Role Description
This is a great opportunity for a Paralegal to join a fast paced and friendly team based in Reading. The ideal candidate for this role will already have some Paralegal experience within a similar environment.
You will be enthusiastic and will have a good degree of resilience and composure to provide a high- quality and professional service to our fee earners of the Wills, Trust & Probate Team and our clients.
You will be part of a small, friendly team and valued for your individual contribution with support to develop your skills and experience by offering training to the right person.
Experience/ Attributes required
* Ability to work unsupervised within scope of instructions/protocols from senior fee earners
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
* Excellent IT skills plus good knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel spreadsheets)
Work type
* Deal with telephone enquiries from new and existing clients
* Make calls out to clients and third parties on behalf of and at the direction of senior fee earners
* The administration of estates
* Draft Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney under the supervision of senior fee earners
* Maintain business relationships with clients
* Produce accurate documentation, reports and correspondence following standard office practices and precedents, to timescales required to meet clients service levels with the agreement of the fee earner
* Ensure that files are maintained in a good order and that clients are kept informed at frequent intervals (as required by supervising partner) of progress on matters, including being supplied with periodic case updated
* Assist with research
* Opening of New Files
* Assisting with the billing process including raising billing guides for fee earners and forwarding invoices to clients
* Dealing with BACs forms for fee earners
* Ensure work is maintained at a high level of quality throughout so as to promote the reputation of the firm
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave
* Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution
* Life Assurance - 5 x final salary
* Medicash and discounted retail benefits
* An additional day’s holiday for your birthday
* A weekly wellbeing hour
* 8 hours per annum for charity work
* Season ticket loan
* Cycle scheme
* Bring your dog to work
* Social committee events
Team structure
* 2 x Partners
* 1 x Senior Associate Solicitor
* 2 x Associate Solicitors
* 2 x Paralegals