Careers
Our staff consists of a variety of different qualifications and experience; solicitors, licensed conveyancers, FILEX, clerks, paralegals, a trainee solicitors, typists, secretaries, finance and administration roles and receptionists. They all play an important role in providing an expert legal service and meeting our clients’ needs and therefore in the success of the Firm
Current Vacancies
We have always tried to ‘grow from within’ and this combined with a friendly workforce, is why we believe that we also benefit from the long service of many members of staff. We have encouraged people to come to us and stay with us, developing their skills and expertise. We value and encourage our diverse workforce and the strength that diversity brings to our firm and the legal profession as a whole. Our aim is to grow whilst maintaining our core values. As such, we are always happy to receive speculative curriculum vitaes particularly from lawyers who have expertise in a niche or growing area of the law and who have a client following.
Lawyer - Private Client
Full Time Role (37.5 hours) ordinarily based at the Northampton office joining a well-established and dynamic private client team headed by Senior Partner and accredited by Law Society Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme.
All round experience in private client work required to include: –
o Wills and Estate Planning
o Trusts
o Probate and Estate Administration
o Lasting Powers of Attorney
o Court of Protection
o Elderly and vulnerable clients
o Care home fees
- Ability to undertake a mixed caseload of private client work supported by a secretary.
- Willing and able to undertake networking and marketing as required to assist the department in building levels of work.
- IT literacy and familiarity with Outlook, Excel, Microsoft Word and Video Conferencing tools etc. are requirements.
- Willingness to undertake annual mandatory training as required by the Law Society under WIQS.
Our preferred candidate will either be a solicitor or legal executive of 5 years + PQE who enjoys working as a part of a close team.
Ideally, the candidate will be local to Northamptonshire or the surrounding counties, wishing to establish themselves at the Firm, continuing to assist the long- standing clients of the retiring lawyer and give excellent client care.
Qualification as a STEP practitioner and/or accreditation with Solicitors for the Elderly are desirable but not required.
This vacancy arises due to a reorganisation of staff at the Firm. There is an existing caseload and knowledge and experience in dealing with high value estates and trusts is essential.
The Firm is interested offering advice and assistance on Care Funding, NHS Funding and the challenging of local authority assessment. A candidate with knowledge and experience in this area would be of particular interest.
Applications in writing enclosing your CV to Clare de Banke, Practice Manager – [email protected]k
