NQ Associate - Tax, Trusts & Succession - Cheltenham

Newly Qualified Associate - Tax, Trusts & Succession - Cheltenham

This role sits within a highly regarded, full-service UK law firm with a standout reputation across the South West and a growing national footprint.

With 450+ people and a strong partner-led culture, the firm is consistently recognised by Chambers and Legal 500 across multiple practice areas, reflecting the depth and quality of its work.

The firm advises a broad mix of businesses, entrepreneurs, landowners and high-net-worth individuals on complex and often high-value matters.

Importantly, this is a firm that invests heavily in its people, with a strong track record of developing talent and offering long-term career progression.

The Role

Opportunities for externally hired NQ solicitors at this level are genuinely rare. Most roles are filled through internal trainee retention, making this a standout opening for those approaching qualification or recently qualified.

Joining a highly regarded Tax, Trusts & Succession team, you'll work on a broad range of complex, high-quality private client matters, including:

• Advising high-net-worth individuals, families and trustees
• Estate planning, succession structuring and wealth preservation
• Trust creation, administration and disputes
• Inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning
• Working closely with landowners, family businesses and entrepreneurs
• Collaborating with real estate, corporate and disputes teams on multi-disciplinary matters

You'll have early responsibility, including managing elements of your own caseload, while being supported by experienced partners and senior lawyers in a genuinely collaborative environment.

Candidate Requirements

This role is ideal for a trainee nearing qualification or an NQ (0-1 PQE) looking to build a long-term career in private client work.

You will bring:

• A strong seat (or experience) in private client / tax / trusts work
• Excellent academics and attention to detail
• A genuine interest in tax, succession and wealth structuring
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence dealing with clients
• The ambition to develop into a specialist adviser in a high-quality team

Why Join?

• Join a highly ranked, fast-growing private client team
• Structured NQ development programme to support your transition into practice
• Early client exposure and meaningful responsibility from day one
• Collaborative, down-to-earth culture where people genuinely enjoy working together
• High-quality work typically associated with much larger City firms
• Clear, realistic long-term progression opportunities

If you're looking to secure one of the hard-to-find NQ roles in a top-performing regional firm doing genuinely high-quality work, this is an exceptional opportunity to launch your qualified career.

For more information about this role please contact:
Hannah Somers - Chadwick Nott

0117 917 1929
07435 943574
hannahsomers@chadwicknott.co.uk

*At Chadwick Nott, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture as well as supporting our large client network achieve the same. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications of all qualified candidates regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, disability, culture or anything other personal characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity in the workplace. Where a level of experience is indicated, please note that this is only a guideline.*