Paralegal Newly Qualified Solicitor

5D Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing family law firm in Melton Mowbray is seeking a Paralegal or Legal Administrator who offers flexibility in roles and work hours. The ideal candidate should have experience in drafting wills and power of attorney documents. This role is suitable for newly qualified solicitors as well as experienced paralegals. The firm emphasizes client interaction while providing opportunities for career progression with their support. The position offers competitive salary and various work arrangements including full-time, part-time, and hybrid options.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Opportunities for career progression

Support for qualifications

Qualifications

• Understanding and experience in drafting wills, probate, and power of attorney documents.
• Ability to register completed documents effectively.

Responsibilities

• Speak with clients to understand their requirements and fill in forms.
• Draft wills and power of attorney documents for client review.
• Modify documents based on client feedback and register them upon completion.
• Assist solicitors with case administration initially while building own case load.
• Work alongside the head of wills on complex cases.

Skills

Legal Drafting

Litigation

Legal Counsel

Mediation Experience

Legal Research

Negotiation

Job description

Overview

Paralegal / Legal Administrator / Newly Qualified Solicitor

Based Melton Mowbray

Salary: 28k-38k DOE / qualifications

Flexibility Open to Full Time / Part Time / Hybrid Working

5D are working with a growing family law firm based in the Midlands. As part of their growth they are looking to expand their Melton Mowbray office. The office currently provides expert family law guidance and is looking to expand their offering to provide wills and probate along with power of attorney advice.

Responsibilities

• Speaking with clients to understand their requirements including filling in fact finding forms.
• Drafting of wills and power of Attorney documents and sending it over to clients for review.
• Making modifications to the documents based on client feedback and correctly registering the documents when they are completed.
• Working alongside the head of wills on more complex cases.
• You will also be working on marketing and building your own case loads with support.
• Initially you will also be assisting the solicitors with case administration until you become too busy with your own work load!

Requirements

What we are Looking for in a Candidate :

• We are very open and flexible on our requirements; the right person is more important!
• As a minimum we are looking for someone who has an understanding and some experience in the drafting of wills probate and power of attorney documents including registering the completed documents.

Benefits

What we can offer the Successful Candidate :

• Again this role offers so much flexibility and actively open to considering:
• A newly qualified solicitor who is looking to start their career.
• A paralegal who is happy and would like a change of scenery or looking for greater flexibility in their role.
• A paralegal who is looking for progression and happy to train and develop with a SILEX qualification and offering a path to becoming qualified.
• We can offer a variety of working patterns to suit including full-time part-time hours flexible hours (e.g. school hours) and some hybrid working.
• Unfortunately sponsorship cannot be offered for this role.

Required Skills

Key Skills

Legal Drafting, Litigation, Algebra, Legal Counsel, Mediation Experience, Tribal Law, Legal Research, Telemarketing, Training & Development, Geometry, Child Protective Services, negotiation

Employment Details

• Employment Type: Full Time
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1
• Salary: 28,000 - 38,000