My client is looking to recruit a Senior Associate for their Probate & Wills team in Bishops Stortford.
Overall purpose of the role:
To provide efficient and effective legal advice, assistance and representation for all clients maintaining the highest standards of professional expertise and client care at all times. To make every effort to obtain a satisfactory result for the client, to be accessible to the clients and to maintain regular and appropriate contact with them. To be expected to deal effectively and considerately with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
You will work together with other fee-earners, support staff and with other teams to ensure the best quality service. To begin to develop your practice area and start to develop your leadership skills.
Main Tasks:
Technical
Use knowledge of the area of practice and a broad background awareness of legal principles to develop and critically evaluate a range of options to overcome dilemmas and problematic solutions
Excellence is achieved with ease
Deal with complex transactions intuitively and with ease; be a confident decision-maker
Develop innovative solutions and ways forward in complex and unpredictable situations
Develop a specialism in one or more legal areas and be recognised as being knowledgeable in that field
File Management
To make practical suggestions to the Department
Take full responsibility for outcomes of case or transaction
Clearly understand the strategy for the case/transaction and alternative approaches to deliver it within a vision of what may be possible
Client Care
Liaise with client care regarding complaints and take responsibility when requiredFinancial
Have overall responsibility for managing debt and debtors for own matters
Mentor and supporting Associates with their financial targetsBusiness Development
Contribute to the marketing plans for the DepartmentCommunication
Build good working relationships with external institutions and organisations
Support and mentor Associates with their verbal and written communicationSelf-Development
Attend learning events that further strengthen specialised technical skills
Develop junior staff depending on learning needsLeadership and Management
Mentor, supervise and support Associates in the Department
Develop ongoing leadership initiatives within the Department
Supervise, support, and develop any immediate support staff with appropriate trainingFirm Management
Work with the Operational Board to implement new procedures and initiatives within the Department and firm wideIf you would like further information about this role, please contact Lisa @ Cooper Lomaz Recruitment