Solicitor - Estate Administration/Probate (5585)

Irwin Mitchell LLP; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A national law firm is seeking an experienced Paralegal/Legal Executive/Solicitor to join their Estate Administration Team in Sheffield. The role involves managing a diverse caseload with autonomy and requires a strong background in estate administration, particularly in handling trusts and complex estates. The firm fosters an inclusive culture offering generous benefits, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Generous pension schemes

Two days of paid volunteering

Health membership including Digital GP services

Flexible working initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in estate administration, with handling a variety of estates.
• Strong understanding of complex areas such as trusts and taxable estates.
• At least 2 PQE or equivalent experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a large caseload with autonomy under limited supervision.
• Handle demanding and competing priorities.

Skills

Technical knowledge of Estate Administration

Ability to work professionally and collaboratively

Empathy and compassion

Friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach

Job description

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paralegal/ Legal Executive / Solicitor to join our Estate Administration Team in Sheffield, forming part of our Partnerships, Wills and Probate Division.

You will run a large caseload with autonomy under limited supervision, often managing demanding and competing priorities.

The successful candidate will have a solid background of estate administration and in dealing with a wide variety of estates ranging from low to high value/ complexity.

About You

• Technical knowledge of Estate Administration ideally including in more complex areas for example trusts, taxable estates, foreign and business assets.
• Ability to work professionally and collaboratively
• Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances
• A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach

We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:

• To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• To be approachable and caring
• To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
• To be efficient in the provision of our services
• To work with a foundation of integrity.

We believe the role would best suit someone with around 2 PQE plus but we are open to applications from candidates outside of this who feel they can add value to the role.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

We're proud of our values, and we're looking for people who share them

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