Newly Qualified Associate – Tax, Trusts & Succession – Exeter

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