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My client is looking to recruit a Senior Associate for their Probate & Wills team in Bishops Stortford.
Overall purpose of the role:
To provide efficient and effective legal advice, assistance and representation for all clients maintaining the highest standards of professional expertise and client care at all times. To make every effort to obtain a satisfactory result for the client, to be accessible to the clients and to maintain regular and appropriate contact with them. To be expected to deal effectively and considerately with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
You will work together with other fee-earners, support staff and with other teams to ensure the best quality service. To begin to develop your practice area and start to develop your leadership skills.
Main Tasks:
Technical
- Use knowledge of the area of practice and a broad background awareness of legal principles to develop and critically evaluate a range of options to overcome dilemmas and problematic solutions
- Excellence is achieved with ease
- Deal with complex transactions intuitively and with ease; be a confident decision-maker
- Develop innovative solutions and ways forward in complex and unpredictable situations
- Develop a specialism in one or more legal areas and be recognised as being knowledgeable in that field
File Management
- To make practical suggestions to the Department
- Take full responsibility for outcomes of case or transaction
- Clearly understand the strategy for the case/transaction and alternative approaches to deliver it within a vision of what may be possible
Client Care
- Liaise with client care regarding complaints and take responsibility when required
Financial
- Have overall responsibility for managing debt and debtors for own matters
- Mentor and supporting Associates with their financial targets
Business Development
- Contribute to the marketing plans for the Department
Communication
- Build good working relationships with external institutions and organisations
- Support and mentor Associates with their verbal and written communication
Self-Development
- Attend learning events that further strengthen specialised technical skills
- Develop junior staff depending on learning needs
Leadership and Management
- Mentor, supervise and support Associates in the Department
- Develop ongoing leadership initiatives within the Department
- Supervise, support, and develop any immediate support staff with appropriate training
Firm Management
- Work with the Operational Board to implement new procedures and initiatives within the Department and firm wide
If you would like further information about this role, please contact Lisa @ Cooper Lomaz Recruitment
