Private client senior associate

Senior Private Client Associate | 6+ PQE | Leading Private Wealth Practice – London |

A highly regarded London law firm is seeking an experienced Senior Private Client Associate (6+ PQE) to join its top-tier Private Wealth team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a technically strong and ambitious solicitor looking to work on complex, high-value matters for an exceptional client base — including HNW and UHNW individuals, families, trustees, family offices, and international clients.

The team is known for its collaborative culture, high-quality work, and commitment to career development. This role offers a diverse and intellectually stimulating workload spanning tax, trusts, succession planning, and international wealth structuring.

The Role

As a Senior Associate, you will handle a broad and varied caseload involving complex private client and tax matters. Work will include:

  • Drafting wills and advising on succession planning, including the creation and management of onshore and offshore trusts, foundations, family investment companies, and partnerships.

  • Advising on inheritance tax, including reliefs, exemptions, double tax treaties, and strategic long-term planning.

  • Handling cross-border succession issues, conflict of law matters, and coordinating international wealth strategies with foreign counsel.

  • Advising on tax residency and domicile, remittance basis, split-year treatment, overseas workday relief, income tax and capital gains tax issues, and general personal tax matters.

  • Supporting trustees and beneficiaries with trust administration, restructuring projects, and fiduciary responsibilities.

  • Advising on mental capacity law, including drafting and registering lasting powers of attorney.

  • Advising individuals, trustees, and charities on philanthropy, impact investing, and charitable law matters.

  • Assisting with compliance, transparency, and reporting obligations, including anti-corruption and regulatory requirements.

  • Advising on the establishment, management, and unwinding of UK residential property holding structures, covering income tax, CGT, IHT, corporate tax, ATED, and SDLT.

  • Handling a wide range of other private client and personal tax matters as they arise.

About You

The ideal candidate will be:

  • 6+ PQE with a strong track record in private client work.

  • Academically excellent, with high-quality training from a respected private client or tax team.

  • Technically strong, commercially minded, and confident handling complex HNW/UHNW matters.

  • Proactive and highly organised, able to manage a busy caseload while knowing when to seek support.

  • Personable, motivated, and client-focused — someone who enjoys building lasting relationships.

Why Apply?

This role offers:

  • Exposure to top-tier, high-value private wealth and personal tax work

  • A supportive, friendly, and highly collaborative team environment

  • Genuine opportunities for career progression

  • The chance to work with a prestigious and diverse client base

  • A balanced approach to hybrid working and sensible working culture

How to Apply

If you are a Senior Private Client Solicitor (6+ PQE) looking for a new challenge within a leading London private wealth practice, please reach out for a confidential discussion.

anna.thompson@saccomann.com

0113 547 8450