Associate/Senior Associate (Private Wealth)

Shepherd and Wedderburn

Aberdeen

Shepherd and Wedderburn is a leading Scottish law firm, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, London and Dublin.  Founded in 1768, our hallmark is established by long-standing relationships of trust, rooted in legal advice and client service of the highest quality. We are a people business that value and reward the contribution of our colleagues. We are proud of our inclusive and collaborative culture, both internally and when working with clients, and are committed to encouraging and supporting diversity and social mobility.

Due to our strengthening presence and increasing client bank across the north of Scotland, we are looking for an experienced solicitor to join our expanding Private Wealth and Tax team, based in the Aberdeen office.  We are very much ‘one team with three doors’ and very collegiate and collaborative in our working practices. As a team, we are proud to be top ranked by both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Our Aberdeen partner, Gillian Campbell, is ranked a Band 1 individual by Chambers High Net Worth and a Leading Partner by the Legal 500. These accolades evidence the high calibre of clients we look after and the high quality work you would be involved with as part of our team.
The successful applicant will demonstrate an appropriate range of knowledge and experience in complex executries, including estates with farming assets; Will drafting; Inheritance Tax planning; Trust work (creation, administration and taxation of Trusts); Power of Attorney; care fees planning; and charities. Having a STEP Diploma qualification would be advantageous but is not necessary.

The ideal candidate will be able to work autonomously with minimum guidance and be happy to help support more junior members of the team.
We offer a competitive salary, with annual discretionary firmwide bonus and personal bonus for exceptional performance. We currently have a hybrid working policy in place which enables our people to work from home up to 50% of their working days, measured over a fortnight.

We are recruiting for a full-time role, however we are happy to consider applications from people who wish to work four days per week.

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