Private Client Lawyer
24 days ago
Coventry
Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Private Client Lawyer to join its growing and busy department. You will manage a full caseload of wills, probate, and estate administration matters, playing a key role in delivering expert legal advice within a friendly and supportive team. What's on Offer? \n • Additional day off for your birthday, • Holiday entitlement increases with length of service, • Holiday purchase scheme, • Free parking, • Private medical care, • Pension scheme, • Company sick pay, • Free/subsidised legal fees, • Cycle to work scheme, • Manage a varied caseload of wills, probate and estate administration matters, • Advise clients on Wills, Probate, Court of Protection Deputyships, Powers of Attorney and Private Trusts/Settlements, • Provide guidance on income and capital taxation, tax planning and long-term care planning where appropriate, • Handle matters from initial instruction through to completion, maintaining excellent client care standards, • Ensure compliance with professional standards as defined by the Office Manual, SRA and Lexcel, • Proactively maintain your professional development and keep up to date with legal changes, • Contribute to business development and marketing initiatives, including networking and representing the firm at events, • Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive (preferred), • Minimum 3 years' experience within a busy Private Client department, • Strong technical knowledge of wills, probate and estate administration, • Ability to manage a caseload independently and hit the ground running, • Experience using a case management system and accurate time recording #INDCATN