The role
We’d be very interested in talking to individuals with between NQ and 5 years’ PQE, to work in our private client team at Newcastle.
All candidates should have experience in one or more of the following areas:
- working with business owners, high net worth individuals and their families;
- preparing wills, including business assets, life interest and discretionary trusts;
- inheritance tax planning, including business property relief;
- probate and administration of estates;
- court of protection work; and
- lasting powers of attorney for both business and personal affairs.
The right person will become an important member of our team that deals daily with a range of high quality private client matters.
So, who are we looking for? We want someone who is ambitious, preferably STEP qualified or working towards qualification, and someone who wishes to develop their career providing private client services within a corporate/ commercial law firm. We think this is a genuinely exciting opportunity for a candidate who can demonstrate technical ability, a conscientious work ethic, excellent people and communication skills, good commercial awareness and exceptional client service.
Our Team
The private client team are a key part of the wider Muckle LLP team, which is over 200 people strong. Our people are based across our Newcastle, Cumbria and Teesside offices.
Muckle LLP has a long-standing commitment to agile working, enabling our team to work from wherever is most suitable for them. Our modern office facilities complement this flexibility, ensuring our people have everything they need to deliver excellent service to our clients and each other.
Our people and values
Our people are the foundation of our business, and everything we do is underpinned by our four core values:
- Trust – we trust each other to do the right thing
- Teamwork – we are one team and work selflessly for each other
- Responsibility – we are self-starters and take responsibility for how we work together and communicate
- Care – we care about our people, clients and community
It means, no matter who you speak to, we provide the same excellent service from people who do what they say, on time and on budget, every time. That’s the Muckle way.
Our culture
We want everyone to understand how our business is run and encourage all our people to get involved. We are also proud of the communities in which we live and work and give our people many ways to support them.
For example, you could use your two days’ paid volunteering leave to support a local cause you care about or nominate them for a grant from our Muckle Fund at the Community Foundation.
From workplace running, netball, cycling and walking clubs to fun events organised by our BEAM (Being Engaged At Muckle) team and participation in our Green Team to help make the business as environmentally friendly as possible, we’ve created a unique and award-winning place to work:
- B Corp Certified™ - the first law firm in the North East and Cumbria to achieve this accreditation, we are leading the charge in ethical and sustainable business practices within our region and it forms the next part of our ESG strategy and continuous improvement
- Investors In People Platinum award accreditation
- North East Best Place to Work 2024 and 2023
- North East Business of the Year 2023
- North East Better Health at Work Maintaining Excellence award
- Advanced Good Work Pledge
- Award for Most Inspiring Employer (large business) 2022 and 2023 at the Inspiring Females Awards run by the North East of England Chamber of Commerce
We are really proud of the results of our recent Investors In People survey, in which 95% of our people believe Muckle is a great place to work. Our overall survey results place us 6th for law firms globally, across 75 countries.
So how does all that sound? If you’re looking to work in a friendly, open environment and want to develop your career in a forward thinking, commercial North East law firm, then this is an excellent opportunity.
