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

In addition to Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol and London are also working location options for this role.  Hybrid working is also very welcome.

The team advises developers, contractors, funders and public bodies on complex, high-value non-contentious construction projects, combining technical excellence with a pragmatic, commercial approach. The work is varied, impactful and genuinely interesting — with a strong focus on infrastructure and development that delivers social value.

The Role

Due to sustained growth, the team is looking to appoint an Associate or Senior Associate with a strong background in transactional, non-contentious construction.

You’ll work on major UK projects, supported by experienced, highly respected partners, while being trusted with real responsibility and direct client contact. The environment is collaborative rather than hierarchical, with a clear emphasis on developing lawyers who want to grow their practice and profile.

Your work will include:

• Drafting, negotiating and advising on a wide range of construction and project documents, including JCT and NEC forms, professional appointments and bespoke agreements
• Advising on risk, and project-specific commercial solutions, liaising with clients, funders, consultants and other stakeholders
• Contributing to know-how, training initiatives and client briefings as part of a high-performing national team

About You

You’ll be a confident non-contentious construction lawyer who enjoys problem-solving and working closely with clients.

The ideal profile includes:

• 5+ years’ PQE in transactional construction work
• The ability to manage matters autonomously while collaborating effectively with colleagues
• Confidence dealing directly with clients and counterparties
• A genuine interest in infrastructure, development and projects that make a difference locally and nationally

Why This Role?

• High-quality work without City-style burnout
• A flex-friendly, hybrid working culture built on trust
• Clear progression prospects within a growing national practice
• A supportive, approachable team where people genuinely make time for one another

Next Steps

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch:

📞 07376 288 737
✉️ jon.kennedy@ardentrecruit.com

This role offers exposure to complex, high-value transactions and the chance to work within a market-leading practice known for technical excellence, innovation and a supportive culture.

The Opportunity

You will join a top-tier finance practice handling sophisticated regional, national and cross-border transactions across real estate finance, leveraged finance and general corporate lending.

Acting for major financial institutions and corporate borrowers, you’ll play a key role on significant deals while developing deep sector and transactional expertise.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior associate who enjoys complex work, values collaboration and is looking to progress within a firm that invests heavily in its people, technology and long-term career development.

The Work

You can expect a broad and stimulating workload, including:

• Advising on real estate finance, leveraged finance and general corporate lending transactions
• Supporting partners and leading on aspects of complex, high-value UK and cross-border deals
• Acting for UK clearing banks, international banks, alternative lenders and corporate borrowers
• Building trusted client relationships and contributing to business development initiatives

About You

This role would suit a solicitor who:

• Is qualified in Scotland and/or England & Wales
• Has 5+ years’ PQE in banking and finance
• Is confident drafting and negotiating finance documentation
• Is commercially minded, proactive and comfortable taking responsibility

Next Steps

If you’re a banking and finance lawyer looking to take the next step in your career within a top-tier Edinburgh team, this is a role well worth exploring.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch:

📞 07376 288 737
✉️ jon.kennedy@ardentrecruit.com

This role offers high-quality, varied work, early responsibility and the chance to work closely with an experienced and supportive leadership team in a genuinely collegiate environment.

The Opportunity

You’ll join a specialist real estate disputes practice handling a broad mix of contentious property matters for developers, investors, landlords, tenants and public sector organisations.  The work is intellectually stimulating, commercially focused and practical, with a strong emphasis on achieving positive outcomes for clients.

This is a role that offers meaningful exposure: managing your own matters with appropriate, limited supervision; supporting on more complex disputes; including hearings, mediations and client management.

The Work

Your caseload will include a wide range of property dispute resolution matters, such as:

• Commercial landlord and tenant disputes (lease renewals, dilapidations, forfeiture and break options)
• Development-related disputes, including rights of light, restrictive covenants, boundary issues and easements
• Possession claims and trespass actions
• Property insolvency and enforcement work

You will also contribute to team training, mentoring and business development initiatives.

The Team

The real estate dispute resolution team is a recognised specialist group within a broader national property practice. It is known for its technical strength and collaborative way of working. You’ll be working closely with senior lawyers who are hands-on, approachable and invested in developing junior team members.

The culture is professional but down-to-earth, with an emphasis on teamwork, knowledge-sharing and giving people the space to grow.

Next Steps

If you’re a real estate disputes lawyer looking for interesting work, genuine responsibility and a healthier balance without compromising on quality, this is a role well worth exploring.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch:

📞 07376 288 737
✉️ jon.kennedy@ardentrecruit.com

This role offers exposure to headline-making disputes, market-leading partners, and a genuinely supportive culture that prioritises quality work, professional development and work-life balance.

The Team

You will join a highly-ranked construction disputes practice, consistently recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, with partners individually ranked as leading practitioners.

The team works seamlessly across offices and disciplines. You will collaborate closely with transactional construction, real estate, infrastructure and public law specialists, giving you a broad and commercially grounded perspective on disputes.

The Work

You will advise on a wide range of contentious construction matters, including:

• Complex final account, loss and expense and defects claims
• Adjudications, mediations, arbitrations and High Court litigation
• PFI / PPP and major projects disputes
• High-value cladding and building safety claims, including multi-storey developments
• Infrastructure, healthcare, energy-from-waste and highways disputes
• NEC, JCT, FIDIC and bespoke contract disputes

Recent matters include nine-figure public infrastructure disputes and similarly high value adjudications for public bodies, contractors and developers.

