PRIVATE CLIENT LAWYER – HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Location
Peterborough
Salary
Competitive Salary
Posted
28 Oct 2016
Closes
25 Nov 2016
Ref
JDB23979
Contact
Josef Bromley
Job Title
Solicitor
PQE Level
10+, 2-4, 5-7, 8-10
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
THE FIRM
Our client is a regional and city law firm with a big city attitude, expanding very rapidly and covering a wide range of disciplines.  Very ambitious and keen to consolidate their reputation for excellence, they recruit astute, ambitious individuals who are looking to advance their careers and promote the firm as a whole.  This has resulted in an outstanding private client team which is enjoying an increasing workload of quality instructions. A vacancy has now arisen for a first-class private client lawyer – solicitor, legal executive or fee-earning paralegal – to join the team as Head of Department in the Peterborough office.

THE ROLE
You will be very experienced in a wide range of private client work.  With good technical skills and a methodical approach you will be comfortable managing a busy team dealing with wills, trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and probate matters.  Liaising closely with the firm’s partners, you will be working towards the firm’s overall profitability and long-term business goals.  This is a role that will suit an ambitious, forward-thinking lawyer with excellent communications skills and a proactive approach to business development. When applying for this private client vacancy, please quote reference JDB23979.

THE CANDIDATE
You will:-
Be a solicitor, legal executive or experienced, fee-earning paralegal with a solid background in private client work;
Possess excellent technical skills;
Have demonstrable management experience;
Enjoy networking and marketing and be ambitious for yourself, your department and the firm as a whole.
PRIVATE CLIENT LAWYER – HEAD OF DEPARTMENT