SUBSCRIBE
See All Jobs
Tax & Succession Lawyer
We are trusted and respected legal and tax planning experts and our approach to providing a personal and tailored service is the secret of our success.
The Firm acts on behalf of individuals, including businesspeople, entrepreneurs, landowners and works with several charities, philanthropists, and trustees to guide and manage complex legal and financial affairs on their behalf.
With a close-knit team of around 230 colleagues including 26 Partners across offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, Turcan Connell’s comprehensive service covers everything required for efficient tax, estate and succession planning and advises on the many aspects of land and property management and transactions. We also handle the complexities of divorce and family law, employment law and dispute resolution advice as well as providing a range of business law services to our clients.
Vacancy
Tax & Succession Lawyer
We have a new opportunity for a lawyer to join one of our Tax & Succession teams led by Pete Murrin and Simran Panesar-Saggu based in our Glasgow office. Ideally individuals will be Scottish qualified with 7 plus years post qualification experience. However, consideration will be given to lawyers at any level who can demonstrate ambition, a willingness to put clients first and who set high standards for themselves.
The role is principally based in our Glasgow office, although we support a hybrid working approach through our Smarter Working policy. We are open to either part-time or full-time candidates.
Responsibilities
Our lawyers advise individuals and families on all aspects of tax & succession planning. Our clients will commonly have complex estates and tax profiles engaging professional service across the specialist practice areas of the firm. Our lawyers are expected to provide a breadth of specialist advice around Wills and succession; trust formation, administration and governance; wealth planning and asset protection; executry practice; and in respect of vulnerable and incapable adults.
The successful candidate will demonstrate high technical efficiency and experience in the firm’s core areas of private client practice. The candidate should have experience acting for a range of private clients including those with complex asset profiles, and business and land interests.
The role will involve working closely with other tax and succession, land and property, business law, charity law, family law, employment law and litigation experts to ensure fully integrated holistic advice for clients.
Skills/Qualifications
You will be a strong team player with sound practical and technical experience, and the enthusiasm to develop your technical skills and legal career further in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will be a full STEP member or be willing to complete the STEP diploma (which will be funded by Turcan Connell).
You will be self-sufficient, commercially aware, and able to handle a wide variety of challenging work with minimum supervision.
As you will become a trusted adviser and sounding board to our clients, you will need to have an interest in people and their affairs, and to act always with discretion and empathy.
The role represents a fantastic opportunity to further develop a career in a collegiate and professional environment with an unrivalled technical reputation. We are committed to developing talent and providing outstanding training opportunities within a supportive and friendly Glasgow office.
Application Process
If you or someone you know is interested in applying, please complete the application form and upload your CV at https://turcanconnell.livevacancies.co.uk/#/job/details/76.
Privacy Statement: By applying and submitting an application for a position within Turcan Connell, applicants’ information will be held by the Firm for the purpose for which it was collected. All applications will be deleted following a period of twelve months.
