Solicitor

at  Wilkin Chapman

Have you recently qualified and looking to join a fantastic team? Our Louth Probate team are looking for a NQ – 2 year PQE Solicitor. This is an opportunity to join and progress your career within an experienced and supportive team and enjoy a wide spread of work.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Excellent teamworking and technical ability
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities with a positive and proactive approach to tasks
• Private client experience in Wills, Trusts, Lasting Power of Attorney and Trust and Estate Administration.
• Excellent client facing skills and the ability to nurture existing clients and third-party relationships as well as the ability to help develop new business and assist in networking events.
• Ability to adopt a practical as well as legal approach to client issues
• Excellent IT skills
• Understand and adopt the Firm’s values and behaviours
• A willingness to undertake the STEP qualification is desirable.
  With a full-service offering and a client base ranging from loyal, local communities to national and overseas businesses, Wilkin Chapman continues to grow, while our emphasis remains firmly on quality and innovation.
  We know that happy, motivated employees are good for business, and a strong, forward-looking culture benefits everyone. Providing the tools and support to enable our people provides the foundation for success.
  Our roots go back more than 120 years and we are now the largest law firm in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, with four regional offices and listed in the Lawyer UK 200. With well-established, niche expertise in specialist sectors, many of our solicitors and departments are ranked highly in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK.
  We help and guide you on your career path, providing a great package of benefits and a superb sociable working environment. We’re a community of like-minded people ready to welcome your contribution

• To undertake fee earning work, working both independently and as a member of the team and provide a profitable contribution to the work of the department.
• Conduct of private client and related matters on behalf of clients. Running your own caseload to include drafting of Wills, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and dealing with Trust and Estate Administration.
• To maintain existing relations with the firm’s clients and assist and help develop new relationships with third party referrers.
• Deal with routine and difficult enquiries from telephone callers and clients effectively and efficiently and ensure that all client complaints are dealt with both professionally and promptly to the complete satisfaction of the client.
• Willing to participate in the growth and future development on the department, assisting in the build-up of the client database and marketing the firm’s services through business development and networking activities within and outside of normal office hours