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Fisher Meredith LLP Don't show me jobs from Fisher Meredith LLP

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£0 to £0 per year

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Richmond upon Thames Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

We are currently seeking a Private Client Solicitor to join our Richmond team. This will be a stand alone role and the successful candidate must have a keen interest in marketing and business development. The successful candidate must have working knowledge of the following areas of law (though it should be noted that this list is not exhaustive): * Wills & Living Wills * Probate * Estate Planning & Trusts * Powers of Attorney * Enduring Powers of Attorney * Inheritance and Capital Gains Tax & other personal tax issues A knowledge of the following is desirable but not essential: * 'Granny Flats' issues * Disputed Wills * Care Plans and Welfare Benefits for the elderly * Pensions * Court of Protection issues Responsibilities: 1. To manage the client relationship in an efficient and effective manner 2. To manage client work in accordance with detailed procedures and quality standards as set out in the firm's office and departmental manuals and to be Lexcel compliant 3. To ensure that all client work is progressed expeditiously and that clients are kept regularly informed with regard to progress of their matter and costs, in accordance with plans and costs estimates given in advance 4. To have a keen interest and expertise in business development and marketing this area of work 5. To meet chargeable hours and fee targets To apply for this vacancy please apply online. private client solicitor property step society of trust and estate planning lawyer

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IBB Solicitors Don't show me jobs from IBB Solicitors

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£0 to £0 per month

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West London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

The Group Head for Community Legal Services is Malcolm Underhill IBB has built a reputation for quality of service in pursuing compensation in cases involving accident, illness or death. Our lawyers are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), the Spinal Injuries Association, Accident Line, the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers and Headway, the brain injury association. We are specialists in head injury, spinal injury and child abuse claims. IBB currently have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Administrator to join our growing Personal Injury team based in our Uxbridge office. We require a committed individual with a genuine desire to develop a career within Personal Injury. This role will not lead to a training contract; however the learning and experience potential is vast. The role includes: * Providing a high quality legal service to all clients on all aspects of personal injury claims with regard to: a) taking statements and instructions from clients b) entering into correspondence and negotiation with insurers c) carrying out preliminary investigations into liability and quantum, including research d) advising as to offers of settlement made, under supervision e) drafting schedules of special damages Key Responsibilities * Provide assistance to solicitors within the PI team with their caseloads, to include preparing interlocutory applications and if appropriate, attending the same together with preparing more complex schedules of special damages. * Adhere to the Law Societys client care directive and to the firms own policies as set out in the office manual. * Maintain good file management as set out in the office manual. * Establish and maintain links with clients * To be self sufficient in the production of correspondence, accounts, etc.. With the use of the PC and relevant WP and accounts packages. * To keep abreast of all professional developments and participate in team training activities as appropriate. * Contribute towards the operational efficiency of the team by participating in group and team meetings developing legal and personal skills within the team context. * To ensure that all chargeable work is properly recorded on client matters. Person Specification IBB Core Values One IBB Be part of it. When working at IBB Solicitors you should expect to live by a set of shared values and behaviours. These values support our strategy of becoming a Leading Regional Law Firm. You are expected to be: Positive * Expecting the best of yourself and your colleagues * Being confident in your knowledge and contemporary in your outlook * Informing yourself of the IBB vision and strategy and helping to achieve our collective goals * Consistently achieving and overachieving against your individual performance objectives Caring * Caring about our clients, your colleagues and our community * Being personable, trustworthy and loyal * Building lasting relationships with clients and colleagues * Demonstrating exemplary standards of compliance and risk awareness * Actively and enthusiastically supervising junior staff to build their quality, development and confidence levels Engaged * Taking ownership of your actions * Being enthusiastic, enterprising and energetic in your work * Being responsive and accessible to your clients, colleagues and team leader: Being an engaged follower and team player as well as an engaged leader * Consistently achieving and over achieving against your team and individual performance targets United * Sharing knowledge and business development opportunities across teams and promoting our firm as a cohesive unit * Communicating clearly and honestly, and being considerate in what you say * Participating enthusiastically in practice management initiatives including attendance and delivery of training courses, seminars, technical updates and learning lunches. * Acting as a role model for those around you and looking for opportunities to develop junior staff Remuneration 17 - 19,000 per annum.

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DLA Piper UK LLP Don't show me jobs from DLA Piper UK LLP

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£0 to £0 per year

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

DLA Piper has a unified team of over 250 restructuring lawyers working across borders to deliver solutions at local and international levels. Our breadth of restructuring experience coupled with the depth of being the largest global law firm provides clients with the right lawyers in the right jurisdictions for any matter. Our work ranges from re-organisation and reconstruction, distressed corporate finance, debt restructuring, and refinancing to formal insolvency procedures such as administration, receivership, voluntary arrangements, liquidation, and bankruptcy. We have considerable experience advising financial institutions, businesses and other key stakeholders on rescue and recovery procedures. We advise on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency, whether in anticipation of them or in dealing with their consequences, in industries ranging from retail, health care, and financial services to food and office products. We also have an unsurpassed reputation for asset and debt recovery outside the UK as one of the world's largest dedicated restructuring teams, plus considerable expertise conducting claims involving Receivables Finance, Asset Finance and Real Estate. The London team now seeks to recruit an additional lawyer, with a minimum of two years' experience gained in a firm noted for its expertise in restructuring and insolvency work. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in restructuring services, with strong links to other financial institutions, corporate clients and turnaround professionals.

