Shepherd and Wedderburn is a leading Scottish law firm, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, London and Dublin. Founded in 1768, our hallmark is established by long-standing relationships of trust, rooted in legal advice and client service of the highest quality. We are a people business that value and reward the contribution of our colleagues. We are proud of our inclusive and collaborative culture, both internally and when working with clients, and are committed to encouraging and supporting diversity and social mobility.
Shepherd and Wedderburn has attained ‘Platinum’ accreditations as (i) an Investor in People, (ii) an Investor in Young People and (iii) as a STEP Employer Partner.
Due to our strengthening presence and increasing client bank across the north of Scotland, we are looking for an experienced solicitor to join our expanding Private Wealth and Tax team, based in the Aberdeen office. You would be joining a team which currently comprises of 1 partner, 1 consultant, 1 senior associate, 1 senior solicitor, 1 NQ solicitor, 1 trainee and support staff. You would also have the opportunity to work closely with partners and colleagues across the Edinburgh and Glasgow private wealth and tax teams. We are very much ‘one team with three doors’ and very collegiate and collaborative in our working practices. As a team, we are proud to be top ranked by both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Our Aberdeen partner, Gillian Campbell, is ranked a Band 1 individual by Chambers High Net Worth and a Leading Partner by the Legal 500. These accolades evidence the high calibre of clients we look after and the high quality work you would be involved with as part of our team. |
We will consider applications from Associates and Senior Associates for this position.
The successful applicant will demonstrate an appropriate range of knowledge and experience in complex executries, including estates with farming assets; Will drafting; Inheritance Tax planning; Trust work (creation, administration and taxation of Trusts); Power of Attorney; care fees planning; and charities. Having a STEP Diploma qualification would be advantageous but is not necessary.
The ideal candidate will be able to work autonomously with minimum guidance and be happy to help support more junior members of the team.
We offer a competitive salary, with annual discretionary firmwide bonus and personal bonus for exceptional performance. We currently have a hybrid working policy in place which enables our people to work from home up to 50% of their working days, measured over a fortnight.
We are recruiting for a full-time role, however we are happy to consider applications from people who wish to work four days per week. |
HR Contact
If you would like further information on the role or require accommodations to make your application please contact cara.harper@shepwedd.com.
Equal Opportunities
At Shepherd and Wedderburn we strive to provide a supportive, inclusive and high performance working environment, where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our business and we therefore encourage candidates from different backgrounds to consider opportunities at all levels of the organisation. To foster inclusivity we would encourage you to provide us with a diverse range of candidates and particularly candidates who may be from underrepresented groups including from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, people who are LGBT+, people who have a disability, who are neurodivergent or from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
GDPR
Shepherd and Wedderburn is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information that we collect as a “data controller”. The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with our GDPR Privacy Notice for Applicants and Work Experience Students. If you are successful in obtaining paid employment with us, we will hold your information in accordance with our Personnel Data Retention Policy, which will be provided to you at the relevant time.
We will process the information you provide solely for the purpose of evaluating your application for employment. The information will be disclosed to the interview panel (if relevant), your line manager (if appointed), and Human Resources staff members. We may contact any references provided for the purposes of discussing your application, and will ask your permission before doing so.
If you provide any information deemed to be “special category” information under the General Data Protection Regulation, we may use this as follows:
- We will use information about your disability status to provide appropriate adjustments to the interview process.
- We will use any information provided in our diversity monitoring form about your race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender identity, gender expression, social mobility background, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, any disability information, age, and marital/civil partnership status to ensure meaningful equal opportunity monitoring and reporting. Any analysis of this data will be done on an anonymous basis.
Should your application be unsuccessful, the information provided will be deleted within 1 year of a decision not to progress your application.
If you have any further questions about how we process and store your information, or your rights in relation to this, please refer to our GDPR Privacy Notice for Applicants and Work Experience Students (available at www.shepwedd.com/careers/working-with-us/privacy-notice)
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