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Solicitor/Fee Earner/Paralegal - Wills & Probate
Our client based in Skegness, Lincolnshire, which provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients across Lincolnshire, the East Midlands and beyond is looking to recruit a Fee Earner. They have an outstanding reputation in both commercial and private client services.
This role will suit a qualified Solicitor or Member of Cilex, or an unqualified Paralegal/Fee Earner with a minimum of 2 years' experience of directly handing wills and probate cases from start to finish.
Solicitor/Fee Earner/Paralegal Benefits:
- Salary up to 40k DOE
- Location: Skegness, Lincolnshire - Hybrid working - 3 days in the office & 2 days home working
- Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm - Flexible working, including flexible start and end times outside of the company's core hours (9am - 5pm); homeworking options, and additional holiday leave accrual options.
- Holidays: 25 plus stats Holiday entitlement increases after 5 years of continuous service by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30 days per annum plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Funding for training and/or subscriptions
- Staff discounts
- Employee social committee
- Employee health and welling committee
- Long-service awards
- Casual dress down days
- Bring your pet to work days
- On-site parking.
Solicitor/Fee Earner/Paralegal Criteria:
You will join a thriving private client department, where you will have a varied mix of cases relating to private client work.
In order to be considered for this role, your application must reflect that you have a minimum of 2 years' experience of handling a range of Will cases from start to finish with minimal supervision, including advising on and drafting of the following:
- Wills
- Power of Attorney applications
- Court of Protection applications
The successful candidate will be trained to undertake the following areas:
- Probate
- Trusts
- Estate Planning
- Wealth Management and Inheritance Tax
The successful candidate will be:
- IT literate with ability to work effectively on a case management system
- Able to work well as a team, as well as being able to work on your own initiative
