Vacancy

About Us:

We are a local law firm offering a range of Conveyancing and Private Client services. We have four offices based across Mansfield and Sutton and combine our friendly, supportive office based community with opportunities for hybrid and remote working.

We believe that being a great place to work goes hand in hand with delivering a great customer service, so we strive to achieve a working environment where our employees are as happy as our clients.

We pride ourselves on having a hardworking group of people, who like to have fun at work, are friendly and supportive of each other and we encourage training, learning and development opportunities for all. We also offer wellbeing days, and personal development workshops to support every individual to care for their own wellbeing.

About the Role:

The main purpose of this role is to meet with our clients and prepare Wills following their instructions.

Required Skills:

• Previous Will writing experience
• To take Appointments to include face-to-face meetings, video calls via Zoom/Teams/FaceTime/ and home visits.
• Input information for Will drafting
• Preparation of the Wills from basic and mirror Wills to those of a more complex nature including property trusts, exclusion of family members and those with multiple beneficiaries.
• Ability to approve Wills drafted by less experienced team members
• Strong organisational skills, able to set own priorities for the day ahead
• Good time management skills to ensure deadlines and turnaround times are achieved
• Good written, verbal and telephone communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Team player who sees helping others as a fundamental part of the role
• Good IT skills in order to quickly learn our Case Management System
• Able to juggle priorities to ensure work is carried out in order of importance
• A full UK driving licence is required

Benefits:

• A competitive salary within a salary scale that allows ongoing progression
•  A starting annual leave entitlement of 31 days (including bank holidays) increasing by a further 2 weeks with service
• Full-time hours which are lower than many employers at 35 hours per week over Monday to Friday
• A non-contractual bonus scheme which you will benefit from after completion of our “settling in” period
• The option to work one day a week from home (pro rata for part time staff)
• A flexitime working system providing flexibility with hours of work
• Lunchtime closure across the firm with one hour lunchbreak
• ½ day leave to celebrate your Birthday
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For more information about the roles and to apply visit: Fidler & Pepper - Careers