Job Description
Our client is 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 and to have a hybrid-style, flexible working pattern, based between the office and home.
The Private Client Solicitor Role:
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* Proven background and demonstrable enthusiasm for Private Client work
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* Contentious Probate work to include but not limited to claims under Inheritance
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* (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975
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* Preparation of Wills
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* Administration of Estates for business and private clients
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* Lifetime and Post-Death Tax Planning
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* Lasting Powers of Attorney
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* Court of Protection Orders
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* Residential and Nursing Care Issues
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* Trust formation and administration
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* Participation in the firm’s marketing, article drafting, PR, business development, social media and networking activities
Your experience & technical ability for the Private Client Solicitor 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 that truly puts 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 to 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