Private Client Solicitor - Warminster, United Kingdom - BROWNS RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD

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Our well established law firm require an experienced solicitor or legal executive with at least 3 years+ PQE in their Warminster Office.

You should be able to undertake all aspects of Private Client work.


Main duties and responsibilities:

  • To operate within a departmental structure delivering providing a consistent, excellent standard of
legal services to our clients.

  • Ensuring that tasks and clients allocated are dealt with promptly, and in a cost effective and
efficient manner in accordance with the policies and regulations set by the Company and the
Code of Conduct of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

  • Attending upon clients to take instructions and advising on the most appropriate course of action
to meet clients' needs; taking appropriate action in executing clients' instructions in a timely
manner.

  • Deal with matters appropriately, including communication with clients over the telephone, by
  • Liaising with the office lead and other staff to ensure adequate cover within the department at all
times, and to attend to clients of other fee earners in their absence, where this is appropriate.

  • Prioritising your workload, maintaining accurate records of time spent on all activities, ensuring
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that bills are presented on time and that the agreed procedures within the Company relating to
case management and file control are adhered to.

  • You will help with regular reviews of the systems, controls and processes to determine whether
they are fit for purpose as the environment and service delivery requirements change.

  • To ensure quality reviews as directed, such as file audits, are conducted and recorded on time.
  • To achieve personal and team targets, audit and quality requirements, service level agreements
(SLA), and key performance indicators (KPI).

  • Monitoring your personal performance against agreed targets and objectives, and also the
performance of staff for whom you are directly responsible, highlighting areas of inefficiency and
ineffectiveness, taking action where necessary to improve any deficiencies.

  • Maintaining professional competence through continuous professional development, and
maintaining relevant training records which satisfy the current regulations and requirements as
specified by The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

  • Carry out business development activities acting as an ambassador for the firm, taking a
proactive approach to build professional relationships with clients and other contacts.

  • Assisting in the supervision of junior solicitors, trainee solicitors, paralegals and supporting staff
as required in accordance with your experience.

  • Undertaking other duties of a reasonable nature which may be requested from time to time

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