Managing Associate/Legal Director

Private Client - Managing Associate/Legal Director (6+PQE) Tier 2 Legal 500 Leeds City Centre | Hybrid Working Competitive Salary Hybrid working | 6% pension | Private medical | Discounted parking An established Tier 2 Legal 500 Private Client practice based in Leeds is looking for a Director-level or Managing Associate lawyer to work alongside the department's Partners on growing the private client offering locally, while running a full private client caseload in their own right. What You'll Be Doing Working closely with Partners and other fee earners in the team Running your own caseload while providing supervisory oversight to more junior colleagues across a broad spread of private client work Preparing tailored Wills, incorporating trust arrangements designed around inheritance tax planning and asset protection, and overseeing execution formalities Advising on international estate planning, including Wills with a cross-border element Advising on succession planning for family and owner-managed businesses Establishing and administering Trusts and advising Trustees Collaborating cross-departmentally Liaising with tax accountants and other advisers on HMRC-related compliance, and coordinating with wealth managers and financial planners Administering Estates including high-value estates involving business interests and assets held abroad Advising beneficiaries on succession matters Advising on, and handling registration of, Lasting Powers of Attorney Working through technically complex matters requiring research and input from colleagues Delegating and overseeing the work of junior team members as needed Contributing to business development and networking What They're Looking For 6+ PQE handling private client work, including high-value and technically complex matters STEP qualified A collaborative mindset, equally comfortable working independently The ability to support and develop junior colleagues Interest in networking and business development events