for highnetworth individuals, families and trustees.
Domicile and residence assessments and planning.
Remittance basis, pre arrival and exit to/from the UK planning.
Offshore trust planning.
Income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax assessments and planning.
Tax and regulatory compliance for individuals and trusts.
Estate and asset protection planning including Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate planning and court of protection.
Family Governance.
Building and maintaining effective client relationships.
Proactive participation in marketing initiatives.
Efficient file management skills and ensuring files are managed in compliance with Lexcel procedures.
Participating in firmwide and departmental training sessions.
Training and development of junior legal staff and PA (where appropriate).

What you'll need

The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at the Associate grade.

In particular for this role we require:

Qualified Associate with a minimum of 4 years PQE across a whole range of international private client and tax matters
STEP member or willingness to complete STEP
Strong client focus
Ability to manage files independently
Drive and enthusiasm
Commercial awareness and excellent financial management
Flexibility
Credibility
Solid academic record
Client management experience