Private Client Solicitor Exeter

Location: Exeter, Devon, South West
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Permanent

Job Ref. Number:MM045

Job Title: Private Client Solicitor
Location: Exeter, Devon
Salary: Competitive

The Company:

The firm has over 50 Partners and some 450 total employees. They have a London office as well as a number of offices throughout the South West.
Their clients range from international companies to start ups and from the public sector to private individuals. The firm’s lawyers are recognised for providing an innovative, pragmatic, plain-speaking and results-focused service and benefit from working in a supportive environment in which everything the firm does is geared towards achieving their clients’ objectives.

The Role:

The firm’s specialist Trusts and Estates team helps their clients (who range from individuals of modest means to the extremely wealthy) manage their personal wealth.

The firm has a strong Trusts and Estates team based in the South West with experienced staff working from locations in Exeter, Tiverton and Taunton. The firm’s Plymouth and London offices also allow them to service their clients from these offices.

Work handled includes:-

* Advising the Elderly
* Agriculture
* Capital Gains Tax
* Charities
* Estate Administration
* Equity Release
* Income Tax & Tax Returns
* Estate and Tax Planning
* Joint Property and Declarations of Trust
* Powers of Attorney
* Living Wills
* Long Term Care Planning
* Receivership and Office of the Public Guardian
* Trusts - Creation and Administration
* Will Drafting

The Successful Candidate:

An experienced solicitor, able to work with minimum supervision, for the firm’s Trusts and Estates department.
You will be dealing with a varied and interesting caseload including tax and estate planning, trusts and capacity issues.
STEP membership or student membership an advantage.
Good opportunity for someone to join an expanding team which would provide excellent career prospects for the right person.

NB: PQE levels are illustrative only and serve purely as a guide to candidates. Emerson Chase will welcome applications from individuals with more or less relevant experience than stated since such candidates may well be of interest to our clients.


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