Paralegal - Private Client

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Description

Exciting Opportunity at Judge and Priestley Solicitors LLP

Our Values

Expert - We will invest in the continual development of our people, team, and technology to ensure we remain experts in all that we do.

Professional - We are accountable to our clients, colleagues, and all with whom we engage, ensuring openness, transparency, and integrity in all our actions.

Friendly - While maintaining professionalism, we strive to be approachable and put those we deal with at ease.

Position

Judge & Priestley are currently hiring for a Private Client Paralegal to be based in any of our four offices: Sidcup, Blackheath, Beckenham, or Bromley.

J&P are proud to be listed in The Legal 500. We are a leading regional law firm serving a wide range of commercial and private clients across London and the surrounding counties, from our Head Office in Bromley. Established since 1889, we are a modern, progressive practice with a strong record on diversity and inclusion, and a reputation for staff training and promotion.

Our Private Client team, recognized by The Lawyer as one of the UK’s top 200 law firms, has grown significantly and is now one of the largest in the southeast. The team advises on estate planning, tax, trust, probate (contentious and non-contentious), wills, powers of attorney, and elderly client affairs. They support clients through important personal decisions and challenging times, taking pride in their empathetic, clear, and supportive interactions.

Key Responsibilities

As a paralegal, you will work with solicitors and partners to support their activities. You will be encouraged, under supervision, to engage in direct client contact and documentation drafting as part of your training and career development.

Ideal candidates are bright, enthusiastic, with proven academic aptitude, and a genuine desire for a career in law. You should enjoy legal research, be eager to expand your knowledge, and have a practical, problem-solving approach. This role offers a career, not just a job.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• Completed the Legal Practice Course and have a keen interest in Private Client law
• Completed a qualifying law degree with a minimum 2:1 or a non-law degree with a minimum 2:1, plus GDL at commendation or above
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Profit Share Scheme: Employees share in the firm's success via a non-contractual bonus paid in June based on previous year's profits.
• Medicash: Cashback scheme on health services.
• Pension: Auto-enrolment scheme after 3 months, depending on age and salary.
• Annual Leave: Minimum 25 days, increasing with service, plus rollover options.
• Long Service Awards, Birthday Off, Family Leave, Death in Service Insurance, Volunteer Sabbatical, Worklife Central, Legal Fees Contribution, Recruitment Incentive, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme and other benefits are offered.

Additional Information

We are a leading regional law firm with a long history, committed to diversity, inclusion, and staff development. Our teams have access to the latest resources and professional development opportunities.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Legal
• Industries: Law Practice