Self-Employed Estate Planning Consultant

Co-op Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services firm in the UK seeks a Self-employed Estate Planning Consultant. In this role, you will discuss estate planning benefits with potential customers and manage your own workload. Ideal candidates have proven estate planning experience, strong interpersonal skills, and a full UK driver's license. The position offers flexibility and uncapped commission-based earnings, with support from a well-regarded legal services team.

Benefits

Uncapped commission-based earnings

IT equipment provided

Flexibility to manage your own workload

Qualifications

• Proven estate planning or will writing experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an empathetic nature.
• Confidence when presenting and engaging an audience.
• Full UK driver's license with access to your own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Attend appointments generated by the company.
• Self-generate at least 50% of new business.
• Discuss benefits of estate planning and legal services.
• Support from Co-op Legal Services to draft legal documents.
• Deliver talks and seminars to community groups.
• Capture customer instructions using in-house software.

Skills

Estate planning experience

Interpersonal skills

Ability to explain legal information

Negotiation skills

IT literacy

Education

Training to the standard of IPW or SWW

Legal qualification through 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 / Suitability

• 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 flair 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.