Private Client Fee Earner Required - Emmersons Solicitors Sunderland and Newcastle
Private Client Fee Earner Required for our Sunderland and Newcastle Office Full or Part Time
Due to Expansion
We seek further fee earners to join our award winning Family and Private Client Team based at our Sunderland and Gosforth offices. We are looking for candidates who are seeking career development and enhancement. These positions have excellent long-term career prospects for the right people. You will work alongside senior solicitors who can offer you training and supervision if necessary.
This department has nearly doubled in turnover in the last 18 months and is growing rapidly. We offer enhanced in-house training in wills and probate. We regularly win at the British Wills and Probate Awards, Jacqueline Emmerson is a judge for those and other awards. We are Dementia Friends and used to chair Gosforth Dementia Friendly Group.
We deal with numerous high net worth estates. Therefore you will be expected to deal with estate planning and estates which require IHT 400’s. Many of our estates are worth over £1 million. We are often appointed as executors and thus deal with registration of deaths, organising funerals, house insurance, locksmiths, auctioneers, our Clear and Clean team as well as organising Red Book valuations and dealing with estate agents. We also deal with contested estates on a regular basis.
This is a very strong team. We are looking for either junior candidates with some experience in this area of law all the way up to partnership level.
We can offer you good quality work, many of our clients are business owners, professionals and investors. We do not ask fee earners to fill in six minute units, we prefer to look at billing.
We can offer flexible start and finish times which may be advantageous to those with family commitments and the opportunity to undertake cases in other areas of law should you so wish. There is the opportunity to work from our Sunderland office or our Newcastle office.
Please note that these are office-based positions rather than remote working. However, if you are a full time fee earner we can be flexible about this part of the week.
We obtain good quality work from individuals, their families and businesses. We have many repeat clients. We constantly monitor file numbers so that fee earners have a manageable caseload. We concentrate on quality of work and pricing rather than high volumes.
We work in a friendly and supportive environment and staff enjoy social events and taking part in charity events. All of our staff are chosen for their community involvement and sense of compassion.
Responsibilities
- Manage Private Client cases from inception to resolution, ensuring effective communication with clients throughout the process.
- Conduct thorough research and prepare legal documents, including applications for probate, Deeds of Variations, Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
- Organize case files and maintain accurate records, utilising IT systems for efficient case management.
- Collaborate with colleagues and external parties to gather necessary information and support clients' needs.
- Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations to provide informed legal advice.
- Managing empty properties.
We can offer you;
- Pension scheme - salary sacrifice is also available
- Holiday purchase and sacrifice scheme
- Access to free GP/Counselling and Menopause services
- Discounted fuel, cinema, restaurants and clothing
- Paid-for social events.
- Regular pizza and prosecco events in-house.
- Free Conveyancing, Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney after 6 months of employment
- Support for involvement with charity events
We are a diverse firm and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, nationality, age or disability.
Our Sunderland office is opposite bus stops and a two minute walk from the train and Metro station. Our Newcastle office is two minutes from bus stops to and from the city centre and Northumberland. There is free on-street parking. We are very close to three Metro stations.
If you are interested please apply directly as we will not be using agencies for this role.
Qualifications
- A degree in Law or a Law Conversion Course or Cilex
- Strong communication skills to effectively interact with clients and colleagues
- Proficient in IT applications relevant to Private Client Law
- Excellent organizational skills to manage case files and documentation
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team, adaptable to full or part-time schedules
- Experience in Private Client Law including managing your own caseload is essential
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Store discount
- Transport links
Experience:
- Family Law .: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
