attorney Coggeshall, England
Job description
The Role
We are currently recruiting for a Private Client Lawyer based in our Coggeshall office. The successful candidate will also service new enquiries generated by the Marks Tey Commercial Hub. Coggeshall is a busy market town and as the sole Private Client lawyer servicing the community locally, the successful candidate will enjoy a wide variety of quality Private Client matters. The successful candidate will advise and take instructions from clients on a range of Private Client matters to include administering Estates and Wills, Powers of Attorney and Tax Planning Matters. In addition to the Coggeshall work, you will deal with referrals generated by the commercial team at the Marks Tey office and will attend that office for meetings. The role therefore offers a
broad variety of client and work types.
To advise clients and follow their instruction on legal matters relating to Private Client- Create and manage correspondence and document files for each individual client matter according to the standards laid down by the firm and other governing bodies
- Develop and maintain relationships with clients and with other professional contacts
- Keep abreast of developments in the law in related subjects as necessary, taking responsibility for self-development and ensuring CPD is observed.
- To co-operate with other Private Client team members and other members of the firm and the legal community as a whole to further the maintenance of high-quality professional service for clients and the community.
- Supervise secretarial and other support staff assigned to carry out support tasks in the Private Client Department.
- To ensure firm’s procedures are followed when recording time and managing the billing process
What experience do I need?
- A solid understanding of administering estates
- Experience of drafting wills and Powers of Attorney
- Experience in providing Inheritance Tax Planning advice.
What skills should I have?
- Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels
- Must be able to impart key information in a manner which is easily understood
- Self-motivated, organised with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure.
- Proactive thinker.
About us
Holmes & Hills Solicitors is a large regional firm of solicitors with seven offices across Essex and Suffolk and over 170 legal professionals across a number of specialist departments. Holmes & Hills works in partnership with clients across East Anglia, including businesses, individuals, families and local authorities, to build long standing relationships, protect clients' interests and support clients' growth and development.
Working in partnership with businesses and individuals
The A12 Commercial Hub, regional head office, now open
Holmes & Hills Solicitors opened its sixth and largest office, a new regional head office providing a base for the firm's growing teams of commercial solicitors, professional support staff and central operational functions in late 2020.
Providing over 14,000 sq ft of modern and agile working and meeting space, the A12 Commercial Hub, as the building will be named, is to provide clients, colleagues and professional contacts a convenient modern and comfortable space to meet and work. The A12 Commercial Hub is located a short walk from Marks Tey train station and situated at Junction 25 of the A12, with ample parking.
Independently recognised as a leading law firm
Holmes & Hills Solicitors is independently recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners - two independent directories of the UK’s top law firms - as being a leading supplier of legal services in the region.
These accreditations give our clients the confidence that the legal advice and representation they receive from Holmes & Hills is some of the best available.
Our clients range from established and growing businesses whose brands are recognised and sold around the world and local authorities across the region, through to families and first-time home buyers.
