**Contentious Probate Solicitor
Location: North West, UK
Salary: Competitive
**Job Description
A market-leading firm of solicitors with offices across the North West, servicing both business and private clients. They have been successful in placing in the Top 100 Best Mid-Size Companies to work for in the UK. They have a culture that challenges the conventional law firm approach and focuses their energy on getting great results for their clients, while attracting and developing brilliant people.
**Responsibilities
- Handling a busy caseload with minimal supervision
- Developing relationships with clients and surpassing their expectations
- Participating in marketing activities and actively promote the company's full range of services but to concentrate primarily on probate matters generally
- Managing client work allocated by the Head of Department or other fee-earners and in accordance with policies, procedures and quality standards
- Developing good working relationships with internal and external institutions and organisations
- Providing support to the other team members as required
- Understanding and contributing to the team's objectives plus working to promote the company's values
**Requirements
- 1-5 years PQE essential
- At least 40% of previous caseload should be contentious trust and probate related
- Experience of non-contentious private client work would be advantageous
- Ability to progress work quickly with an eye for detail
- Ability to work as part of the team, show flexibility in attitude and behaviour
- Ability to work pro-actively, handling a varying caseload
**Why Apply?
The successful and expanding private client team are looking to recruit an experienced contentious probate solicitor with a real passion for litigation and dispute resolution regarding inheritance, trusts and probate to join the busy team.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- leading 500 law firm
- Hybrid working- flexible
- supportive team with great progression pathway
- bonus structures
Apply now to become a Contentious Probate Solicitor with this firm by sending your CV to or call for more information. We also offer a referral bonus so please pass this onto a friend/family member/ colleague to be in the chase of a referral bonus up to £250!