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Opus 2 International Don't show me jobs from Opus 2 International

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£0 to £0 per year

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Contract

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Part time

Opus 2 is a rapidly growing court reporting business offering real-time transcription and market-leading services to legal matters in the UK and around the world, with exceptional service quality at the forefront of everything we seek to do. We are providing ground-breaking software and service solutions for the preparation of documentation for legal matters and we are seeking individuals capable of working flexible hours and are available at short notice to support projects as they arise. You will be based at our London head office and you will report to Rajuan Pasha, Litigation and Case Support Manager at Opus 2 International. Key Tasks: The role requirements will need to be flexible based upon the specific requirements of our clients, but is likely to include any or all of the following tasks: * Reporting to a Project Manager, keeping them up to date on progress and any issues, at all times * Uploading and coding of large number of documents * Using software tools provided, splitting PDFs and inserting additional pages * Hyperlinking references to underlying documentation * Regularly recording control information and time logging of task carried out * Careful and strict adherence to instructions is necessary at all times, with clarification sought for any areas of uncertainty Core Skill Requirements: Essential: - Ability to grasp new software applications - Attention to detail - Ability to follow intricate instructions - Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, other MS Office suite tools and Adobe Pro - Previous experience of working in litigation support would be preferable though not essential Offer: Assignments will be project based and paid by the hour at the rate of 10 per hour. - Flexibility with working hours is essential (shift, out of office hours and weekend working will be required) - The role is temporary based upon the needs of a project - All pay will be subject to taxes and processed through a monthly payroll, being paid on the last day of each month legal support assistant project professional support

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IBB Solicitors Don't show me jobs from IBB Solicitors

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£0 to £0 per month

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West London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

We have three joint group heads for our Real Estate group: Susan Mawson, Andrew Olins and Vivien Rimmer. IBB's Residential Development team is arguably the most commercially astute and technically expert of any residential development team in the South East. We have a proven track record of handling complex acquisitions and disposals of residential and mixed-use development sites and proactively negotiating the best deals for our clients. When new clients instruct us, we find that the service we deliver invariably exceeds their expectations. Our New Homes Division offers a tailor-made service for the disposal of completed units. We currently dispose of about 700 units each year and further expansion is planned. We use state-of-the-art IT and case management systems to progress sales speedily. We keep in constant touch with your sales team and proactively solve problems to meet target exchange and completion dates. Our real estate teams complement each other and together can provide a full range of services to the developer, which other specialist residential development teams may not be able to offer. This is particularly relevant to the provision of mixed-use schemes; advice on acquisition funding; the negotiation of development agreements and construction documentation and/or the letting of commercial premises. We deal sensitively with the authorities involved to maximise tangible benefits for our clients, whilst balancing those against the constraints of local authority requirements, planning and community needs. To provide a high quality service to clients on all aspects of residential led development and as required mixed use schemes. Ensure exemplary client care establishing trust and confidence and demonstrate strong financial management, commercial awareness and professionalism at all times. Key Responsibilities 1.To provide a high quality legal service to clients on all aspects of the development of land by way of assistance with the acquisition and disposal of sites for residential led and mixed use development (whether immediate or strategic) to include: * Advising on restrictive covenants, easements, affordable housing, leases, planning and highways agreements and agreements for supply of services; * Assisting with the preparation of documentation in readiness for the disposal of completed residential units. 2. Where required, assist the team in its marketing objectives, to include activities such as attending client events, writing text / articles for the website and other publications and assisting the partners in organising client events. 3.Develop own technical knowledge and skills including: 1. Analysing information to reach sound decisions; 2. Recognising commercial drivers behind a deal and reacting accordingly; 3. Recognising issues and problems arising during the course of a transaction and reacting quickly and effectively; 4. Research appropriate case law and technical and legal precedents to progress matters; 5. Comprehending and following instructions; 6. Communicating succinctly verbally and in writing using plain English. 4.Personally meet the firms quality standards including: 1. Ensuring that all chargeable work is properly recorded on client matters; 2. Ensuring personal time recording and billing targets are achieved; 3. Adhering to the Law Societys client care directive and to the firms own policies as set out in the Office Manual; 4. Maintaining good file management as set out in the Office Manual; 5. Understanding the obligations relating to client accounts and ensures preparation and delivery of bills in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules. 5.Ensure the firms client care standards are consistently met, including setting and meeting client expectations and clearly communicating progress to clients and partners and where appropriate billing matters in accordance with partner approval. 6.Develop own self-organisational and interpersonal skills so that: * Work is prioritised and progressed; * You demonstrate a balance of working on your own initiative and seeking advice or guidance; * Partners are aware of your workload and specific issues which arise on your matters * You maintain a flexible and proactive approach to work Establish and maintain contact with relevant third parties and ensure good working relationships with referrers and other external contacts. Participate actively in group meetings. Ensure you remain professionally and technically up to date by attending and recording CPD, as well as developing knowledge of the market place and client base. Person Specification 1. Confident with all aspects of residential led development and ideally with experience of mixed use schemes, residential conveyancing /site set up and CML compliance 2. At least 2 years dealing with house builder / residential led development work 3. Experience of undertaking part exchanges managing plot sales and site set ups will be an advantage 4. Experience of negotiating disposals of affordable housing and/or s106 agreements would be an advantage but not essential 5. IT literate with a vision of how effective use of IT / case management can add value to the client 6. Strong academics 7. Experience working as a trainee or qualified solicitor with a firm known for its residential development work 8. Takes ownership of own career and demonstrates a desire to develop your skills and to progress within the area of residential led property development.