Private Client Lawyer

Overview

Harper Macleod LLP Elgin. Are you a Private Client Solicitor looking to take your career to the next level? Do you have a passion for providing bespoke legal services to high-net-worth individuals and families? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Private Client Solicitor to join one of the largest private client teams in the country, based in our Elgin office. In this role, you will have a varied caseload and will deal with all aspects of Wills, trusts, estate planning (to include IHT and CGT planning), executries and adults with incapacity matters. We would love the successful candidate to have existing experience of each of the following:

• Advising on inheritance tax and estate planning, including agricultural and business property reliefs.
• Drafting Trusts and complex Will provisions to meet clients’ bespoke needs.
• Managing executry and trust administrations, including for taxable complex estates
• Delivering proactive and detailed advice to clients particularly in relation tax planning

To excel in this role, you will:

• preferably have the STEP Diploma or be keen to work towards gaining that
• draft and review documents with meticulous attention to detail
• have strong technical expertise in Wills, Trusts, and complex estate administration
• preferably have a good understanding of the taxation of trusts
• have a commercial mindset and confidence in collaborating with third parties and with colleagues across the firm to deliver a comprehensive client service

Let your ambitions and ours go hand in hand.

At Harper Macleod you’ll be part of a collective effort that is never satisfied: celebrating the successes and inspiring one another to always improve. You want to deliver extraordinary results for your clients. We want to deliver extraordinary opportunities for you and encourage you to make a difference.

Harper Macleod’s culture is the sum of the actions of the people who make up our business – it’s built around taking calculated risks and pushing for innovative solutions. You know the law, but you also know that there’s much more to being a lawyer than that.

You know that doing things the right way is always the best way – the right things for clients, colleagues, and our communities. We will never compromise on this.

In 2025, we were proud to be named the best law firm in Scotland by the prestigious Chambers UK to go alongside many other accolades. A year earlier, we were named ESG Firm of the Year and the only Scottish law firm to be included in Legal 500’s Green Guide, both for the second year running.

As part of working with our brilliant team, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, active colleague engagement, wellbeing, sustainability & CSR programs, and the opportunity to develop your career.

We believe the best is yet to come for Harper Macleod. If this sounds like the type of firm you’d like to be part of, maybe the best is yet to come for you?

Harper Macleod LLP is committed to promoting equal opportunities and developing a diverse workforce.

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