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Private Client Lawyer

Employer
Mark Fussell Recruitment
Location
West Midlands
Salary
Attractive
Closing date
1 Oct 2021
Reference
23219

Job Details

Our client is based in a busy town within the commuter-belt for Birmingham. They are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic private client lawyer to be responsible for the day to day management of a diverse private client caseload to include wills and lasting powers of attorney.

You will be working alongside the existing private client team which has a strong following with probates, estate administrations, contentious probate matters and the Court of Protection.

Your responsibilities will include:

Taking instructions and drafting wills (including property trust and discretionary trust)
Maintaining the wills database
Preparing lasting powers of attorney
Acting as certificate provider
Preparing attendance notes
Attending clients* in hospital, at home and in care homes (*subject to COVID-19 restrictions)
Remote instructions by telephone or video conference
Using Arken online will software

The role requires experience with elderly and vulnerable clients and the ability to deal with referrals from the commercial department for high net worth individuals. You should have the necessary experience of taking responsibility for your own matters, ability to work calmly under pressure and deadlines and the ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with clients and other fee earners.

Training will be provided for the online will software and the firms case management system.

This is a part time position of 28 hours per week with flexibility for home working although the majority of the time will be spent in the office. A laptop will be provided for home working.

To discuss this and other opportunities in more detail drop us an email.

Company

Mark Fussell, our Managing Director, has been specialising in Legal Recruitment for over 20 years. He is one of the most experienced Legal Recruiters working in the UK today and he established Mark Fussell Legal Recruitment in 1998. 

We source fee-earning staff for firms of Solicitors throughout England & Wales and have a well established reputation for professional service to both our clients and candidates. 

We work hard to match the right candidate to the correct job and no CV is ever sent out without a candidate’s permission. 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01384 392201
Location
Aspect Court
4 Temple Row
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 5HG
GB

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