Careers
The following exciting opportunities have arisen to join our team.
5 yrs + PQE
Consultant Solicitor
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
You will be a friendly, hard-working, trustworthy, punctual, reliable, self-starter, well-organised, tech-savvy, and ambitious assistant solicitor to assist our firm’s Principal Solicitor/Managing Director and to run cases independently. The candidate should be self-sufficient, able to type and offer general administrative support as and when required.
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.
- 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, pleading, list of documents, directions questionnaire/draft directions, Notices, index to bundles, bundle preparation, witness statements, precedent H estimates/cost estimates, N260 etc.
- Taking client instructions and providing expert legal advice by telephone and at virtual or in-person meetings.
- Demonstrate an ability to work to deadlines and targets, planning accordingly, and working alongside the MD to set client expectations on deliverables and fees.
- Must have a keen eye with strong attention to detail.
- Excellent understanding and ability to work within the Civil Procedure Rules and the relevant High Court Rules.
- Ability to work collaboratively, keeping in contact as part of the team but also self-efficient and able to manage own caseload/work independently.
- Demonstrate an ability to always ensure sufficient money on account so that bills are paid, that you do not work “on credit” and that debt does not accrue.
- Ability to communicate orally and in write in clear, plain English in line with our firm’s core principles.
- Have experience of using document management systems, Microsoft office and Adobe (working with pdfs).
- Excellent client care skills to be able to speak with clients and third parties confidentiality and independently.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and organisation skills.
- Able to actively run a caseload of debt recovery, landlord & tenant, and dispute resolution cases.
- Electronic diary management, planners and collaborative tools.
- Assisting with administrative tasks such as file opening, AML checks, conflict checks and bundle preparation.
- Preparing index to hearing bundles, pdf & hardcopy and assisting to prepare for hearings/trials.
- Legal research, gathering evidence, checking accuracy, checking enclosures and assisting to progress cases.
- Assisting counsel at court hearings and trials when required.
- Assisting clients at mediations, round table meetings and at court when required.
- Independently time recording, ensuring that client is always kept up to date in relation to costs, ensuring that there is always sufficient money on account and not working in deficit.
- Reporting in weekly meetings.
- Ensuring that all deadlines are met.
- Working within and understanding limitation periods.
- Assisting with monthly accounting and billing.
- A minimum of 2 years PQE.
- Excellent communication, administration and organisation skills.
- Good punctuation and grammar.
- Able to touch-type and excellent IT skills.
- Works well under pressure.
- Works well as part of a team and independently.
- Willing to go over and above when required independently.
- Always punctual, friendly, polite and trustworthy.
- Writing articles and blogs. Creating other content for social media.
- Attending networking events.
- Engaging in and initiating activity to win new business for the firm.
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.