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Careers

5 yrs + PQE

Consultant Solicitor or CILEX Fellow

Are you a highly experienced CILEX Fellow, Solicitor or barrister. Are you excellent at what you do? Are you tired of not being the master of your own time? Fed up with billable hours and would prefer autonomy so that you can create the right work-life balance for you and your family? If you answered yes to these questions, this role is for you!

 

We are looking for an experienced self-employed consultant with a minimum of 5 years PQE for our boutique law firm that specialises in Debt recovery, landlord & tenant and dispute resolution.

Summary

Qualification and requirements

–      Min 5 years + PQE.

–       Experience in Debt recovery, landlord & tenant and dispute resolution.

–       Be able to work autonomously and to manage own caseload.

–       Self-motivated.

–       Friendly, yet professional. Easy to get on with.

–       Ambitious, proactive and strives for excellence in all they do.

–       Competitive fee-share.

–       Own following, advantageous. Cross-referral opportunities.

–       Work-life balance.

–       Office support.

–       Document management system.

–       Marketing initiatives and support to develop.

–       Remote meetings.

–       Fully remote.

 

 

2 yrs PQE – Assistant  Solicitor

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a junior assistant solicitor to join our team.

You will be friendly, hard-working, trustworthy, reliable, self-motivated, well-organised, tech-savvy and ambitious junior solicitor to assist our firm’s Principal Solicitor/Managing Director and to run some cases independently.  The solicitor should be able to type and work without secretarial support.

The caseload will include debt recovery, landlord & tenant, and general dispute resolution.

Required skills, a minimum of 2 years PQE practising solicitor in England and Wales.

Essential

  • At least 2 years’ experience of acting for and defending clients in debt recovery, landlord & tenant, and dispute resolution cases.
  • Able to draft letters of advice to clients, LBAs/LOCs, letters to opponents/the court/other third parties, instructions to counsel/experts, straightforward claim forms/particulars, list of documents, directions questionnaire/draft directions, index to bundles, bundle preparation, witness statements, precedent H estimates/cost estimates generally.
  • Demonstrate an ability to work to deadlines and targets, planning accordingly, and working alongside MD to set client expectations on deliverables and fees.
  • A keen eye with strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent understanding of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  • Ability to work collaboratively, keeping in contact as part of the team but also able to work independently.
  • Demonstrate an ability to always ensure sufficient money on account.
  • Ability to communicate and write in clear, plain English in line with our firm’s core principles.
  • Have experience of using a document management system. Excellent client care skills to be able to speak with clients and third parties when necessary.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and organisation skills.

If you would like to apply for the above positions, please email your cover letter and CV to [email protected].

 We receive several applications and may not be able to respond to everyone. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of your application, please assume that your application has not been successful.