Private Client Associate

Position: Private Client Associate Solicitor
Location: Edinburgh

Role: Hybrid / Full Time
PQE: 4+ years

The Role:
Iconic Resourcing is proud to partner with a leading Scottish law firm in their search for a talented Associate to join their Private Client team in Edinburgh. This is a unique opportunity to work within a highly regarded and ranked team, led by an esteemed partner, that provides expert services in executry administration, succession planning, tax advice, and trust work.

The Role
As an Associate in the Private Client team, you will manage a diverse portfolio of clients, with a focus on:

• Trusts, including complex trust matters.
• High-net-worth or cross-border executries.
• Tax planning and advising family business clients.
• Contentious private client work, such as challenges to wills, beneficiary disagreements, legal rights claims, and trust disputes.

You will also work closely with a senior partner on intricate trust issues and contentious matters, often intersecting with partnership or company disputes. Additionally, you’ll support junior team members in their development.

About You

• Scottish qualified Solicitor
• Possess 4+ years of PQE ideally with significant experience in tax and trusts, including contentious matters would be a bonus.
• Be STEP-qualified (or working towards full qualification) or ATT/CTA-qualified (or working towards full qualification).
• Be proactive in managing your workload and supporting both partners and junior colleagues.
• Demonstrate excellent technical skills, a strong client focus, and the ability to deliver high-quality work on time.
• Be comfortable with business development activities, networking, and fostering client relationships.

What’s on Offer

• The chance to develop your career in a client-centric environment.
• Support for additional qualifications and professional development (the firm is a STEP Platinum Employer Partner).
• An opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive, and collaborative team.

About the Firm
This leading Scottish law firm is committed to helping clients achieve their goals, whether for themselves, their families, or their businesses. Their unique approach to client-centricity sets them apart, providing a fulfilling environment for ambitious professionals.

Application Process
 

To apply for this exciting opportunity please submit your CV or contact Andrew Inglis at Iconic Resourcing or for a confidential chat contact  andrew.inglis@iconicresourcing.com or call

Not all candidates will meet every single desired qualification or skill. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

At Iconic Resourcing we are engaged by many leading organisations across Scotland and our aim is to keep the recruitment process simple. Interviews are likely to be held via our video interviewing platform both with Iconic Resourcing and our client. Please visit our website to view all our Iconic Jobs across Scotland.

Iconic Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer, and all applications will be treated as such. We act as both an employment business and an employment agency