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Probate Manager (2-5 PQE)

Employer
Realm Recruit
Location
Birmingham
Salary
£40,000 - £45,000
Closing date
14 Nov 2021
Reference
1310

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Practice area
Private client
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Position
Legal executive, Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

A top 40 leading law firm is looking for a Probate Manager with 2-5 years’ PQE to join their Legal 500 team in Birmingham.  

In this role, you'll assist families with the legal aspects of a loved one’s estate, negotiate family responsibilities and offer support. 

In return, you’ll receive a generous holiday allowance and benefits package and have plenty of learning and development opportunities. 

Probate Manager - Birmingham 

The company & role 

  • A well-established national practice with a supportive culture and an excellent reputation
  • You will advise a range of clients on a variety of probate and estate administration matters involving applications for grants of representation, inheritance tax calculations and the distribution of assets under a will
  • The team typically act for wealthy families and individuals, landowners and business people
  • The firm are committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity and are a Stonewall Diversity Champion
  • They are also on ‘The Sunday Times’ Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for the 17th year running
  • Commutable from: Solihull, Black Country, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Birmingham, Tamworth, Lichfield  

Added extras and benefits  

  • Bonus
  • Generous pension
  • 25 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell days
  • Income protection
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Continued learning and development 

The ideal candidate 

  • A Private Client Solicitor or Legal Executive with 2-5 years’ PQE and proven experience within trusts and probate work
  • Will have excellent drafting skills and experience of preparing sets of accounts
  • May be STEP qualified
  • Will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Will have good time and matter management skills
  • May have an accounting qualification 

     

How to apply for this Probate Manager role  

If this sounds like the job for you, you can apply via this website by clicking ‘Apply’ above. Alternatively, to learn more about this opportunity or to register your interest, contact Kelly on 03300 245 606 or email kelly.reid@realmrecruit.com.  

Kelly is a Principal Consultant at Realm and works exclusively within private client and court of protection recruitment. She works with law firms of all sizes from private client boutiques to multi-service national firms. Kelly’s in-depth market knowledge and contacts enable her to match private client solicitors with the right firms and roles for them. 

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Company

We are Realm - the most specialised legal attraction, retention and recruitment consultancy, helping to develop legal careers and sustainably grow law firms by matching the right lawyers with the right firms through our refreshing approach to legal recruitment.

We know that when this happens, lawyers are happier, more motivated and enjoy better careers, while law firms are more likely to reach their growth aims.

We’re incomparably specialist: Lawyers specialise in one area to become true experts in their field – and our recruiters are no different. With each of our consultants covering just one practice area in a focused region, we know pretty much every lawyer you might want to recruit and every law firm you might want to join. We build close, long-term relationships with our engaged communities of lawyers and are therefore better able to connect the right people to the right firms.

We’re consultative: We’re not just here for lawyers when they are looking to move. We partner with legal professionals throughout their careers and provide advice on everything from salary benchmarking to helping you smash an upcoming appraisal. 

We are brand ambassadors: We are your megaphone in the legal talent market. Whether by representing a lawyer in their search for a new opportunity or utilising our in-house marketing team to help a law firm build their employer brand, we're experts in building a presence and helping the right lawyers and law firms find each other.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 3300 24 56 06
Location
Charter House
Woodlands Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1HF
United Kingdom

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