Private Client Solicitor / Legal Executive 1-3 PQE
- Employer
- Clayton Legal
- Location
- England, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- £30000 - £50000 per annum
- Closing date
- 16 Aug 2021
- Reference
- 50417
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- Practice area
- Private client
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 2 years
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Private Client Solicitor (1-3 PQE), Hertford
Our client is a leading, regional law firm located in North London who are seeking to recruit an ambitious and enthusiastic Private Client Solicitor to join their expanding and successful team.
Candidates will ideally either hold STEP membership or be in the process of acquiring one or be keen to work towards this qualification.
The successful Private Client Solicitor will be:
* Great team player
* Pro-active
* Good IT skills
* Ability to deal with high-net-worth clients
* 1-3 years PQE
In this role you will be supervised, supported and guided to progress further in your legal career with exceptional training provided. You will be keen to get involved in networking and business development where needed.
Ideally, you will be a car owner in order to travel between Hertford and Ware offices when required - home working is available also.
Duties & responsibilities:
* Taking instructions and preparing complex Wills, LPA's and general POA's
* Probate and administration of estates from basic IHT threshold to more valuable / taxable estates
* Basic understanding of the set up and administration of Life Interest trusts and Discretionary trusts following a death where such trusts are to be found in a deceased Wills
* Understanding of court of protection and deputyship work where the mentally incapacitated clients are concerned.
Remote working is available for this opportunity.
The salary for this opportunity is negotiable depending on experience.
If this Private Client Solicitor role is of interest, please contact Olivia Taylor on 01772 259121 or forward your most recent CV to o.taylor@clayton-legal.co.uk. Take a look at our web site www.clayton-legal.co.uk for our latest blogs and legal news and to keep up to date with current vacancies.
Company
With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200, Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.
What we specialise in
We cover the length and breadth of the UK from Lancashire to London, Hampshire to Hull, and we recruit at all levels including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Support Staff including Legal Cashiers, Legal IT, Marketing and Business Development and general administration.
We place legal professionals across the full spectrum of practice areas and specialisms, including:
- Property – Residential, Commercial, Real Estate
- Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Corporate & Commercial
- Employment
- Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence
- Private Client including Trusts, Wills & Probate
- Family
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Banking
- Cost Lawyers
- Practice Management/Legal Cashiers
Our regional teams ensure that firms are guaranteed local and regional focus whilst having access to a national talent pool of opportunities. Our teams are focused in:-
- The North West
- Yorkshire /Humberside and Scotland
- The West and East Midlands
- London and the Home Counties
- The South West
Why Clayton Legal?
- We’re genuinely experts in our field servicing the length and breadth of the UK, our knowledge of the local, regional and national legal market is unparalleled.
- We give the personal touch – our Consultants are personable, yet committed – you can rest assured you’re dealing with a person throughout the process and not just a name at the end of a line.
- We are often instructed on unique opportunities in the market that you won’t find on job boards.
- We add value where we know it’s needed – with general career advice, top tips and resources through every step of the journey.
- Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact.
- We provide regular market information including salary data and bespoke reports.
We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously, understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.
So, if you’re an ambitious candidate looking to make your next move, we’re here to help. Visit our website www.clayton-legal.co.uk or email us at enquiries@clayton-legal.co.uk
- Website
- https://www.clayton-legal.co.uk/
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