Lawyer to adviser: Marcus Stirling on direct client benefit

‘Financial advice is all about commitment and people skills’

Isabel Baxter
clock • 4 min read

Succession Wealth Chartered wealth planner Marcus Stirling talks to Professional Adviser about making his career move having previously practiced law…

Stirling graduated from the University of Manchester in 2011 with an LLB in Law and Politics and was eager to qualify and begin practicing. He swiftly completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and was excited to dive head-first into the world of corporate law. Stirling's first job was at Stephenson Harwood where he worked for more than three years, covering everything from real estate to Formula 1.                                                                                    When he began working closely alongside an inheritance tax planner, he began considering a career switch f...

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