Job Description
Our client are seeking an experienced Private Client Solicitor 3+ Years' PQE or Chartered Legal Executive to join the Wills Trusts & Probate Team. They offer Life Assurance, Corporate Healthcare Plan, Flexible/Hybrid Working, Bonus Scheme, Opticians Scheme, Free Parking, Staff Discounts plus more.
The role may be based at their head office in Essex, on a full-time or part-time basis.
This Private Client Solicitor role offers the opportunity to manage a diverse caseload of private client matters matters and to have a hybrid-style, flexible working pattern, based between the office and home.
The Private Client Solicitor Role:
Proven background and demonstrable enthusiasm for Private Client work
Contentious Probate work to include but not limited to claims under Inheritance
(Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975
Preparation of Wills
Administration of Estates for business and private clients
Lifetime and Post-Death Tax Planning
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Court of Protection Orders
Residential and Nursing Care Issues
Trust formation and administration
Participation in the firm’s marketing, article drafting, PR, business development, social media and networking activities
Your Experience & Technical Ability for the Private Client Role:
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* Circa 3 years + PQE
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* The STEP or SFE qualification would be preferred but is not essential
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* Knowledge of the law relating to Contested Wills and Inheritance Act claims
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* Demonstrable experience of successfully having acted for clients in contentious Probate matters
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* Ability to advise and progress claims on behalf of a dependent under IPFDA 1975
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* Experience in a variety of different areas of dispute in Probate, including disputes over the validity of a Will, capacity of the testator and disputes as to an estate administration and costs charged by the person administering an estate
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* Preparation of responses to a Larke v Nugus request
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* Demonstrate an understanding of the preparation of Wills (including Wills incorporating measures aimed at asset protection and mitigation of tax)
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* Fundamental principles of inheritance, capital gains and income tax and their application in an estate planning context
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* Preparation and registration of Lasting Powers of Attorney; providing specialist advice for elderly clients
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* Able to communicate very well in writing using correct grammar and plain English
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* Possess strong organisational and inter-personal skills and be IT proficient
Benefits:
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* Being part of an exciting, growing business who truly put clients first
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* Hybrid-style, flexible working pattern, based between the office and home
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* Salary based on experience and the value you can bring the firm
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* Employee Pension Scheme
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* Internal and external training
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* 24 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays
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* Life Assurance
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* Corporate Healthcare Plan
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* Bonus Scheme
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* Opticians Scheme
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* Free Parking
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* Staff Discounts
For further information about this Private Client Solicitor role please contact Marcus Stevens quoting reference 37138.
Location: Essex/London
Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 DOE
Job Reference: 37138
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