Private Client Paralegal

McKinlay Law; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious boutique law firm in North London is seeking an experienced private client paralegal to join their award-winning team. The role includes drafting wills, preparing court bundles, and conducting legal research. The ideal candidate will have at least 6 months experience in a private client team, possess strong communication skills, and be proactive in their work. This position offers an exceptional working environment with opportunities for personal development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience in a private client team as a paralegal.
• Exceptional organisational, client and communication skills.
• Proactive in work and capable of dealing with high-profile clients.

Responsibilities

• Drafting wills.
• Putting together court bundles for contentious matters.
• Drafting Lasting Power of Attorney documents and probate applications.
• Court of Protection work.
• Conducting legal research.
• Liaising with Counsel and the Courts.

Skills

Organisational skills

Client communication skills

Proactivity

Job description

We are no longer accepting CVs for this position.

Applications for this role have now closed. If you have the relevant experience for this position, we may have similar roles now or in the future. If you would like to submit your CV on a general basis, please follow the link below:

Prestigious, boutique law firm based in North London are looking for an experienced private client paralegal to join their leading, award-winning team. The team deals an array of clients, both in the UK and abroad, with a wide range of trust, wills, probate, tax and estate planning work. There will be extensive client interaction from day one and so you must have the confidence and dynamism to deal with the firm’s high profile client base. The role will initially be offered on a 6 month contract but there is a strong possibility it will run for longer.

A selection of duties will include:

• Drafting wills
• Putting together court bundles for contentious matters
• Drafting Lasting Power of Attorney documents and probate applications
• Court of Protection work
• Conducting legal research
• Liaising with Counsel and the Courts

It is essential that you have experience in a private client team (a minimum of 6 months) as a paralegal and have exceptional organisational, client and communication skills. You must also be proactive in your work. An exceptional environment and plenty of scope for personal development in a very well-established and influential team.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.

McKinlay Law is the trading name of McKinlay Recruitment Services Ltd. Registered in England No. 03494294 VAT Reg. No. 707 6713 29.

Where we are?

McKinlay Recruitment Services Ltd.,
26-27 Bedford Square,
London, United Kingdom,
WC1B 3HP