Senior Trusts - Leeds, United Kingdom - OPTIMAL RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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Our client is a firm of specialist solicitors, who pride themselves on being approachable and friendly and getting the right result.

They empower clients to make decisions in their cases with the knowledge and understanding they need.

The firm has been recentlybought out and is now expanding into new areas of legal services bringing the top lawyers together from across the country.


We are now supporting their search for a new Senior Trusts & Estates Solicitor to support their growth within the Private Client T&E Department.


You are likely to be a partner or an ambitious experienced lawyer with partnership aspirations, and will need to be self-motivated with the drive and ability to lead and develop a small team whilst maintaining your own caseload.


Department:
Private Client T&E

Location:
Can be based in Portsmouth, Leeds, or on a work-from-home basis.

  • You will need to be a qualified solicitor
  • Be a member of STEP or SFE (desirable but not essential)
  • Have a wide range of private client experience
  • Have a current following of their own
  • Have a strong desire to build a team and a high performing function
  • Be technically competent
  • Have excellent client care skills and the ability to manage client's expectations
  • Be proactive with good interpersonal skills
  • Be able to build a strong Private Client/Trust & Estates Team
  • You will need a good understanding of the SRA Code of Conduct and other regulatory requirements
  • Have proven track record of providing proactive, consistent and efficient client services
  • At least five years' experience of working within a busy commercial team
  • Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and department targets
  • Ability to provide the highest standard of client care
  • To have excellent written and verbal communication
  • Team management experience
  • Problem solving skills
  • Attention to detail, good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
We also have some great benefits.

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Fully flexible remote working environment
  • Company pension
  • Growing and developing environment which is truly different to the legal norm

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