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Job summary
A legal services firm in Kidderminster seeks a fee earner for the private client department. Responsibilities include estate administration, drafting complex wills, and preparing powers of attorney. Ideal candidates will possess excellent drafting and communication skills, a passion for client service, and the motivation for career progression. Benefits include competitive holidays, a pension scheme, and other perks aimed at personal development.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Strong accuracy and attention to detail in legal document drafting.
- Proficient in IT and MS Office.
- Motivated and self-organised individual with an interest in career progression.
Responsibilities
- Handle estate administration and drafting of legal documents.
- Manage and create trusts and prepare lasting powers of attorney.
- Liaise with clients and support team members.
Skills
To join the expanding private client department as a fee earner, the successful candidate will be handling estate administration, will drafting, tax planning, creation & management of trusts and preparation of lasting powers of attorney. There are also opportunities to develop your career in legal services and progression within the firm.
- Administration of deceased estates, both taxable and non-taxable
- Drafting and preparation of both standard and complex wills, including wills that contain trusts for more complex situations, in particular, life interest trusts and discretionary trusts
- Knowledge of IHT and CGT and how those taxes have an impact on planning for private client situations
- Drafting and preparation of powers of attorney, LPAs, including registration of EPAs
- Deputyship applications to the Court of Protection
- Deeds of Variation
- Establishment and administration of trusts
- Supporting others in the department and working as a team
- Liaising with existing and new clientsInvolvement with business development activities in the firm
- Good drafting skills across a wide range of legal documents, placing particular importance on accuracy and attention to detail
- Good listening and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication skills, both in written and spoken form, and ability to communicate technical and complex subjects
- Passion for client care and service
- Motivated and organised
- Be able to deal with work proactively and to work on own initiative; problem solving abilities
- Team working skills are essential
- Good time management and ability to meet deadlines
- Self-motivated and genuinely interested in career progression within the firm
- Proficient in use of IT, all MS Office, email and internet
- 23 days holiday plus UK bank holiday; plus ex gratia days (birthday and Christmas)
- Pension scheme (after probation period met)
- Parking provided.
- Sick pay
- Discount on some legal fees (subject to qualifying conditions being met)
The successful candidate will be committed and with an ambition to progress to potential partnership level opportunities
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.