A well-established practice providing services across all main practice areas in the ‘Gateway to the Dales’ market town of Skipton, North Yorkshire are seeking a Private Client Solicitor / Legal Executive to join their private client department offering a salary of £30,000 - £40,000 per annum depending on experience. You will be based in a popular retirement destination and the role often requires visits to clients at home, in hospital, or in a care / residential home.The successful Private Client Solicitor / Legal Executive will assume responsibility for an existing caseload covering the whole spectrum of Private Client work and including:

Wills of all types from Instruction to Signature.
Lasting Powers of Attorney from Instruction to Registration.
Obtaining Grants of Representation, and administering and distributing Estates (including the preparation of Estate Accounts).
Advising on Inheritance Tax planning, and implementing appropriate arrangements, including the preparation of lifetime trusts and other gifting (to include Deeds of Variation).
Preparation and submission of Inheritance Tax Accounts and advising on Inheritance Tax liability, with particular reference to Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs.
Administering Lifetime and Will Trusts, including the preparation of Trust Accounts and Tax Returns and Deeds to alter or terminate trusts; attending to distribution.
Preparing and submitting Court of Protection Deputyship applications and ancillary applications.
Advising Attorneys on their duties and responsibilities and assisting where required.

We are looking for a Private Client Solicitor / Legal Executive with:

A STEP qualification is preferred but is not a prerequisite. We would expect the successful candidate to actively pursue the full STEP Diploma if this has not already been obtained.

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