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Department: Private Client - Wills, LPA’s & Probate
Our award-winning client law firm based in Leighton Buzzard, understand that job satisfaction, personal growth and success is crucial to their employees and they value their colleagues in a way which recognises their hard work and efforts. They are currently seeking a Private Client Solicitor to join their team.
The Role
A Private Client Specialist with 5-6 years PQE to join their well-established team. This is a great opportunity for an experienced practitioner who wishes to progress their career further and to grow within the firm.
Their Wills Trusts and Probate Team has seen significant growth and quality in instructions due to the firm’s commitment to exceptional standards in Client Care and in their quest to maintain high standards and they now have an opening for an excellent fee earner, who is as passionate as they are about protecting their clients’ interests.
The successful candidate will be working closely with the Head of Department and other members of the team, delivering high quality services in all work-types within the Private Client Department. Candidates will be expected to have substantive experience in Will writing, Probate, Admin of Estates and Trusts. An advantage would be prior experience of managing complex high net worth estates.
Core Duties
- Providing detailed inheritance tax and estate planning advice for Wills and Trusts
- Advising on the application of agricultural and business property reliefs where necessary
- Advising on various tax reliefs as applicable to trusts and estates generally
- Drafting various types of Trust provisions for testamentary and Inter vivos trusts
- Taking instructions for complex Wills and drafting provisions to reflect clients’ objectives
- Dealing with administration of estates and trusts, preparing returns to HMRC for probate
- Taking instructions, drafting LPA's and dealing with registration of same
- Contributing to marketing our services and the firm’s corporate objectives
Qualifications
The candidate must be a qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with at least 5 to 6 years PQE with a proven track record of extensive and relevant experience. STEP qualified or STEP accredited is an advantage.
Skills
- Confident communicator, persuasive and commercially astute
- Excellent client care skills and a team player in a professionally diverse team
- Computer literate with experience of case management systems and Microsoft Office
- Ability to work autonomously, producing high quality work with minimum supervision
- Excellent time management and strong prioritisation skills
- Efficient fee earner, able to manage own caseload with minimum supervision
- Good business development skills and comfortable with networking
- Efficient time recording and file management skills.
Requirements
At least 5-6 yrs pqe. Private Client Solicitor.
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: INRO £50-60kpa dep on exp
Holidays: 25 days plus Bank Holidays - Closed for Christmas
Hours : 9.00am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday with Hybrid working
Car parking rota + car parking amenities close by.
Benefits
Staff cash plan for health
Career progression/Annual leave increase
Time of service - Annual leave increase
Free legal fees
Company pension
Study leave
Work events
Progression opportunities
Supportive working environment
Ongoing Training & Development
If you are searching for an established, proactive law firm that can support you/your work/life balance, where you can grow with the firm, then look no further.
Skills & Exp: 5-6yrs PQE Solicitor/Lawyer - Will writing, Probate, Admin of Estates and Trusts. An advantage would be prior experience of managing complex high net worth estates. Case Management Systems. STEP qualified or STEP accredited would be an advantage.
*Legals 4 Lawyers will try and respond to all applications for the role within 72hours. However, we experience high volumes of applications and if you have not heard from us within this period of time, unfortunately your application will not have been successful. Thank you and good luck.
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