Private Wealth, Managing Associate - International Law Firm

Firm Overview

An International Law Firm with a strong global presence advises businesses, financial institutions, private capital clients, family offices and high-net-worth individuals on complex legal matters across multiple jurisdictions.

With an established international network spanning Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the firm combines specialist legal expertise with commercial understanding to deliver tailored solutions to clients operating in an increasingly interconnected world. Its approach is built around collaboration, entrepreneurial thinking and developing long-term partnerships with clients.

The firm offers an ambitious and supportive environment where lawyers are encouraged to take ownership of their work, contribute to the development of their practice and build rewarding careers through high-quality international work.

Team Overview

The firm's Private Wealth team advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trustees and fiduciaries on complex wealth structuring, international tax, trusts and succession planning.

Working across jurisdictions, the team assists clients with preserving and transferring wealth, managing intricate family arrangements and navigating the legal and tax implications of international mobility. Its work encompasses sophisticated offshore structures, trust arrangements and estate planning for clients with substantial and often multi-jurisdictional interests.

The successful candidate will join an established practice handling technically demanding matters for an international client base, with opportunities to work closely with senior colleagues, manage client relationships and contribute to the continued development of the team.

Role Overview

The firm is seeking a Managing Associate with substantial experience in private wealth to advise on complex domestic and international matters. The role will involve taking responsibility for sophisticated client work across trusts, tax and estate planning, while working closely with partners and colleagues across the firm's international network.

Alongside technical delivery, the successful candidate will play an important role in managing client relationships, supervising junior lawyers and supporting business development. This position would suit a lawyer looking to take on greater responsibility within an internationally focused practice, combining specialist expertise with client-facing and commercial responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families on domestic and international tax, trust and estate planning matters.
• Structuring and implementing wealth preservation and succession planning arrangements for internationally mobile individuals and families.
• Advising on offshore trusts and structures, including private trust companies, reserved power trusts, foundations, private funds and partnerships.
• Providing specialist advice on inheritance tax, business relief, the relevant property regime, life assurance arrangements and will drafting.
• Advising on cross-border wealth planning, including UK residency considerations and the implications of international mobility.
• Advising settlors, trustees, protectors and beneficiaries on trust law, trustee duties, trust administration and the interpretation of trust instruments.
• Drafting and reviewing complex trust documentation, wills, estate planning instruments and associated transactional documents.
• Managing matters involving multiple jurisdictions, coordinating with overseas advisers and colleagues to deliver comprehensive legal solutions.
• Undertaking detailed legal research and producing technically accurate, commercially focused advice on complex private wealth issues.
• Taking responsibility for matter management, including budgeting, billing, time recording and financial performance.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with clients, family offices, intermediaries and other professional advisers.
• Contributing to business development through networking, client events, seminars, legal publications and thought leadership.
• Supervising and supporting junior lawyers, providing technical guidance and contributing to their professional development.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the firm's international offices and complementary practice areas.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong technical expertise in private wealth, including trusts, international tax and estate planning.
• A detailed understanding of UK taxation and trust law, particularly as they apply to high-net-worth and internationally mobile clients.
• Experience advising on sophisticated offshore structures and cross-border wealth arrangements.
• The ability to manage complex matters independently while exercising sound commercial and technical judgement.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills, with a meticulous approach to detail.
• Confidence managing client relationships and communicating complex legal issues clearly to individuals, families and professional intermediaries.
• Experience supervising junior lawyers and contributing to the development of a team.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of the importance of client service, matter profitability and practice development.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and demanding deadlines.
• A proactive approach to business development, networking and building professional relationships.
• The ability to work effectively across jurisdictions and collaborate with colleagues from different practice areas.
• Professionalism, discretion and the ability to handle sensitive personal and financial matters.
• Strong academic and professional qualifications.

Experience working with international clients or familiarity with additional languages, particularly French, Arabic or Chinese, would be advantageous.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to develop a senior role within an internationally connected Private Wealth practice, advising on sophisticated matters for clients with complex financial, family and business interests.

The successful candidate will gain exposure to high-value cross-border work, collaborate with colleagues across an established international network and have the opportunity to strengthen client relationships while contributing to the growth of the practice.

The firm places emphasis on individual contribution, professional development and meaningful responsibility. Its collaborative culture provides scope for lawyers to develop their technical expertise, take an active role in client development and progress their careers within an ambitious international environment.