This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior private client lawyer to join a market-leading private wealth practice in London operating at the intersection of personal wealth and cross-border business ownership.
The team advises an enviable entrepreneurial client base of HNW and UHNW individuals, families and business owners, many with complex international footprints and closely intertwined commercial and personal interests.
The work is sophisticated, high-value and genuinely engaging — ideal for a lawyer who enjoys combining technical excellence with trusted adviser relationships.
The Opportunity
You will join a highly regarded private client team known for delivering practical, solution-driven advice on complex UK and cross-border tax and estate planning matters.
The practice benefits from deep integration with corporate, real estate, finance and disputes teams, offering a stimulating breadth of private client advisory work.
From day one, you will enjoy meaningful responsibility, within a supportive and collegiate environment that values quality, judgement and long-term client relationships.
Scope of Work
Your work will span a broad and intellectually stimulating range of matters, including:
- UK and international tax planning for individuals relocating to or from the UK, including entrepreneurs and senior executives
- Cross-border structuring for business transactions, real estate acquisitions, investments and family wealth holding vehicles
- Use of double tax treaties and international tax frameworks
- Advising on estate administration, succession and incapacity planning across multiple jurisdictions
- Founder and management equity, employment-related securities and incentive arrangements
- HMRC enquiries, disclosures and contentious tax matters
- Charitable structuring and philanthropic planning, both UK and international
- Drafting bespoke deeds, agreements and wills
- Supporting corporate, real estate, finance and disputes teams on private wealth and tax aspects of wider transactions
You will manage matters end-to-end, liaise with intermediaries such as trustees, bankers and advisers, and regularly coordinate with overseas counsel.
The Team & Culture
This is a partner-led, high-calibre team with a strong reputation for technical excellence and commercial awareness. Lawyers are encouraged to develop their own client relationships, contribute to business development and play an active role in shaping the future of the practice.
The wider firm combines City-quality work with a genuinely down-to-earth culture:
- Close partner access and minimal hierarchy
- A collaborative, inclusive working environment
- Strong commitment to diversity, wellbeing and flexible working
- High levels of trust, autonomy and professional respect
The firm continues to grow rapidly, with sustained financial performance and investment across key practice areas, making this an excellent platform for long-term career progression.
About You
You are likely to have:
- At least 6 years’ PQE in private client or tax within private practice
- Strong grounding in UK and international tax and estate planning
- Experience advising HNW/UHNW individuals and entrepreneurial clients
- A keen interest in attaining further qualifications
- Confidence managing complex matters independently while collaborating effectively with partners and peers
- An interest in business development and building lasting client relationships
Above all, you are commercially minded, personable and trusted by clients — someone who combines technical strength with judgement and discretion
Why This Role?
- High-end, intellectually stimulating private client work
- Exposure to complex international and entrepreneurial matters
- Early responsibility and genuine client ownership
- Strong partner support and mentoring
- A firm with momentum, ambition and a reputation for looking after its people
Next Steps
For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch:
📞 07376 288 737
✉️ jon.kennedy@ardentrecruit.com