Solicitor Position
Salary: Competitive
As a result of our continued expansion we are looking for a dynamic and confident solicitor to join our city centre office in Glasgow.
Applying candidates should ideally have:
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Strong organisational and communication skills.
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Experience of working within a fast paced office environment.
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The ability to work from a case management system without paper files
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Strong attention to detail
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The ability to work as part of a team
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Relevant private client experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided
The role will include:
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Handling the ongoing administrative aspects of Lifetime Discretionary Trusts
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Communicating with clients and discretionary beneficiaries on a daily basis
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Undertaking the administration following the death of a settlor including attending to distribution of Trust assets.
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Advising on relevant tax implications during the course of the administration, particularly Inheritance Tax, Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax
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Engaging with local authorities and other solicitors in relation to clients who have entered into residential care
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Checking draft Wills and Powers of Attorney
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Conducting new client appointments within the office
In return we will offer:
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A full time permanent position
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A competitive salary
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Pension
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An excellent holiday package
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Paid Staff Days Out
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Substantial opportunities for career progression
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No requirement for time recording
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Monthly dress down day with drinks to round off the month!
Please send your CV to Stephanie.hutton@mcclure-solicitors.co.uk
that if you if you have no children, great care is required to ensure that your Will is correct.
If a couple have no children, they usually want to leave everything to the survivor on the first death and thereafter half to one side of the family and half to the other side of the family.
The problem is that if the Will is not prepared properly, then this won’t happen. Sometimes the Will will state something like “everything to my wife whom failing to my relatives”. The problem there is that after the husband dies it is the wife’s Will which will govern the whole estate with the result that everything will go to her relatives and not half to his relatives and half to hers. In other words if the Will is drafted the wrong way, then the whole estate will finish up going to the survivor’s relatives and not half and half.
In a McClure Will this problem is avoided by ensuring that on the first death everything passes to the survivor but in the survivor’s Will one half of the estate passes to one side of the family and the other half to the other side of the family. This means that both parties can be assured that what they want is what they will get.
Just contact us on 0800 852 1999 or email contactus@mcclure-solicitors.co.uk to arrange a chat with one of our Estate Planning Consultants.
Home visits are available.