Wills and Probate Solicitor

at  Hodge Jones Allen

HODGE JONES & ALLEN SEEKS A SOLICITOR TO JOIN THE PRIVATE CLIENT TEAM

Hodge Jones & Allen (HJA) is a hugely respected London law firm founded in 1977. The firm is committed to providing first-class legal advice to individuals and organisations across a number of disciplines, offering dedicated, specialist and high quality service. The firm is best known for its historic mission of helping ordinary people deal with extraordinary events, a mission rooted in a strong set of ethical values that permeates the firm. In the last three years HJA has either been shortlisted or won 20 major legal awards, including being shortlisted for the Halsbury Legal Awards 2014 as best law firm of the year. Today, the firm comprises around 243 employees and 50 partners practising in over fourteen distinct areas of law. The firm’s headquarters are at North Gower Street, a 5 minute walk from Euston station, with a regional office at Edward Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool.

The Private Client Team is now looking to recruit a Solicitor who will be responsible for their own caseload of Wills, Probate and Lasting Power of Attorney and PI Trust matters and where necessary assist the Partners.

The ideal candidate will likely exhibit all or most of the following criteria:

• 1-2 years PQE experience;
• Experience drafting wills and making amendments;
• Estate administration, have experience obtaining grants of probate and letters of administration;
• Be able to support internal Departments to obtain Letters of Administration for the purpose of litigation.
• Drafting and advising on lasting powers of attorney documents;
• Dealing with initial client enquiries
• PI trust matters to assist our PI Departments (training will be given);
• Close attention to detail;
• Personable with excellent communication skills;

In terms of support, the successful candidate will have assistance from paralegals, trainees, and personal assistance within the Private Client team.
Remuneration will be competitive and will depend on the individual’s circumstances. We work in a hybrid structure with 3 days in the office and 2 working from home, after a successful probation period has been completed.
To apply please send your CV, covering letter and salary expectations to Katie Staines (kstaines@hja.net)
Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you are successful, a member of the team will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful