Nuneaton - salary up to £25,000 per annum
We are working with a leading Lexcel accredited regional law firm who are succession planning for their busy, successful, expanding Private Client Department, due to existing staff progressing their careers within the firm.
We are looking to attract an experienced Private Client Paralegal, ideally with private client fee-earning experience, to join the firm's Nuneaton office
You will be very well-supported in this role by colleagues, directors and support staff, in a very friendly and collaborative working environment, giving you every opportunity to flourish and progress your career.
The role will involve:
- Managing a straight forward private client caseload of wills and probate matters
- Drafting wills, dealing with LPA's and estate administration
- Assisting fee earners with their caseloads
- Liaising with clients by phone, face to face and by email
- Liaising with third party professionals
Suitable candidates will have:
- Previous private client (wills and probate)
- A law degree and LPC or CILEx qualification
- A desire to pursue a career in Private Client/Wills and Probate work
This is a full time permanent job working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (35 hours per week)
Benefits include:
- Annual salary reviews
- 23 days' holiday (increasing to 27), plus 8 days' bank holidays
- 2 days' additional leave between Christmas and New Year (office closure)
- Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
- Holiday buy and sell scheme. Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
- Company Sick Pay (on completion of probation period)
- Company Pension Scheme
- Discounted legal fees (on completion of probation period)
- BUPA healthcare scheme (on completion of probation period)
- Death in service benefits 3 x salary (on completion of probation period)
- Long service awards
- Career development and regular performance reviews
- Technical and personal skills training
- Community and fundraising events
- Full induction programme
- Virtual GP
- Funeral Planning and support
- Group Life Employee Assistance Programme
- Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling service
Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with market rate and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.
Talentwise
Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.
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