Eventus Legal are seeking a Private Client Solicitor / Legal Executive to join a successful law firm based in Grimsby. This is a permanent, full-time role. Benefits include a generous holiday allowance, continuous training, development, and progression opportunities.
Role Responsibilities
This position is suited to a confident professional with first class interpersonal and motivational skills and the passion to help drive the Firm forwards. The successful Private Client Solicitor, you will manage a full caseload whilst offering support to the overall team and partners where required.
The caseload will consist of files ranging from not limited to:
- Wills & Probate
- Estate Administration
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Trust Administration
- Tax Returns
Additional day-to-day duties would include:
- Delegating work as appropriate to more junior members of staff and supervising that work (offering guidance where appropriate) to ensure the quality of work produces by the department is of the highest standard.
- Processing stakeholder enquiries promptly to ensure that all business opportunities are dealt with professionally and to the satisfaction of the client or enquirer.
- Achieving both individual and team financial targets, as agreed with the Department Head.
Person Specification
The incoming Private Client Solicitor / Legal Executive will be a confident professional with first class interpersonal and motivational skills and the passion to help drive the Firm forward. Importantly, the candidate will need the following:
- Be an experienced Legal Executive or Private Client Solicitor or be completing their qualification and have a proven track record of working in a Private Client department.
- Have a strong desire to network and help the firm grow.
- Be self-motivated and able to organise their own workload.
- Have a strong work ethic, good time management skills and a flexible approach to work.
Benefits and Rewards
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established Law firm in Grimsby and the successful candidate may have the opportunity to work from home on a remote basis in time.
Other benefits include:
- 38 days’ inclusive of bank and other public holidays
- 3% employer pension contribution on whole salary
- Life Assurance scheme at 3x annual salary
- Continuous training and development opportunities
- Generous employee sickness allowance of 6 weeks
- Client and employee referral schemes (up to £2000)
- 25% discount on some legal services
About the Company
This is a highly successful law firm recognised by the Legal 500 as a leading firm. The firm are proud to have delivered legal services for over 260 years. They are proud to have been recognised as a law firm of quality and experience through the award of the Legal Aid Agency's Specialist Quality Mark, the Law Society's Lexcel Quality Standard, and the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation.
Next Steps
If you are interested in learning more about this Private Client Solicitor / Legal Executive role, please send your CV to Simon Scott at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at simon.scott@eventuslegal.com or contact 07950 472004 for a confidential discussion.
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