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SENIOR FEE EARNER - PROBATE SOLICITOR/FCILEX/ PARALEGAL

This role provides excellent career development opportunities for the right candidate.

 

Role Based in:             Skegness, Lincolnshire – Full Remote Home Working Available

Reporting to:                Directors of the Company

Hours and Holiday:      Monday to Friday  9am – 5pm.  25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.  Part-time working will be considered for the right candidate

Salary:                         £40,000.00 - £55,000.00 dependent upon experience.

 

Minimum Requirements to be Considers for the Role

You will join a thriving private client department, where you will have a mixed case load of  probate and complex Wills.  You will be required to work with your colleagues and the Directors of the company to proactively promote the department and assist with future business planning for the department and its personnel.

In order to be considered for this role, your application must reflect that you have a minimum of 4 years’ experience of directly handling a range of Probate and Will cases from start to finish with minimum supervision, including advising on and drafting of the following:

  • Wills 
  • Probate
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Court of Protection
  • Trusts
  • Estate Planning
  • Wealth Management and Inheritance Tax

The successful candidate will be:

  • IT literate with ability to work effectively on a case management system
  • Able to work well as a team, as well as being able to work on your own initiative
  • Willing to participate in business development activities
  • You will have excellent client care and interpersonal skills

The Company

Hodgkinsons Solicitors is a specialist company based in Skegness, Lincolnshire, which provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients across Lincolnshire, the East Midlands and beyond.  We have an outstanding reputation in both commercial and private client services, with particular strength in personal injury, clinical negligence, wills and probate, commercial and residential property and corporate dispute resolution.

The Company offers a range of staff incentives, including:

  • Continued training and development, including payment of external courses/legal qualifications
  • Paid practising certificate fees Competitive salary based on experience
  • Flexible working, including working from home days and working “core hours” between 7am – 7pm
  • Performance bonus
  • Pension scheme
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas week closure. In addition, staff can “bank” additional hours worked to accrue further holiday days
  • Staff discounts
  • Employee social events
  • Employee health and welling events
  • Long-service awards
  • Casual dress down days
  • Bring your pet to work days
  • On-site parking.

Application Process

If you want to join a company that recognises your talents and rewards you accordingly, please submit your CV to mleary@hodgkinsons.co.uk