Solicitor
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious private client solicitor to join our Private Client team in our Hereford office. Our private client team is one of the largest and most experienced teams in the country and a core part of the firm.
This private client team cover the full spectrum of private client matters to include; wills, trusts, tax, estate planning, probate and estate administration, often with an agricultural focus. As part of this team, you'll have the opportunity to work with high net worth individuals, business owners, private family trusts, often working with families across generations.
Our private client lawyers are renowned for their depth of knowledge and members of the team hold STEP qualifications, are part of Lifetime Lawyers and recognised in The Legal 500, Chambers High Net Worth Guide, Spears and ALA. You'll be joining this supportive team where there will be plenty of opportunity for progression, development and learning from those around you.
You will be a qualified solicitor, or legal executive, with up to 4 years' experience in private client. You will be comfortable managing your own caseload of wills, probate, LPAs, trusts, estates and tax. It's important that you have a good eye for detail and be able to demonstrate excellent client care. You'll be encouraged to get involved in business development and networking, both internally and externally.
We encourage all members of the team to become full members of STEP and provide support to those working towards qualification. Candidates who already hold STEP, or who are willing to work towards it, will be welcomed.
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About You
You will need:
• 0 - 4 years PQE,
• Experience of Private Client work,
• An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships,
• Excellent technical ability and drafting skills,
• IT proficiency,
• To demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills,
• To have strong commercial acumen,
• To be proactive, ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail.
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About Us
Benefits of working with us:
• Private Medical Insurance
• Sight tests / Glasses discounts
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• International secondments for 0-5 PQE
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations
Is HCR the smart move for you?
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.
Why HCR people love their jobs
Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we'll back your good ideas. Our "Passion for People" lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples' energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.
What career progression will HCR offer you?
HCR's growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.
What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 50, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We're flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 1000 lawyers and support staff, including more than 180 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society's Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.
With 13 offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they're located. We've expanded significantly across all our regions, and are well-respected as a regional firm with a strong London and international presence.
With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.
As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.
We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership
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