Self-Employed Estate Planning Consultant

Co-op Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading estate planning business seeks a self-employed Estate Planning Consultant to help clients with legal planning choices. The role offers flexibility in managing your workload and uncapped commission earnings. Successful candidates will demonstrate experience in estate planning, excellent interpersonal skills, and confidence in presentations. This position is available across various locations in the UK, primarily through video call communications.

Benefits

Commission-based earnings

Flexible workload management

IT equipment provided

Qualifications

• Proven estate planning or will writing experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an empathetic nature.
• Ability to explain complex legal information simply.

Responsibilities

• Attend appointments generated by the company.
• Generate at least 50% of new business through referrals.
• Discuss estate planning and legal services with clients.

Skills

Estate planning experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Negotiation

IT literacy

Education

Training to IPW or SWW standard or legally qualified via CILEX

Tools

Microsoft Office

Estate Planning Assistant software

Job description

Overview

Self-employed Estate Planning Consultant
Uncapped commission-based earnings
Benefits including the flexibility to manage your own workload and IT equipment provided
For this role you'll need to live within an hour and a half commute of either: London, Bristol, Essex, Oxford, Reading, Hertfordshire, Kent, Norwich, Ipswich, Surrey, Birmingham, Coventry, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Swansea or Cardiff.

We're looking for experienced estate planning consultants to cover various locations across the UK. We're a fast-growing business with huge demand for our services, owing to our customer first approach and strong brand presence. If you have the skills we need, we can offer you a fantastic opportunity to work with our industry leading team.

In this role you'll discuss the benefits of our products and services with potential customers, helping them to make an informed choice about their legal planning. We'll therefore need you to demonstrate up to date experience and knowledge of key legal principles. As a self-employed consultant you'll have the flexibility to manage your own workload. Client appointments are mainly conducted through video call (national) and home visits (local).

Responsibilities

• attend appointments generated by the company
• gain referrals and self-generate at least 50% of new business
• discuss the benefits of estate planning and legal services products including Wills, LPAs, Trusts and probate services
• have the support of Co-op Legal Services, an SRA regulated business, to draft legal documents
• deliver talks and seminars arranged by the company to community groups covering later life legal products and services
• work closely with customers to identify needs and take accurate instructions to meet their needs
• capture customers instructions using our in-house Estate Planning Assistant software

Qualifications

• proven estate planning or will writing experience trained to the standard of IPW or SWW or legally qualified through CILEX
• excellent interpersonal skills with an empathetic nature and the ability to identify customer needs
• the ability to relay complex legal information in a way customers can understand
• confidence when presenting and a natural flare for engaging an audience
• the ability to consult, influence and negotiate whilst showing enthusiasm for the product and services
• practical IT literacy in a remote setting using Microsoft Office & ability to adapt to custom software
• a full UK drivers license with access to your own vehicle

We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.