Fee Earner / Assistant Solicitor - Conveyancing

Fee Earner - Conveyancing

Sutton

Salary negotiable

Full-Time Permanent

Exciting opportunity for a Fee Earner to provide a wide range of legal support. You will give advice to clients in both writing and in person along with attending upon clients to take instructions and advise on necessary courses of legal action.

Essentials:

• Solicitor/Fee Earner
• Conveyancing
• Good working knowledge of general software packages, Microsoft Office and the firm’s management information system, DPS.
• Team working skills
• Great communication skills
• Organisational skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Meeting and interviewing clients to establish the firm’s suitability to provide the necessary advice and services.
• Explain who will be responsible for the work carried out and the firm’s fee structure.
• Advising the clients on legal issues and taking instructions.
• Conduct legal proceedings within the court system.
• Researching and analysing information as relevant
• Preparing all legal documents for client or for court preparation.
• Corresponding with clients and liaising with all other parties by mail, telephone, email or in person.
• Undertaking all necessary administration including billing client for work completed on their behalf, keeping accurate and informative file / attendance notes.
• Attending departmental meetings, share best practice.
• Working in a team within the firm and making cross referrals to colleagues / other departments.
• Comply with all reasonable requests from the partners, the practice manager or anyone acting on their behalf.
• Strict compliance with all aspects of Lexcel.
• Undertake the supervision of secretarial staff, trainees or paralegals,
• Attending regular training when required to develop and maintain relevant knowledge and skills.
• General maintenance of client files.

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Disclaimer: Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role.