Trusts & Private Client Lawyer | 2-4 years PQE

Posted 04 December 2024
LocationAuckland
Job type Permanent
DisciplineLaw Firms - Professional
Reference14798342

Job description

Are you a Private Client Lawyer looking to develop your career in a supportive environment? Join a firm that values growth, collaboration, and work-life balance. Work with high-net-worth clients on interesting and varied matters, including succession planning, relationship property, and trust & estate disputes.

The Role
This is a role where you can work with a good level of autonomy with private clients and assist them in their personal affairs as it relates to trusts, wills, estates, wealth and intergenerational succession planning, powers of attorney, inheritance planning, asset structuring and relationship property matters (contracting out agreements, separation agreements and around division of assets).

As a firm that is invested in its staff, you will be provided with the right resources, training and support from an approachable partner as well as the wider team.

Key responsibilities:
  • Advise high-net-worth individuals on succession planning, relationship property, and estate matters
  • Lead and support dispute resolution processes involving trusts & estates
  • Build strong, lasting relationships with clients
  • Learn and grow under the mentorship of senior leaders in a specialist firm
About you
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:  
  • 2-4 years solid legal experience with a decent amount of trusts, and/or relationship property and private client experience. Those on the junior end that have gained experience in a large firm or in a tax team, that are keen to move into this area are of interest also;
  • An ability to communicate well and build rapport with a range of private clients from different backgrounds and ages; and
  • Sound drafting skills and the ability to provide advice in a clear and concise manner.
This is a unique opportunity to join a vibrant and dynamic team where you can continue to build your skills under a reputable brand with well known industry professionals. 

For further information, contact Jenny Gallagher on 027 874 0993 or email jenny@colegal.co.nz or click 'APPLY' now and send through your CV and academic transcript.