Legal Sales Advisor

Co-op Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal service provider is looking for a Sales Advisor to join their family law team in Manchester. Offer includes a salary of £25,000-£26,500 plus commission, hybrid working model, and benefits like 28 days holiday and a pension scheme. Candidates should have legal sales experience and excellent communication skills. Join a dynamic team dedicated to promoting legal services with empathy.

Benefits

Competitive salary and commission structure

Sales coaching and training

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Annual incentive scheme

28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service)

Discounts on Co-op products and services

Qualifications

• Experience in legal services or legal sales.
• Able to communicate sensitively with clients.
• Tenacity in driving sales.

Responsibilities

• Promote Co-op Legal Services and handle calls with empathy.
• Record all history notes within the case management system.
• Cross-sell and assist in collecting management information.

Skills

Legal sales experience

Excellent telephone manner

Ability to work in a target-driven environment

Team collaboration

Empathy in client interactions

Tools

Case management system

Job description

Overview

Sales Advisor - Family Law — £25,000-£26,500 plus commission on sales following successful completion of initial training, OTE £30,850 and excellent benefits (Work level 6C).

Hybrid working with 1 day a month in our Manchester office after the initial training period. 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday shift patterns between 9:00-18:30 to be discussed at interview.

We are looking for a Sales Advisor to join our family law team at Co-op Legal Services.

Our family department has been awarded the 'Excellence in Technology & Innovation' at the Law Society Excellence Awards and it doesn't stop there, we've got exciting plans for the future.

What you'll do

• Contact clients to promote Co-op Legal Services and our family department's USP's, handling each call with empathy
• Objection handle competently on price and offering
• Make sure all history notes are recorded accurately within our case management system
• Follow contact strategy where clients haven't been able to answer the phone
• Work collaboratively within a small team and share opportunities for improvement
• Cross sell when the opportunity provides itself
• Assist in collecting management information

This role would suit people who have

• Previous experience in legal services or legal sales
• Previous experience of using a case management system
• Excellent telephone manner with the ability to communicate professionally and sensitively with clients
• Tenacity with the ability to drive sales in a target driven environment
• The ability to work well individually and within a team

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we're owned by our members. And because we're owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you're not just taking a job, you're joining a movement. We're an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we're powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you'll also receive:

• competitive salary and commission structure
• sales coaching and Training
• pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• annual incentive scheme
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) plus bank holidays
• discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.