Wanted

Senior Private Estate Lawyer

EY Law is reinforcing and expanding its Private Wealth department in Diegem (Brussels), Antwerp and Ghent.

In this context, EY Law is looking for an ambitious Senior Private Estate Lawyer with 6-10 years of experience.

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Your responsibilities & activities

EY Law – Private Wealth provides bespoke advice and integrated solutions for family businesses, their owners and HNWI. As such we advise the owner, follow the capital and serve the enterprise. EY Law – Private Wealth assists in governing family assets and private estate from a tax and legal perspective. We support wealth and family business owners to have successful wealth transitions through a process-driven approach to develop and implement a comprehensive plan based on, and supported by, the vision, goals and objectives of the owner and the family and future generations. Our process considers external family factors (financial security, governance, next generation and family changes) and business factors (control and risk, liquidity, and performance) that influence a plan and are important to understand and consider.

EY Law – Private Wealth advises clients on all aspects of family property law and asset planning (matrimonial property law, gifts, private international law, gift and inheritance taxes, income taxes) and this not only in Belgium (on federal and regional level) but also in an international context through the global EY and EY Law network.

As such we give advice on:

  • transfers of family businesses to the next generation;
  • governance structures (civil-law partnerships, holdings, foundations, etc.);
  • wills and agreements as to succession;
  • gifts and entails;
  • inheritance disputes;
  • prenuptial agreements and modifications of matrimonial property regimes;
  • family governance – family-business boards and family charters;
  • investments (insurance products, private equity, real estate, art, vintage cars, etc.);
  • formal rulings with the federal ruling commission, as well as with the regional and local tax administrations;
  • incorporation of family foundations, trusts and philanthropy;
  • voluntary disclosure;
  • Cayman tax (or look-through tax);
  • cross-border migration of individuals and holdings (global mobility);
  • tax compliance (preparation and filing of tax returns),
  • tax controversy regarded the above (administrative and judicial procedures)

As lawyers, we also assist our clients in legal proceedings on all these domains, whenever they occur.

For our EY Law – Private Wealth Team we are looking for a Senior Private Estate lawyer.

As a Senior Private Estate Lawyer you will...

  • As Senior Private Estate lawyer you will be part of a team of enthusiastic lawyers and will offer owners of family businesses and HNWI a total solution in the field of estate planning.
  • Thanks to a thorough investigation and analysis of the specific situation of your client, you are able to provide well-founded advice regarding matters such as inheritance law, marriage contracts, donations, business succession, etc. You are fully responsible for the preparation, follow-up and completion of your files.
  • With regard to your clients, you adopt a constructive attitude.
  • You are eager to learn and able to work autonomously within the Team.
  • Thanks to your broad technical knowledge and experience in dealing with families and HNWI, you succeed in providing to-the-point answers.
  • In the long run you get the chance to invest in your career within our law firm by gaining new challenges and deepening your knowledge in other areas of relevance to family businesses, family offices and their owners.

Your profile

  • You have a Master in Law, an additional degree in notary / tax / estate planning is an asset.
  • You have minimum 6 years and maximum 10 years of relevant experience in matrimonial property law, inheritance law, gift tax, inheritance tax and you have notions of company law, personal and corporate taxation.
  • Your career path shows that you have an affinity with family businesses and their owners.
  • You are fluent in Dutch, French and English which enables you to work smoothly with all customers.
  • You are an outspoken team player who is driven and goal oriented.
  • You can easily start new contacts thanks to your collegial and dynamic attitude.
  • You are transparent and clear in your relations with clients and colleagues.

Our offer

At EY Law – Private Wealth, we truly believe that our people are the heartbeat to our success. We commit ourselves to encouraging true team spirit and creating an international and dynamic working environment in which each can pursue the knowledge needed to boost their career. Additionally, we highly invest in our people’s development of soft skills and technical knowhow.
We offer a competitive and attractive compensation package.

EY Law has a privileged cooperation with EY Tax Consultants.