Solicitor

Field Seymour Parkes LLP; Normanton on Trent; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Field Seymour Parkes LLP is seeking a Wills, Trusts and Estates Solicitor to join the Dispute Resolution team in Reading. The role involves handling a broad range of non-contentious matters, including drafting Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney, and estate administration for private clients.

You will receive supervision and training while managing your own client caseload. We welcome applications for both full-time and part-time work.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years PQE in Wills, Trusts and Estates.
• Drafting Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney.
• Estate administration including inheritance tax advice and IHT accounts.

Responsibilities

• Handle full range of non-contentious matters in wills, trusts and estates.
• Prepare and draft Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
• Advise on inheritance tax and IHT accounts for private clients.
• Manage own caseload with supervision and training.
• Contribute to business development within the team and firm.

Skills

Wills & Estates

Private client

Job description

Field Seymour Parkes is a highly respected and award-winning law firm with a strong reputation for delivering exceptional legal services to businesses, individuals, and charities across the Thames Valley and beyond. We are committed to providing practical, commercially focused advice while maintaining the highest standards of client care.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking an ambitious and talented Wills, Trusts and EstatesSolicitor to join our highly regarded Dispute Resolution team in Reading.

The Opportunity

Our Wills, Trusts and Estates team are looking to appoint a solicitor to the team with between 2-4 years PQE as part of its continued progression.

Your day-to-day caseload will involve working on the full range of non-contentious matters including the preparation and drafting of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney, as well as handling estate administration work (including advice relating to inheritance tax and the preparation of IHT accounts) for a wide range of private clients.

As part of the role, you will receive extensive supervision and training to develop your knowledge and experience in a successful private client department. In addition, you will be responsible for your own clients and caseload as well as being expected to be involved in team, and firmwide, business development activities.

You will be joining a busy team dealing with a wide range of matters and will be working in a friendly, professional department. Our Band One recognised Chambers and Legal 500 team continues to grow and there is now an exciting opportunity for you to develop your career to join an expanding, busy team with high quality work in this area. You will work with colleagues on large cases whilst benefitting from supervision and support from the widely experienced team. You’ll also work together with other colleagues within the contentious and non-contentious teams and take part in business develop opportunities.

Full-time or part-time considered. We are happy to discuss working patterns and flexibility to accommodate the successful candidate.