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An established and growing law firm is seeking an experienced Private Client Paralegal to join its busy Private Client department in Bedford. This is an excellent opportunity for a paralegal looking to further develop their career within a supportive team handling a broad range of private client matters.The Role You will provide support to fee earners and assist with a varied caseload including: Wil... ZIPC1_UKTJ

Are you a driven Conveyancing Assistant with a minimum of 1 years’ experience in the legal sector, looking for a new challenge with a prestigious Legal 500 firm? This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your outstanding administrative and organisational skills within a respected Firm where your contributions will be valued. A solid understanding of the conveyancing process is essential, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks and excel in a fast-paced environment. The Firm: Our esteemed Legal 500 client is a full-service practice with a nationwide presence recognised for providing high quality legal advice to private and commercial clients. With client care at their core, the Firm comprises specialists with diverse expertise, drawn from top-tier UK firms, ensuring clients receive the highest quality advice. Understanding the intricacies of business, with many team members boasting hands-on experience in multi-million-pound companies, providing invaluable foresight and risk management skills. What will be expected from you? Handling inquiries from clients, solicitors, lenders, and estate agents. Providing clients with updates and tracking the progress of matters Opening and closing files within the case management system. Ensuring compliance with AML, quality standards, and SRA and CQS regulations. Performing general administrative duties. Preparing and submitting client quotes and drafting completion stateme...

Senior Private Client Solicitor Location: Luton, Bedfordshire Salary: Competitive + Partnership Prospects + Excellent Benefits Contract: Permanent, Full Time Benefits • Competitive salary, dependent upon experience and billing history., • Genuine Partnership prospects for the right individual., • 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays., • Staff introduction bonus., • Auto-enrolment salary sacrifice pension scheme., • Enhanced sick pay., • Health Cash Plan., • Death in Service cover., • Cycle to Work scheme., • Free eye tests., • Paid flu vaccinations., • Discounted legal services across all departments., • Excellent CPD and ongoing professional development., • Regular Partner contact and mentoring., • Modern office facilities in the heart of Luton., • Long-term career progression within a Legal 500 recognised firm. About This Firm This is an opportunity to join one of the region's leading Legal 500 recognised law firms. For generations, the firm has built an exceptional reputation for providing trusted legal advice to individuals, families and businesses across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and beyond. Whilst the quality of work rivals many larger firms, the culture remains genuinely supportive, collaborative and people-focused. The Private Client department is one of the firm's most established and highly regarded teams, advising generations of families on complex succession planning, estate administration and wealth preservation matters. The team prides itself on delivering exceptional client care whilst building long-standing relationships that often span decades. The firm's leadership team actively encourages progression, with many of today's Partners having developed their careers internally. The Opportunity Due to continued growth, the firm is seeking an experienced Senior Private Client Solicitor to join its thriving Private Client department. This represents an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious senior lawyer looking to take the next step towards Partnership within a well-established and highly respected practice. You will advise a loyal and high-quality client base across the full spectrum of Private Client work, whilst playing an important role in mentoring junior colleagues, supporting business development initiatives and contributing to the continued growth of the department. This role offers genuine autonomy, high levels of client contact and the opportunity to become a key figure within one of the firm's busiest departments. The Role As a Senior Private Client Solicitor, you will: • Manage a varied and complex Private Client caseload., • Advise clients on Wills, Probate, Estate Administration and Lasting Powers of Attorney., • Provide advice on Trust creation, Trust administration and wealth preservation., • Advise on Court of Protection matters., • Provide inheritance tax and succession planning advice., • Develop long-term relationships with clients and professional referrers., • Supervise and mentor junior members of the team., • Support networking, marketing initiatives and business development., • Participate in seminars, legal clinics and community events., • Maintain the highest standards of client care and file management. Types of Work Your caseload is likely to include: • Wills, • Probate, • Estate Administration, • Lasting Powers of Attorney, • Trust Creation, • Trust Administration, • Court of Protection, • Inheritance Tax Planning, • Lifetime Planning, • Elderly Client Matters, • Succession Planning, • High-Net-Worth Private Client Work Candidate Requirements To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have: • Approximately 10+ years' experience within Private Client law., • A strong technical background across the full spectrum of Private Client work., • Excellent client relationship and communication skills., • Experience supervising and developing junior lawyers., • Commercial awareness and an interest in developing new business., • A proactive and collaborative approach., • Excellent drafting and organisational skills., • Knowledge of Lexcel standards would be advantageous., • Strong IT and case management skills., • A genuine ambition to progress towards Partnership. Why Join? This is far more than another Private Client role. You will become part of one of the firm's flagship departments, advising long-standing private clients on sophisticated and often complex matters whilst helping shape the future of the team. The firm is committed to investing in talented lawyers, providing direct access to Partners, genuine responsibility and a transparent route towards career progression. If you are looking for a role that combines high-quality work, excellent client relationships and realistic Partnership prospects within a genuinely supportive culture, this represents an exceptional opportunity. Career Progression This is a strategic appointment within a growing department. The successful candidate will be expected to become an integral part of the team's long-term future, with genuine opportunities to progress into a senior leadership role and ultimately Partnership. The firm's outstanding record of developing lawyers internally demonstrates its commitment to recognising talent and investing in those who wish to build a long-term career within the business. Apply If you are an experienced Private Client Solicitor looking to join a highly respected Legal 500 recognised law firm offering exceptional quality work, genuine Partnership prospects and a supportive working environment, we would be delighted to speak with you in complete confidence. JTRA1_UKTJ

