Assistant solicitor
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £30000 – £40000/annum
To provide effective and timely service to the firm’s clients, particularly in the fields of general Civil Litigation, but also as required in other contentious work are as commensurate with your abilities, to include Inheritance Act claims, TOLATA claims, acting as Local Agent for the Government Legal Department, Possession actions, Debt Collections, Boundary Disputes, Building Disputes, Contentious Probate
Main Functions and Responsibilities
Specific
1. Manage and conduct an agreed caseload of clients’ work in consultation with the relevant Partner and within the fields outlined above.
2. Use the correct office systems and procedures in order to manage cases effectively and in accordance with the firm’s practice management standards.
3. Process clients’ cases in a timely and cost-effective manner at all times.
4. Collect funds on account of costs and settle outstanding disbursements as soon as possible and bill work promptly and regularly wherever possible.
5. Use all reasonable efforts to produce a minimum of (1,100) chargeable and recoverable fee-earning hours per year.
6. Maintain the standards of the Solicitors’ profession at all times.
7. Use all reasonable opportunities to cross-sell the expertise of the firm and to introduce clients’ work to other members of the firm where appropriate.
8. Keep up to date technically by training and research and membership of relevant bodies
9. Experience in matrimonial matters.
General
1. Work as a team member with other fee earners and support staff
2. Dress and behave at all times in a manner suitable for a respectable law firm
3. Follow prescribed office practices as set out in the Office Manual
4. Contribute ideas to improve the running of the office and firm generally
5. Understand and respect client confidentiality at all times
6. Maintain security and confidentiality of all financial matters and documents under your control
More Information
- Address SG1, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
