Overview
Salary £25,000.00
Location: Altrincham
Status: Permanent, Full Time
Benefits: TBC
Requirements
* Law Graduate with Completed LPC
* Good academic record
Reporting to
* The Training Partner, currently Helen Penney, or whomsoever the Partners shall from time to time delegate this responsibility
* To be prepared to take day-to-day instructions from other members of staff as required
Training Seats
* To gain training and experience in at least three substantive areas of law, covering both contentious and non-contentious work in the following departments:
* Data Protection
* Litigation
* Residential Conveyancing
* Employment
* Wills & Probate
Objectives
Skills
* To be provided with training, guidance and experience necessary to enable development of key skills to become a solicitor over a 2-year period, including but not limited to:
* Legal and procedural knowledge
* Case and transaction management
* Client care and practice support skills
* Communication skills
* Drafting
* Interviewing and advising
* Legal research
* Advocacy
* To develop and maintain good client relation skills, gaining clients confidence and that of other professionals
* To work and behave in a professional manner, in accordance with the standards of the profession and in accordance with any professional compliance requirements
* To provide a valuable contribution to the work of each department to which the trainee has been allocated a seat
* To provide administrative support generally within the firm as required
Main Responsibilities & Duties (Examples)
* To provide support to Fee Earners and the relevant Partner and/or Head of Department with their daily workloads, by way of undertaking elements of fee earning work under supervision and with administrative support
* To deal wherever possible with routine client and third-party enquiries and communications
* To deputise for principals in their absence passing urgent issues to senior colleagues for guidance
* Ensure that client files are kept updated with correspondence and documents
* To assist in the promotion, development and marketing of the firm and cross referral of clients to other fee earners
* To attend and participate in Firm meetings including bi-monthly Fee Earners Meetings and Departmental Meetings
* To attend and participate in the Firms social, charitable and marketing activities as required
* To comply with the Firms Policies and Procedures and to adhere to professional standards
* To comply with the SRA handbook including SRA accounts rules when dealing with office & clients money
* To maintain the image and integrity of the Firm always and to deal with clients and contacts in a courteous manner
* To maintain a training record
* To attend training courses as required by the Training Partner and to pass the Professional Skills Course
* To maximise the use of IT systems and to use these systems to provide a quality, cost effective and efficient service to clients
* Ad-hoc tasks and projects as detailed by the Partners
Person Specification
Key Skills And Personal Qualities To Include
* Accuracy
* Efficiency and Organisational skills
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, completing high volume of work daily
* Ability to prioritise effectively and manage assigned tasks in an efficient and timely manner
* Ability to work as part of a team but also be able to work on own initiative
* To be able to accept constructive criticism
* Computer literate and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications
* Good verbal communication and telephone skills
* Attention to detail
* Enthusiastic and ambitious with a strong desire to learn
Hours & Place of Work
* Full Time 5 days a week
* 8:30am–5:30pm and 11:00–20:00 on Monday to Friday and 9:30am–4:30pm on Saturday and Sunday on a rota basis
Based in Altrincham but may be required to visit and attend to clients/contacts primarily in Cheshire, Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
How To Apply
* Suitable covering letter and CV
* Decision to shortlist will be made by 30 September 2025
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