Panel appointments mean you will work directly with local authorities, NHS Trusts, housing providers, developers, funders and contractors, often taking responsibility beyond your PQE level.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Early visibility – meaningful client responsibility and ownership of matters
• High-quality disputes work without the intensity of City billing culture
• Clear progression within a growing national team with long-term investment plans
• Hands-on partner access and structured mentoring from leading disputes specialists
• Flexible working with no rigid office-attendance requirements
• Supportive, non-hierarchical culture consistently praised by juniors and seniors alike

This is a team known for trusting its associates, encouraging autonomy, and supporting lawyers to develop into confident, well-rounded construction disputes practitioners.

About You

You will ideally have:

• 1–5 years’ PQE in construction disputes
• Experience of adjudication, arbitration or court proceedings
• Strong drafting and analytical skills
• Confidence managing matters with appropriate supervision
• A collaborative mindset and ambition to grow within a leading team

Applications are welcomed from lawyers in private practice or in-house, as well as those seeking flexible arrangements.

Culture, Balance & Benefits

This is a firm widely recognised for its exceptional work-life balance, supportive environment and people-first culture. Lawyers are encouraged to do excellent work without sacrificing wellbeing.

You can expect:

• Highly flexible hybrid working
• Transparent progression processes
• Comprehensive training and development support
• A strong wellbeing programme and inclusive culture
• Competitive benefits package

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch:

📞 07376 288 737
✉️ jon.kennedy@ardentrecruit.com

This role is aimed at lawyers who want genuinely interesting, varied private funds work, early responsibility, and a clear path to long-term progression — without the intensity or narrow specialism often found at some teams in the City.

The Opportunity

You will play a leading role in advising fund managers and institutional investors on sophisticated private capital structures across the full fund lifecycle, including:

• Fund structuring and formation
• International fundraising
• Secondaries and continuation vehicles
• Investor negotiations
• Ongoing operational and governance advice

The practice has a strong international footprint, working seamlessly across the UK, Europe and beyond, with close collaboration between London, Scotland, Ireland and Luxembourg.

Work That Stands Apart

This is not a “plain vanilla” private equity funds role.  The team is particularly well known for its work across infrastructure and energy, climate, sustainability and impact funds .

Much of the work involves development finance institutions, impact investors and emerging-market fund managers, including Africa-focused mandates and innovative sustainability-driven vehicles.

For lawyers motivated by purpose-led investing alongside technical excellence, this practice offers something genuinely distinctive.

Profile Sought

This role is targeted at a Managing / Senior Associate level.  You will likely be someone who:

• Has a strong track record in private capital funds work - private equity, infrastructure, real assets, debt or impact
• Confident runs transactions and manages client relationships well
• Enjoys mentoring and developing junior lawyers
• Is commercially minded, proactive and collegiate
• Wants to be visible and valued within a growing team

Prior experience must be in private funds — this role is not focused on hedge fund, retail or listed fund work

No following required; the team has a strong pipeline of work.

Why This Role May Appeal

• Breadth of work
• Meaningful responsibility, in terms of client and transactions, and developing junior lawyers in the team
• Strong partner-track visibility, in a team with a track record for internal promotions
• A more sustainable lifestyle than many City teams
• Supportive, collaborative culture with no sharp elbows

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch:

📞 07376 288 737
✉️ jon.kennedy@ardentrecruit.com

This the perfect opportunity to work on vital UK energy and infrastructure projects at a pivotal moment in the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy system.

The team is nationally recognised for its work across renewables, decarbonisation and similarly complex public-sector energy & infrastructure initiatives, combining deep sector knowledge with a practical, delivery-focused approach.

The Team

You will join a well-established team led by a deep bench of partners dedicated to the sector, each recognised in the legal directories for their expertise in energy, infrastructure and high-profile projects.

Each of these working locations offers a compelling opportunity, either to work closely alongside several colleagues or to be a key lawyer in one of the offices with fewer specialists at present.

The Work

This role offers exceptional breadth and responsibility, advising on the procurement, development and delivery of a wide range of innovative energy and infrastructure projects, including:

• Energy-from-waste and resource management projects
• District heating and local decarbonisation programmes
• Solar PV and battery storage developments
• Electric vehicle and smart energy infrastructure
• Hydrogen and carbon capture projects
• Onshore and offshore wind
• Grid connection and upgrade projects

You will work closely with clients across both the public and private sectors, including local authorities, developers, utilities and investors.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Hands-on responsibility and client exposure
• A practice recognised for its work in renewables and sustainability
• High-quality, varied mandates without the intensity of many larger international teams
• A genuinely supportive and collegiate culture
• Transparent progression and structured development support
• Hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing and flexibility

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, or the energy, infrastructure & projects market more generally, please get in touch:

📞 07376 288 737
✉️ jon.kennedy@ardentrecruit.com

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced private client lawyer to work within a top-rated, full-service private client team, advising a sophisticated domestic and international client base on complex wealth, tax and succession matters.

The Opportunity

You will join a large, specialist private client group with a strong reputation for technical excellence, sensitivity and long-term client relationships. The team advises UK and non-UK individuals and families, family offices, trustees and others on a wide range of private wealth matters, often with a significant cross-border element.

The role offers meaningful responsibility on high-quality, intellectually engaging work, with close partner and client interaction, within a genuinely supportive and collegiate environment.

Scope of Work

The successful candidate can expect to be involved in:

• UK and international tax, trust and succession planning
• Advising high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families
• Estate planning, wills, trusts and lifetime structuring
• Cross-border wealth and succession issues, including residence and domicile matters
• Asset protection and long-term family governance planning
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across tax, disputes, family and other related practice areas
• Developing trusted client relationships and contributing to business development initiatives

Working Environment

This is a firm widely recognised for its supportive culture, with an emphasis on training and genuine work-life balance, including the freedom to work remotely for a significant proportion of the week.

For a confidential discussion

About this opportunity, or the wider market, please get in touch:

07376 288 737

jon.kennedy@ardentrecruit.com