We have an opportunity for an experienced Paralegal in Bristol or Exeter to join our Succession and Tax team focusing on matters relating to wills, trusts, powers of attorney and the administration of estates of people who have passed away. This is a good opportunity to build experience working collaboratively in a team of solicitors, tax advisors, paralegals, and legal support staff to assist with all areas, assuming responsibility for the progression of cases from introduction to conclusion.
At Foot Anstey, our people, like our values, are at the very heart of our business. You will be working in an agile and non-hierarchical environment, being a central member of the team delivering solutions focused work for our clients. You will be exposed to new and creative ways of working which will enhance not only your IT ability but allow for a more client focused approach.
What you'll do
In this varied role you will play an important part in contributing towards the growth of the Succession and Tax team whilst working with experienced and senior Lawyers on a variety of complex matters, increasing your confidence, skills, and independence over time. Day to day, you can expect your work to encompass the full range of paralegal duties with a particular focus on supporting our Lawyers on their work.
A large part of your role will give you the opportunity to:
1. Liaise with third parties and clients as appropriate, to assist with the drafting of documents and timely management of files
2. Assist with and deal with the financial and compliance matters of the files
3. Meet targets of a non-financial nature such as those relating to turnaround, quality, accuracy, and networking and business development
4. Ensure appropriate and quality service and compliance for all matters in accordance with agreed standard policies
5. Assist senior lawyers on more complex matters
What we're looking for
6. Relevant experience – ideally within private client matters
7. A taste for working with numbers and good mathematical competency
8. Excellent clear, concise, and effective written and verbal communication skills together with the capability to develop and maintain strong client relationships
9. An ability to collaborate and work effectively with other colleagues internally, both within the wider team and across all practice areas
10. Confident IT skills with an in-depth understanding of MS Outlook and MS Word. A good understanding of Excel would also be helpful
11. Good organisational skills with the ability and desire to work within a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
12. Someone who is methodical and accurate with an extremely high level of attention to detail, content, and presentation of work
Our offer to you
In return for your efforts, you can expect considerable scope for personal, as well as professional, development. We encourage people to engage with our popular and well supported coaching and mentoring programmes, which connect you to people right across the firm and at every level. We create space for mental and physical wellbeing with our weekly Lifestyle Hour, along with 28 days’ annual leave (plus a day in your birthday month), private medical insurance (eligibility applies) and a sabbatical you can take every 5 years. You can also buy holiday, managing your benefits flexibly using our sophisticated portal to configure your total reward offer according to what you value most. As part of this, you can make ongoing or one-off donations to our charitable foundation and access our CSR programme where you can engage with community-based initiatives (as a team, or individually) twice a year, to give something back where you feel it matters.
For further details of our benefits packages, please visit the link attached – Our benefits | Foot Anstey
Successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment screening process which includes a financial integrity check and a DBS check. If you wish to discuss any issues or questions in connection with this, or anything else, please do speak in confidence with a member of the Talent Acquisition Team: recruitment.team@footanstey.com