Responsibilitie(s):

• Provide legal advice and guidance on trust formation, administration, and management within the Heirs Holdings family office structure.
• Draft, review, and interpret trust deeds, wills, powers of attorney, shareholder agreements, and other estate planning documents.
• Collaborate with tax, finance, and investment teams to ensure tax-efficient estate and succession planning.
• Support trustees in understanding their fiduciary duties, ensuring full compliance with trust law, corporate governance codes, and regulatory standards.
• Conduct legal due diligence on trust-related investments, assets, and property holdings across diverse sectors and jurisdictions.
• Liaise with regulators, external counsel, trustees, and financial advisors to implement trust structures.
• Advise on cross-border estate planning, offshore structures, and multi-jurisdictional trusts aligned with the group’s pan-African and global reach.
• Monitor and interpret legislative and regulatory developments affecting trusts, estates, and family wealth management.

Qualification/Experience Requirement(s):

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB); Master’s degree (LLM) or specialization in Trusts/Private Client Law is an advantage.
• 5–8 years of post-qualification experience in family office legal advisory, private client practice, or wealth management.
• Strong experience in drafting, interpreting, and implementing trust and estate planning documents.
• Solid understanding of trust law, inheritance law, fiduciary obligations, and tax considerations in both local and cross-border contexts.
• Excellent negotiation, advisory, and communication skills, with ability to engage stakeholders.
• High ethical standards, confidentiality, discretion, and integrity.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to provide commercially sound legal advice with a long-term, intergenerational outlook.