Overview
Exciting Opportunity at Judge and Priestley Solicitors LLP
Department: Private Client
Location: Sidcup (also based in Blackheath, Beckenham or Bromley)
About the Firm
Judge & Priestley are currently hiring for a Private Client Paralegal to be based in any of our four offices: Sidcup, Blackheath, Beckenham or Bromley. J&P are proud to be listed in The Legal 500. We are a leading regional law firm, serving a wide range of commercial and private clients across London and the surrounding counties, from our Head Office in Bromley. Established since 1889, we’ve grown into a modern, progressive practice, with a strong record on diversity and inclusion and a reputation for training and promoting staff from within the business. Recognised by The Lawyer as one of the UK’s top 200 law firms, our Private Client team has grown significantly and is now one of the biggest teams in the south east, supporting and advising clients on a comprehensive range of personal matters including: estate planning, tax, trust, probate (contentious and non-contentious), wills and powers of attorney and elderly client affairs.
Our team takes pride in an empathetic approach, interacting with clients in clear terms that are easily understood.
Our Values
Expert – We invest in the continual development of our people, team and technology to ensure we remain experts in all that we do.
Professional – We are accountable to our clients, colleagues and all those with whom we engage, ensuring openness, transparency and integrity in all we do.
Friendly – While remaining professional, we are approachable and aim to put those we deal with at ease.
Key Responsibilities
As a paralegal in the Private Client team, you will work with solicitors and partners to support their activities. From an early stage you will be encouraged, under supervision, to take on direct client contact and documentation drafting as part of your training and progression.
You should be a bright, enthusiastic candidate with proven academic aptitude and a genuine desire and talent for a career in law. As a committed team player you should enjoy legal research and be keen to enhance your knowledge to gain a strong understanding of the law. You should have a practical, problem-solving approach and the ability to think creatively while working efficiently in a fast-paced environment. This opportunity is more than a job—it is a career.
Skills, Knowledge And Expertise
* Completed the Legal Practice Course and have a keen interest in Private Client
* Completed either a qualifying law degree (minimum 2:1) or a non-law degree (minimum 2:1) with GDL graded at commendation or above
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
* Profit Share Scheme – A non-contractual bonus paid in June based on the firm’s profit from the previous financial year
* Medicash – Cashback on a range of health services
* Pension – Auto-enrolment pension scheme; eligible after 3 months depending on age and salary
* Generous & Flexible Annual Leave – Minimum 25 days; additional day per year up to 30 days; carry over up to 5 days
* Long Service Awards – Special recognition for long service
* Birthday Off – An extra day’s leave on your birthday if it falls on a working day
* Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave – Enhanced leave after two years’ service
* Death in Service Insurance – 2 x salary
* Volunteer Sabbatical – Up to 2 days paid leave per year for CSR activities
* Worklife Central – Resources on Careers, Families, Wellbeing and Inclusion
* Legal Fees – After one year’s service, a contribution towards legal fees
* Recruitment Incentive – Up to £2,000 referral bonus
* Season Ticket Loan – Interest-free advance after probation
* Cycle to Work Scheme – 25%–39% savings on bikes
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Legal
Industries: Law Practice
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