Job Description: 1-3PQE Family associate
Location: Central London
Firm: Tier 1 Legal 500 Law Firm
Team: Award-Winning full service firm
The Role
*Assist the practice in meeting its professional obligations and business viability within the changing needs of the organisation and the legal market.
*To provide a high level of legal advice and assistance to the clients of the firm in the fee earner’s area of specialism.
*To ensure that the advice given is accurate and comprehensive and that all advice provided is clearly recorded on the file.
*To respond to all client and third party communications promptly and to progress the matter to conclusion within a reasonable time scale.
*Responsibilities To provide clear and comprehensive advice to clients and to progress their case smoothly to conclusion.
*To ensure that the conduct of client files is in accordance with all internal, professional conduct and accounts rules and obligations.
*Additionally, to provide support and assistance to colleagues by assisting with overflow work within the department and maintain support during the holidays and sick leave, primarily by agreement with colleagues and, if requested, by the partners.
Your key duties will include, but will not be limited to;
*To ensure that clients are provided with comprehensive advice.
*To confirm advice in correspondence.
*To promptly respond to client’s communications and promptly conduct all communications with solicitors instructed by other parties and with all other parties relating to the matter.
*To actively progress the client’s matter promptly to conclusion.
*To draft all necessary documentation required to progress the client’s case and to proof read documents to achieve 100% accuracy.
*To ensure that all client files, trial bundles and other documents are well organised and displayed, and comply with all internal and external procedures and requirements.
*To prioritise work to meet deadlines agreed with the client or any other party involved with the matter.
*To ensure that all information used in managing the files and storing deeds and wills and any other documents relating to the case are accurately recorded.
*To maintain accurate billing records by recording time appropriately and to promptly and regularly bill clients for work conducted.
*To meet time recording, billing and other performance targets.
*To ensure that all requisite deadlines relating to the case are accurately recorded in the diary management system and, in particular, in the case of court matters, on the central diary system.
The Individual
*Will have strong academics
*Will have high quality training and experience
*Will be ambitious, technically strong, hard working, and a good team player.
*Will be confident and sociable as well as discrete when dealing directly with clients
Personal skills
*Self motivated
*Strong communication skills
*Team player
*Ability to be proactive and reactive in addressing clients’ affairs and requirements
*Ability to help build upon the firm’s existing business
*Ability to get on well with the clients who cover a broad spectrum
*Achieve minimum time targets and billing requirements
*Ability to keep abreast with changes in legislation and market developments
*A practical working knowledge of IT
Benefits:
*4x Life Assurance
*Permanent Health Insurance
*Medical Insurance (after successful completion of probation period)
*BUPA Cashplan (after successful completion of probation period)
*BUPA Health Assessment (after successful completion of probation period)
*BUPA Dental
*Auto enrolment in the firm’s Group Personal Pension Scheme (after 1 complete calendar month qualifying period).
*Discretionary Bonus Scheme and Introduction Bonus Scheme
*Interest free season ticket loan after 3 months
*Cycle to Work Scheme
*Holiday Purchase
*Wellbeing Programme
*Gymflex