Private Client Solicitor - 2+ years PQE

Private Client Solicitor – 2+ years PQE - Cambridge - £competitive

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing and innovative Private Client team.

Accountabilities:

• Reporting to the Partners in the department to assist with a caseload of IHT planning, Care Home Fee planning, Wills and LPAs and Estate Administration.
• Integral part of the Private Client team, delivering on agreed cases, sourcing new opportunities and supporting overall profile of the team.
• Proactively attracting work according to the needs of the firm.
• Delivery of individual targets with minimal supervision.
• Ensuring high levels of client satisfaction and building appropriate relationships with clients.
• Adherence of agreed quality procedures and management systems.
• Undertake and deliver work in a commercially effective manner.
• Development of technical and non-technical skills to meet client and firm requirements and demonstrate continuous improvement in all areas of work.
• Some travel and out of hours working required for business development, meetings and training purposes.

Qualifications, skills, knowledge and personal attributes:

Qualifications:

• Relevant Professional Qualification minimum 2-3 years PQE

Skills / Experience:

• Strong legal skills in Private Client setting.
• Responsible for a broad and varied caseload including Wills, Care Home Fees, Estate Administration, IHT and LPAs.
• Sound knowledge of all private and elderly client matters, with excellent communication skills.
• You will be proactive and passionate about your career.
• Proven results in supporting business development across a team or firm.
• Working knowledge of case management systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Personal Attributes:

• A strong team player with a motivational hands-on approach.
• Uses initiative, plans and organises own time and workload so as to meet deadlines and priorities work.
• A measured and rational approach to problem solving.
• Deals confidently and diplomatically with clients and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrates integrity and congruence when dealing with people.

Competencies:

• Delivering a Quality Service
• Achieve Commercial Outcomes
• Deliver at Pace
• Collaborating and Partnering
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective decisions

Reward and development:

We pride ourselves on a positive work environment where independent thinking and new ideas are actively encouraged and where every member of the team genuinely can make a difference.  We have a reward program to show that we recognise when someone has gone the extra mile or demonstrated excellence in their role.

We are an equal opportunities employer and as a firm our values are:

• Responsible – Taking initiative and seeing things through
• Empowering – Supporting others to develop and change
• Sharing – Showing collaboration and sharing of best practice/success
• Positive – Finding the win/win – even mistakes can become positive, learning experiences
• Empathetic – Understanding things from other’s perspectives
• Communicative – Defaulting to an open, collaborative culture
• Trustworthy – Trusting in and being trusted by people

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