Newly Qualified Tax and Trusts Solicitor

NQ Solicitor

Here at Burges Salmon, we bring new ideas and perspectives to everything we do, without ever compromising the quality of our work. Join us and you'll have every opportunity to fulfil your potential as you help shape our future – and we'll support you all the way.

We are recruiting NQ Solicitors (qualifying this September) for our top tier Private Wealth offering to supplement our internal qualifying cohort. 

You would be joining one of the largest Tax and Trusts teams in the country, with a national and international profile rivalling the best firms. Ranked in the top tier of both Chambers and The Legal 500, the team offers complex, challenging and high-value work to help develop you into the best Private Client Lawyer you can be.

The Firm

Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.

We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have recently been voted by our people as the 'UK's Best Law Firm to Work At' in Roll on Friday's surveys for the last four years.

Our principles-based hybrid working model allows our people to work with flexibility, knowing they are trusted to deliver excellent work. Typically, we foresee our people attending one of the offices on average 40% to 60% of the time to support their development and to work more closely with our clients and the wider team.

The Team

Our established reputation for the high quality of our practice has led to continued growth in our services to high and ultra high-net-worth people. Our UK based clients come from a range of backgrounds – some are city based including large business owners and entrepreneurs, while we also have a significant landowner and landed estates practice.  We compete on level terms with the top London based private client departments.

Key Partners

Our Private Client offering comprises leading tax and trusts experts, who you will have the opportunity to learn from and work closely with from day one. These include:

Jim Aveline - Head of Department

Suzanna Harvey

John Barnett

Emma Heelis-Adams

Tom Hewitt

Tim Williams

What others say:

‘Everyone we have had dealings with at Burges Salmon has ended up feeling like a friend as much as a lawyer and advisor, and it is a pleasure dealing with the firm and knowing that we know them and they really understand our situation.' (Legal 500, 2025)

‘What has struck me about working with Burges Salmon is the strength in depth of the team and how they work together in a collaborative way. This enables seamless dialogue between the tax team, family team etc. This has resulted in more joined up advice for clients and shorter lines of communication.' (Legal 500, 2025)

'They are so knowledgeable in the area of private client law and perfectly know how to approach a client.'  (Chambers, 2025)

Responsibilities

At Burges Salmon, you will have a fair, transparent path to progression. To find out more our career guide for lawyers attached to this advert details the competencies and responsibilities at each stage of your career.

This vacancy is focused on advising primarily UK-based clients on tax and trusts law. You will find that the work is varied and likely to include:

• Complex succession planning to individuals and family businesses including the use of trusts, partnerships, family charters and FICs
• IHT and CGT planning including advice on “Balfour” type structures
• LPAs and Wills
• Heritage property relief for chattels and real property
• Advice to trustees on tax, structuring, exercise of their powers and trust management (including TRS and GDPR)
• High value and complex probates with APR/BPR and heritage relief claims
• Structuring and reviewing partnership structures

What you'll need

• Evidence of high quality legal training in private client law
• Ability to work well within a team and to build relationships with clients, based on quality of service and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage a complex and varied workload effectively
• Self-motivation and a willingness to learn
• You should be on course to qualify as a Solicitor in England and Wales in 2025

Benefits

Click here for a full overview of our brilliant reward package and find out more about the benefits of a legal career with Burges Salmon, here.

We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.

Get in touch!

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Abbie Jackson - 0117 307 6776 - for an informal and confidential conversation.