The Department

At Mishcon Private, we have a deep understanding of the dynamics and politics of families, family businesses and personal relationships. We understand the issues our clients face and what keeps them awake at night. We know that their concerns go far beyond money and wealth preservation: family issues, reputation, their home, the things they love, or their legacy are far more important. Our business is protecting them, their interests and the things that matter most to them.

More and more, we recognise how the corporate, business and personal taxation needs of our clients overlap. For this reason, our tax practice is deliberately broad, with experts in all aspects of corporate M&A and restructuring; real estate; tax disputes and investigations; employment incentives and rewards; VAT; personal tax and cross border issues, for companies, funds, trustees and individuals.

Our business and personal tax groups work together to provide comprehensive, seamless and co-ordinated tax advice to our clients, and what we do is both transactional and advisory.

Besides the full range of non-contentious tax issues, we are one of a small number of tax practices that also advises on tax investigations and litigation. As a result, our tax offering is unmatched by almost all of our competitors.

Increasingly tax is a political issue too, which has led to increased levels of scrutiny and transparency, and national and international regulatory and reporting changes. To navigate these complexities, we work alongside our clients' existing teams of accountants, bankers, asset managers, trustees and family offices, devising and implementing the most robust and appropriate national and international tax strategies, legal structures and operational frameworks.

A lot of our work has an international dimension. We have lawyers qualified in multiple jurisdictions, who know how to work with multinational corporate groups, cross-border investment structures, multi-jurisdictional incentive arrangements, and international families and their corporate structures. In each case our lawyers provide in-depth advice on tax, structuring, regulatory, investment and corporate issues: in short, strategic, commercial and sensitive tax advice that protects our clients' interests.

Duties and Responsibilities

You will be advising ultra-high net worth individuals, families and their trustees on matters pertaining to personal and business taxation. Clients include high profile individuals, entrepreneurs, family offices, and hedge funds spanning the UK and the world.

The tax advice you provide will be multijurisdictional, with many of our clients seeking international advice pertaining to the UK, US, Latin American, the Middle East and Asia.

Skills/Experience

• Ideally between NQ-2 years PQE.
• Experience gained at a leading personal tax practice at a reputable law firm.
• An understanding of both onshore and offshore tax and knowledge of the law surrounding trusts and asset structuring in the UK and internationally.
• Technical knowledge in tax and wealth planning with competent drafting skills.
• Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) is desirable though not essential.
• Experience of the UK side of US/UK tax planning is desirable though not essential.
• Proactive and takes initiative.
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills, in order to meet the demands of challenging and commercial internal and external clients, as well as dealing with competing priorities.
• High standards of care and service in a professional manner.
• The ability to build good relationships with clients, partners, fee earners and business operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to meet the drafting and presentation aspects of the role.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Adaptable, flexible with a common sense approach.
• Takes responsibility for and attends to self-developments.
• Interest in undertaking business development activities both internally and externally.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

TheMishcon de ReyaGroup is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association withKaras So LLP). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas:Corporate;Dispute Resolution; Employment;Innovation;Private; andReal Estate.

TheMishcon de Reya Groupincludes consultancy businessesMDR Cyber,MDR Discover,MDR Mayfair(in London, Singapore and Dubai),MDR One,MDRiand MDRx. The Group also includesMDR Lab, which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.

No agencies, please.