Role: Private Client Solicitor
Location: West Yorkshire, UK
Salary: Competitive DOE

We are seeking a Private Client Solicitor to become part of our thriving award-winning Private Client Team in a busy city centre firm, to deal with a full range of matters including wills, lasting powers of attorney, wealth planning/ protection, probate, intestate administration, as well as trusts, COP and generally elderly client matters.
 
The successful candidate will assist the Head of the Department and take on a full caseload of existing files as well as building their own workload and do some supervising of the junior staff within the team. Career progression opportunities to be involved with marketing and business building.

Experience of supervising staff is desirable, as is knowledge and experience of our database, Partner for Windows, however training will be provided. We would encourage the successful candidate to become a member of SFE and become a STEP qualified practitioner.
 
Candidate Requirements:

• Good working knowledge and experience of Wills, probate, trusts and elderly client practice
• Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
• Experience of preparing Estate or Trust Accounts and distribution of the same
• Good English, grammar and spelling
• Experience of making all the relevant applications (Grant of Registrations etc)
• Numerical skills
• Excellent communication skills – experience in dealing with clients via telephone and face-to-face is essential
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Ability to work effectively within a team as well as independently
• Ability to work under pressure as and when required (this may involve some flexibility in working hours)

Company Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent upon experience
• Westfield Health Care
• Friendly family orientated law firm