COURT OF PROTECTION & PI TRUSTS LEGAL EXECUTIVE/SOLICITOR – LEIGHTON BUZZARD REF NO: L4L1097
Job Ref: 102891
Sector: Brain Injury, Medical Negligence, PI Trusts Legal Executive/Solicitor, Trusts, 3-4 years experience, Court of Protection, Private Client Dept, Wills Trusts and Probate Solicitor, Legal Executive
Practice Area: 3-5 years experience, Contentious, Court of Protection, Legal Executive, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Solicitor/Lawyer, Wills
Location: Leighton Buzzard
Job Title: Court of Protection/PI Trusts Legal Executive/Solicitor
Our client is an award-winning niche law firm based in Leighton Buzzard, helping individuals and families throughout Bedfordshire and nationwide for many years. Most of their clients have been with them for decades, and 95% of their clients said they were likely or certain to recommend them.
Their dedicated teams offer specialist legal advice in the areas of Court of Protection, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Trusts, Probate, Residential Conveyancing, and Wills.
The Role
They are urgently looking for a Court of Protection Specialist with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience to join their well-established and fast-growing team.
The Court of Protection and PI Trusts team has seen significant growth and quality in instructions due to the firm’s commitment to exceptional standards in client care. They now have an opening for an excellent fee earner who is passionate about protecting their clients’ interests. The team’s niche focus is to act for clients who have suffered an acquired brain injury and received a high level of damages to fund their extensive needs. This is a great opportunity for an experienced practitioner who wishes to progress their career further and grow with this firm.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Heads of Department and other team members. Prior experience within the general Private Client areas of work would be an advantage.
Core Duties
1. Day-to-day running of the Professional Deputyship matters with minimal supervision.
2. Day-to-day running of the Personal Injury Trusts matters with minimal supervision.
3. Contributing to marketing their services and the firm’s corporate objectives.
4. Undertaking any relevant and associated duties as directed.
5. Keeping skill set up-to-date and continually improving knowledge base required for Court of Protection and Personal Injury Trusts, and remaining Lexcel compliant.
Qualifications
Candidates must be Qualified Solicitors or Legal Executives, with a minimum of 3 years PQE and a proven track record of extensive and relevant experience.
Skills
1. Confident communicator, persuasive and commercially astute.
2. Excellent client care skills and a team player in a professionally diverse team.
3. Computer literate with experience of case management systems (ALB) useful, and Microsoft Office.
4. Ability to work autonomously, producing high-quality work with minimum supervision.
5. Excellent time management and strong prioritization skills.
6. Efficient fee earner, able to manage own caseload with minimum supervision.
7. Good business development skills and comfortable with networking.
8. Efficient time recording and file management skills.
9. Good mentor with the ability to delegate to more junior team members.
Benefits
1. Start Date: ASAP
2. Holidays: 25 days plus Bank Holidays – Closed for Christmas.
3. Staff cash plan for health.
4. Career progression/Annual leave increase.
5. Free legal fees.
6. Company pension.
7. Study leave.
8. Ongoing training & development.
9. Supportive working environment.
Hours of Business: 9-5.30pm Monday to Friday, one hour for lunch.
Car parking on site – rota basis + car parking amenities close by.
If you are searching for an established and proactive law firm that can support your work/life balance and where you can grow with the firm and be part of their team, then look no further.
Skills & Experience
3+ years PQE Legal Executive/Solicitor with experience in Court of Protection, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Trusts, Probate, Residential Conveyancing, and Wills.
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