Job Title: Solicitor
Location: Penrith
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Permanent, Full time.
EMG Solicitors is an award winning Legal 500 Boutique law firm located in Durham, Gosforth and Penrith. We provide a range of legal advice to both private individuals and businesses across the region and nationally. We provide legal support that our clients require in order to achieve anything from their basic needs to their wildest dreams and everything in between. We specialize in Court of Protection, Deputyships, Family Law, Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Property, Litigation & Disputes and Wills, Trusts & Probate Services.
About the role:
The purpose of the role is to proactively manage a caseload as part of the Litigation Team.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
*Conduct of matters on behalf of clients with all due diligence, in particular ensuring excellence in respect of:
- Technical advice and Client service.
- User-friendly language.
- Management of support services for oneself.
- Participation in business development and marketing activities whether on a firmwide, departmental and/or office basis.
*Financial control and in particular:
- Take monies on account of fees and disbursements when possible and appropriate.
- Record time accurately and in line with chargeable and non-chargeable time targets.
- Agree fees with client in advance of billing, whether by agreeing fixed fees or hourly rates with fee estimate.
- Bill matters promptly and appropriately, seeking to maximise recovery of time spent.
- Collect cash promptly from clients in settlement of bills.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
- Fully qualified solicitor (4+ years PQE).
- Experience of dealing with complex property and/or Estate/Trust disputes.
- Takes on personal responsibility to learn on the job and keep knowledge in all relevant areas up to date.
- Accuracy and excellent attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills, training and strong communication skills.
- Communicates in a clear, confident and relaxed manner.
- Adapts style of communication appropriately when dealing with colleagues and clients.
- Works to understand the team’s key roles and the challenges they may face.
- Excellent problem solving and research skills.
- Able to work individually and as a team.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to use own initiative, be proactive, work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Able to independently judge potential situations, identify and take alternative courses of action without putting the client or business at risk.
Benefits:
- Bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- 25 days holiday (plus 3 days non-contractual leave for Christmas)
- Free flu injections
- EMG rewards – discount platform
- EAP (Employee Support Programme) – offering counselling and GP help line
- £50 gift card on birthday and either two hour late start or early finish
- £50 gift card at on Christmas
- 5 extra days paid leave on your 5-year anniversary
- Death in service benefit of 3 x salary
If you’re interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward please hit APPLY. Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of Legal Executive, Paralegal, Legal Handler, Legal Aid, Private Client, Court of Protection, Legal Advisor, Private Client Solicitor, Solicitor, Power of Attorney, Wills Advisor, Consumer Credit Solicitor, Lawyer, Financial Services Lawyer, Consumer Credit Lawyer, Risk Management, Dispute Resolution, Regulatory Solicitor and Financial Services Regulation may also be considered for this role.
