What will you be doing?
You'll be a key part of the Leasehold Disputes Team, dealing with disputed cases as well as a diverse range of other litigation matters. The environment is fast paced and excellent negotiation skills alongside a confident telephone manner are key. A big part of this role will be to speak with leaseholders and persuade them to pay arrears in full and you'll be joining a supportive team where you can learn from true leaders in their field.
The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and an interest to work within a busy litigation environment. Successful applicants will be highly organised, efficient and able to prioritise effectively to work to tight client deadlines. As a client facing role, you'll also need to be able to build and maintain strong relationships and knowledge of property law would be beneficial but is not essential.
The ability to solve problems and make decisions on files, provide a fast and efficient turnaround of work and maintain an enthusiastic and flexible approach is paramount as is demonstrating initiative in order to take responsibility for tasks and reporting. You must also be able to draft standard written communications, have experience using IT software such as Microsoft programmes and be ready to be trained on new systems.
To be successful in this role, you'll need as a minimum:
* Completed your law degree or other legal qualification and/or have previously worked as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar.
* Experience managing and prioritising your workload.
* Computer literacy, having had experience in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
What makes it great to work here?
We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!
As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns.
Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about ED&I at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.
We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring.
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