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Sue Ross Legal are working with a firm of chartered accountants, specialising in accountancy, wealth management and private client. We are looking to recruit a Estates & Legal Advisor to join the private client advisory team. This role is a key part of a busy and successful team and will play a vital role within the team, developing more junior members of the team where appropriate.

* Actively manage a portfolio of Estates, from start to finish, with support from more senior colleagues (where required)

* Support other colleagues in the team with the management of more complex Estates.

* Prepare IHT returns for Estates where relevant (and review less complex cases for others as and when required)

* Support the Estate Director with the management of the Estate team, the processes, and delivery of work

* Support with legal drafting of Wills, and where appropriate, take Will instructions

* Support with the drafting of LPAs, and lead with the project management of the delivery from start to finish (when appropriate)

* Support with the drafting of Trusts and other legal type documents, where appropriate

* Review work of others, as required

* Support the Private Client team (and other members of the firm, as appropriate) with technical skills, management skills, marketing, networking etc.

* Support with business development work, developing relationships with referrers and other individuals (subject to experience)

* Manage projects from start to finish.

* Ensure technical knowledge is kept up to date.

* Take a lead in the development of junior members of the team and help them to gain technical and practical experience of relevant tax issues.

* Any ad hoc duties as requested by the firm.

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