Private Client Paralegal

G2 Legal Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A national law firm in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Private Client Paralegal to join their prominent team. You will handle high value estates and engage in varied tasks like preparing wills and managing trusts. The firm offers a pleasant working environment, hybrid working options, and attractive benefits including a pension scheme and bonuses. This is a great chance to further your career in private law.

Benefits

26 – 30 Days Holiday + Bank holidays

Pension matched up to 5%

Life Assurance 2x salary

Firm wide Bonus Scheme

Glasses Voucher £50

Dental Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing Platform

Exclusive Discounts

Qualifications

• Four years' experience within a comparable environment at an appropriate level.
• Existing experience handling a caseload independently of high value estates.

Responsibilities

• Prepare wills and powers of attorney.
• Assist in asset protection and capital gains tax mitigation.
• Deal with administration of trusts and executries.
• Maintain contact with clients through various communications.

Skills

Experience handling high value estates

Strong communication skills

Financial management abilities

Job description

Private Client Paralegal – Edinburgh

One of Scotland’s big four national law firm’s is keen to bring in an experienced Private Client Paralegal, joining its large and friendly team in Edinburgh! An exciting opportunity to join one of the country’s premier Private client legal teams.

Reasons it may be worth exploring further

• Environment was described as lovely, sociable it sounds like they have a good laugh together, with a busy social calendar doing crazy golf days and karaoke
• Provide access to quality work with high value and exciting clients
• Hybrid working 50% in the office
• Phenomenal brand-new central office easily accessible
• Life Assurance 2x salary with option to flex up to x8
• Pension matched up to 5% increase with length of service
• Firm wide Bonus Scheme
• 26 – 30 Days Holiday + Bank holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Exclusive Discounts
• Wellbeing Platform
• Glasses Voucher £50
• Dental Insurance
• And more

Some of the day-to-day tasks & responsibilities

• Joining a team of 8
• It’s a very busy department with plenty to do
• Predominantly executry work available with big value clients handling estate in excess of £1,000,000
• Dealing with the administration of trusts and executries including high value taxable estates
• Assisting in asset protection and capital gains tax mitigation in relation to trusts and executries
• Dealing with guardianship administration
• Preparation of wills and powers of attorney
• Keeping in regular contact with clients by telephone, email and general correspondence.
• Working effectively with all members of the private client team including partners, solicitors, other paralegals, trust and tax accountants
• Maintaining excellent financial management of own cases
• The team is committed to maintaining expertise at the forefront of our field which may mean developing skills or being involved in additional areas of the law
• Be aware of information security policies and protect information assets from unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference at all times

Do you have what it takes to be successful?

• Four years' experiencegained within a comparable environment and at an appropriate level
• Existing experience handling a caseload independently of high value estates

Interested?

Incredibly opportunity if you are keen to work at the highest level within Private Client. Apply today to be considered by sending your CV toJack Broadley at G2 Legal.