Private Client Legal Adviser - Eastbourne, United Kingdom - Mayo Wynne Baxter

Mayo Wynne Baxter

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Eastbourne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Private Client Legal Adviser

Permanent, full-time

Based at our Eastbourne office and at home

Let us introduce ourselves

Mayo Wynne Baxter has over 170 staff and Partners across our Sussex offices and have been providing advice to the people of Sussex and beyond for over 150 years.

We are proud of our heritage and our strong reputation in Sussex, but we also have clients based across the globe.

You will be joining a firm that prides itself on delivering exceptional service to our clients and to each other, in a friendly and supportive way.

We believe that we are stronger together and that our differences make us strong.

We know that we are all more effective and perform at our best when we can completely be ourselves, and that the more diverse perspectives we have, the more we are able to learn, grow and thrive.

We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves, from when and where you work, to how you dress; we focus on outputs.

Meet the Private Client team
Our Private team comprises of 15 solicitors who act for a broad range of clients.

Like the rest of the firm, we are pursuing an ambitious growth strategy over the next 3 years having recently joined Ampa - the UK's leading group of legal and professional services companies.

As a result of this merger, our clients now have access to more than 900 experts across the group. These include new service areas such as planning, cyber security, data protection and risk management, to name a few.

The opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Adviser (5+ PQE) to join our busy Private Client Department.

Working closely with the Private Client team, you will be undertaking various matters for a range of private clients.

This will include, where appropriate, attending client meetings, drafting wills, advising on Declarations of Trust, administering estates, preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney, providing advice on tax and trusts and handling General Affairs files.

A high standard of interpersonal and communication skills are vital, especially in the context of client care and we are looking for someone who has a positive and friendly manner in dealing with clients, referrers and colleagues.

Your key duties will be

Engage with prospective legal clients, produce matter estimates and preinstruction documentation as required, follow up enquiries and overcome objections to instruction (or manage same if delegated to others).
Produce (or manage the delegated production of) timely, well considered, written advice to clients and the required legal documents to progress and conclude their matter.
Ensure all aspects of the matter are fully recorded in the electronic Peppermint matter file.
Ensure all necessary communication and actions are taken with third parties and relevant organisations to conclude the matter correctly.
Exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner at all times
Ensure effective financial management on files
Contribute to business development strategy and identify opportunities to promote the firm both within own work type and other areas
Identify opportunities to promote the business through blogs, articles, networking events, specialist knowledge, referrer networks and other means

Skills and experience you will have:

knowledge of Wills, Powers of Attorney and estate administration

- ability to manage your workload
- a confident communicator with excellent client service skills
- a high degree of efficiency and accuracy
- active in marketing initiatives and promoting services

Key competencies you will need:
How we work
- a high degree of initiative and the ability to cope in a demanding environment
- excellent organisational and prioritising skills
- demonstrates compliance with regulatory obligations
- the ability to work in a busy team
- contributes to our positive and supportive environment

How we work
We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences, and we're keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have offices in hubs in Crawley, East Grinstead, Lewes, Brighton, Eastbourne, Seaford and Storrington. This role will require you to attend different offices from time to time and can encompass some home working.

**Equal opportunities