Trainee Solicitor - In-House

Trainee Solicitor - In-House Reigate, England

Just Retirement
Full Time Reigate, England 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

18.2.23 Legal and Company Secretary

Job Title: Trainee Solicitor In-House
Location: Reigate – Hybrid (80% office: 20% home)
Fixed Term Contract – 18 – 24 months (depending on prior experience)
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The Role

An excellent career opportunity to train in at least three separate seats to achieve the proficiency and experience required to be formally admitted as a Solicitor.

Training will include a broad range of activities and tasks of differing levels of complexity to gain core level competency to practice as a Solicitor, working with a high-calibre legal team in a supported yet dynamic, competitive and ever evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities


  • Providing support in raising the business awareness of legal risk management issues (including relevant developments in the legal and regulatory framework).
  • To educate and promote adherence to the businesses’ internal policies, in particular the Group Legal Risk Management Policy.
  • To support and assist in managing functional risk, ensuring that adequate internal process controls are applied and reported to identify, manage and mitigate areas of risk.
  • To provide the Legal team and businesses with relevant research and training where required.
  • Providing supervised high calibre, solution focused legal support and incremental expertise in relation to contract queries, drafting and negotiation, assisting the business balance legal and reputational risk.
  • Deal with routine enquiries and communications in a professional manner.
  • Assist in drafting legal advice notes on specific matters for a variety of recipients, including but not limited to legal colleagues, business colleagues and group functions, business suppliers and external counsel.
  • Providing research for other members of the Legal team.
  • Ensure legal knowledge remains up to date in terms of current and planned legislative changes.

Skills and Experience


Essential Requirements

  • Completion of SRA Legal Practice Course or equivalent
  • Previous paralegal experience
  • Excellent communication skills

Desirable Requirements

  • Experience in the financial services sector

*** This is a Fixed Term Contract position of 18 – 24 months*** - Once qualified you will eligible to apply for any internal solicitor vacancies that become available.

Overview of Company


We’re a specialist UK financial services group focusing on attractive segments of the UK retirement income market but guess what, we’re not your traditional financial services company and we’re not just looking for traditional financial services people.


We need agile operators, who can quickly find solutions and are committed to doing the right thing for our customers. To fulfil our purpose to help people achieve a better later life.


In 2021 we were named as one of the UK’s 100 Best Large Companies to work for and accredited as a 2-star organisation, representing outstanding levels of engagement. Alongside these we were also recognised as one of the Financial Services’ 30 Best Companies to Work For, London’s 75 Best Large Companies to Work For, South East’s 100 Best Companies to Work For and Northern Ireland’s 10 Best Companies to Work For. We’re extremely proud to have achieved this against the backdrop of the pandemic and the many challenges it posed to our colleagues and customers.


Company Benefits


  • A Competitive Salary, amazing Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
  • Along with 25 Days Annual Leave plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday
  • Private Medical Cover and Income Protection, just in case
  • A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme – paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets
  • Opportunity to progress within your career both in-role and within the company
  • FREE access to the Headspace App, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline and Trained Physical & Mental Health First Aiders (On-Site)
  • A variety of Employee Funded Benefits available to you via our Online Benefits Portal
  • Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones


Contact Information
[email protected]

Trainee Solicitor - In-House
Just Retirement

www.justgroupplc.co.uk
Reigate, United Kingdom
David Richardson
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Public
Insurance Carriers
Insurance
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