Trusts Lawyer / Head Of Department

Trusts Lawyer / Head of Department Great new opportunity for a Trusts Lawyer to join a respected firm.

You should be able to demonstrate a good level of experience working in Trusts.

STEP membership or the willingness to work towards this are preferred.

You should have a genuine interest in working and specialising in trusts and be keen develop their skills and knowledge in the area.
You should have a good level of knowledge on the types of trust structures available, the benefits of each and the taxation of each.
You will have experience in working on trust matters throughout the lifetime of a trust and as such understand the processes at set up, during the administration and at the time of a trust coming to an end and have experience in the drafting of the relevant trust Deeds at each stage.
Preparing Deeds of Retirement and Appointment of Trustees Preparing Deeds of Appointment of trust assets from Discretionary Trusts Dealing with the setup of trusts, to include the drafting the relevant documentation and dealing with the work required to transfer the trust assets Preparing Declarations of Trust to define beneficial interests in property Dealing with the registration of trusts with HMRC on the Trust Registration Service Providing advice on the effect and taxation of Bare Trusts, Life interest Trusts and Discretionary Trusts to both trustees and beneficiaries