attorney Derby, England
Job description
We have some exciting news to announce! Due to a rapid period of exponential growth by way of a new acquisition, we are now able to add to our fantastic legal team!
Are you looking to join an employer that is forward thinking, innovative and that can offer you endless opportunities for you to progress and develop?
The PM Law Group have recently acquired John M Lewis & Co (JML) as part of our expansion strategy. ‘JML’ have decades of experience in property law, conveyancing, will writing and probate cases. Based in Derby, they deal with clients from all over the Midlands, and have built their renowned reputation on being honest, reliable and extremely efficient.
Across the group, we foster a culture of inclusivity and champion personal development so that each employee has opportunities to shine and flourish, and we want you to be a part of it.
As the newly appointed Wills, Trusts and Probate Lawyer, you will be a confident, proactive, structured individual who will be experienced in a broad range of Wills, Trusts and General Probate matters including, but not limited to: Preparation of Wills, including those utilising trusts to assist with more complex family situations; IHT/CGT Planning; Preparation of Powers of Attorney to include registration of EPAs and LPAs; Court of Protection practice; Administration of taxable and non-taxable estates and Trust administration. You will be looking for an opportunity to take a leading role within a legal practice.
What you’ll be doing day to day:
- Providing an ongoing exceptional service to existing clients
- Developing and enhancing the Wills, Trusts, and Probate offering within the department
- Managing your own broad caseload of wills, probate and trust matters
- Consistently achieving KPIs and individual objectives and targets whilst understanding the commercial needs of the business
- Producing fee income in line with targets and agreed objectives
- Keeping informed of all changes in the Law and Practice in your own area of work
- Maintaining and enhancing up to date legal skills
- Financial control with particular regard to cash flow control through collection of monies on account and billing procedures
- Performing fee earning work accurately, reliably and in accordance with the firms quality and risk procedures
- You may be required to perform any other duties and to work in any other areas as requested by the Company, if necessary, which may include other offices and those of clients.
What skills and experience do you need to have to be successful in this role?
- At least 3 years Wills, Trusts and Probate experience
- Experience in all mainstream private client matters to include wills, power of attorney, tax planning, court of protection practice, special needs trusts, and estate administration
- Clear understanding of Money Laundering Regulations and Solicitors Accounts Rules
- Ability to identify and deal with clients who may have issues with mental capacity
- Ability to create and nurture relationships with key clients at all levels
- Desire and ability to provide a high-quality service
- Excellent written and numeracy skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, and meeting deadlines
- An incredible eye for detail with an ability to think outside the box
- Proficiency in case management and management tools such as MS Word and Excel
- Expert communicator and collaborator, with exceptional client care skills
- High levels of integrity and empathy
- Thrives in fast-paced environments and demonstrates a bias for action with an ability to multi-task and pivot while working on varying deadlines & scopes
- Enthusiasm for personal and team marketing opportunities
Our offices are designed to be a high quality and pleasant working environment. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:
- Competitive starting salary – Up to £45,000pa DOE
- Monday to Friday – Office Hours – 9.00am – 5.00pm with 1 hour’s lunch break
- Holidays - “In addition to 8 statutory public holidays, you will receive paid holiday entitlement of four working weeks during a complete holiday year”.
- Additional Annual Leave entitlement for long service
- Industry leading training
- Sickness policy– We have a contractual sick/injury pay scheme which, on completion of 12 months service, provides payment during periods of certificated sickness for two weeks at full pay and two weeks at half pay in any rolling 12 months period – conditions apply which are in the handbook
- Opportunities for you to progress and develop further in line with our expansion strategy
- Pension Scheme
- Free parking, but space is limited, however the office also has extremely good transport links and very cheap parking nearby
- Lucrative ‘Refer a friend scheme’
- Free Costco Card
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Death in service benefit
- Annual Summer and Christmas Parties
- Award Events
If you have the experience that we require, APPLY NOW!
If this role isn’t for you, check out all of our current vacancies online today through our group website: Careers – PM Law Group (thepmlawgroup.co.uk)!
We’re always looking for new people to join the Group who represent our values and want to take advantage of our experienced and award-winning training programs. If you do not see a role that complements your experience, you can always submit a speculative CV!
The PM Law Group are an equal opportunities employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