Our client has a vacancy for a Legal Assistant to join their busy residential team The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of residential conveyancing transactions including; Registered and unregistered title Purchase and sale transactions Remortgages Transfer of Equity It would also be an advantage to understand the SDLT forms, Land Registry Portal, Lender Exchange and LMS and Registration processes. You will need to have confidence in dealing with clients and professional contacts both in person and on the telephone, offering the best quality of service at all times. Responsibilities: Maintain Fee Earner’s diary arranging meetings and appointments. Deal with routine client correspondence and queries. Attend to clients both in person and on the telephone in a manner in keeping with the firm’s standard of client care. Create and maintain client records on the firm’s database ensuring that all correspondence and file notes are recorded on the system. Produce client correspondence and enclosures for mailing including client bills. Ensure the confidentiality of the client and firm’s information and documentation at all times. Maintain client hard copy files including copying, storage and retrieval of information. Dealing with completion funds/slips Ordering documents from Land Registry online system Search requests/monitoring returns and ensuring payments ar...

Our client is looking for a talented, friendly and enthusiastic individual to join their team. The role can be full or part-time and is office based. You will be working as a Team Assistant within a Litigation team. If you have previous experience working as a Legal Secretary, Secretary, Team Assistant or Administrator in a legal environment this role could be exactly what you’re looking for! What will your responsibilities be? • Dealing with the administrative aspects of the matter from file opening to file closing to include all compliance, file organisation and record keeping, billing, key dates, write offs, credit control matters, payment requests, archiving. • Transcribing dictation. • Scanning and allocating post. Notifying lawyers of all incoming communications. • Management of outgoing paper-based post. • Management of electronic documents sent from and to external parties, ensuring documents are downloaded. • Management of document release requests. • Keeping lawyers up to date on the progress of a task(s), communicating always to manage expectations and meet all deadlines. • Extensive diary and inbox management for lawyers. • Assist with office management duties when needed which will include stationery ordering, printing, copying and reception cover during absences. • Taking reception overflow calls and covering for other Team Assistants when ab...

An established and growing law firm is seeking an experienced Private Client Paralegal to join its busy Private Client department in Bedford. This is an excellent opportunity for a paralegal looking to further develop their career within a supportive team handling a broad range of private client matters. The Role You will provide support to fee earners and assist with a varied caseload including: • Wills • Probate and Estate Administration • Lasting Powers of Attorney • Trusts • Inheritance Tax Planning Responsibilities will include: • Drafting legal documents and correspondence • Preparing probate and estate administration paperwork • Liaising with clients, beneficiaries and third parties • Managing files and maintaining case management systems • Assisting with the progression of matters from instruction through to completion • Supporting fee earners with day-to-day case management Requirements • Previous experience within a Private Client department • Knowledge of Wills, Probate, LPAs and Estate Administration • Strong organisational and administrative skills • Excellent communication and client care abilities • Ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines • Experience using case management systems would be advantageous Benefits • Hybrid working • Bonus scheme • Company pension • De...

Enjoy a career without limits, earning up to 75% of your billing.We are seeking legal professionals that are keen to work on a consultancy, fee sharing basis.Taylor Rose is a top 60 law firm with offices nationwide.We are offering you a unique opportunity to take back control of your life and earnin