This esteemed law firm are looking for a Head of Department to lead the Wills Trusts and Probate department, to coordinate the team's activities, goals and the achievement of its business objectives and future strategies.
Overall Purpose:
- To support the growth and development of the Wills Department whilst coordinating the team's activities, goals and the achievement of its business objectives.
- Also maintaining the delivery of professional, responsive, high quality services to our clients.
- You will have oversight of the Wills Trust & Probate department and work closely with the operations team to support the growth and evolution of the team, the processes and the department as a whole.
Key Accountabilities:
- Creating good, clear, communication within and across the teams to develop a cohesive, positive team environment and dynamic.
- You will lead and support your people through the continuous evolution of the legal market and ways of working
- You will develop and foster a client focussed culture where your team see the client experience as equally important as the legal expertise.
- You will be involved in the preparation of wills, advice on trusts, inheritance tax, advising of lasting powers of attorney and dealing with applications and registrations.
- Develop, maintain and appropriately use the technical expertise across the team to help find answers to questions.
- Utilise reporting to review the workload and progress of the department and consider strategy and process.
Skills and Experience:
- 4 years PQE or equivalent
- Proven track record of accomplishment in organising your own personal workload as well as motivating and leading others
- Ability to determine priorities and consistently meet deadlines
- Strong negotiation skills
- Pro-active with good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally
- High level of attention to detail required and an enquiring mind
- A keen team member with the ability to accept responsibility and work on their own initiative
- Microsoft office programmes with excellent numeracy and spreadsheet skills
If you are interested in this position, and you meet the requirements of the role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Interlink for a confidential discussion.
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- Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving we are unable to contact applicants who have been unsuccessful.