Private wealth

Bircham Dyson Bell is recognised as one of the leading private wealth firms in the UK, providing specialist advice in tax and estate planning and administration, residential property and employment. We place a strong emphasis on maintaining excellent relationships with our clients, who include prominent international families, artists, musicians and sports professionals. We also have a long standing UK client base of landed estates and members of the business and professional communities, many of whom are leaders in their own fields.

As a trainee in the department you will get involved in a variety of work including:

  • UK, international and offshore tax planning and trusts
  • Cross border succession planning
  • Wills and estate and tax planning
  • Contentious trusts and estates
  • Administration of estates and post death tax planning
  • Mental capacity and Court of Protection work

During your seat you'll attend regular training sessions, essential in a practice area which has seen many significant developments in recent years as a result of both changes in the law and the international lifestyles which our clients increasingly adopt.