Paralegal - Wills, Trusts & Probate

2 weeks ago

Reading, United Kingdom Boyes Turner Full time

Role Description


This is a great opportunity for a Paralegal to join a fast paced and friendly team based in Reading. The ideal candidate for this role will already have some Paralegal experience within a similar environment.


You will be enthusiastic and will have a good degree of resilience and composure to provide a high- quality and professional service to our fee earners of the Wills, Trust & Probate Team and our clients.


You will be part of a small, friendly team and valued for your individual contribution with support to develop your skills and experience by offering training to the right person.


Experience/ Attributes required


  • Ability to work unsupervised within scope of instructions/protocols from senior fee earners
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
  • Excellent IT skills plus good knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel spreadsheets)


Work type


  • Deal with telephone enquiries from new and existing clients
  • Make calls out to clients and third parties on behalf of and at the direction of senior fee earners
  • The administration of estates
  • Draft Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney under the supervision of senior fee earners
  • Maintain business relationships with clients
  • Produce accurate documentation, reports and correspondence following standard office practices and precedents, to timescales required to meet clients service levels with the agreement of the fee earner
  • Ensure that files are maintained in a good order and that clients are kept informed at frequent intervals (as required by supervising partner) of progress on matters, including being supplied with periodic case updated
  • Assist with research
  • Opening of New Files
  • Assisting with the billing process including raising billing guides for fee earners and forwarding invoices to clients
  • Dealing with BACs forms for fee earners
  • Ensure work is maintained at a high level of quality throughout so as to promote the reputation of the firm

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Benefits


Contractual Benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave
  • Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution
  • Life Assurance - 5 x final salary
  • Medicash and discounted retail benefits


Non Contractual Benefits:

  • An additional day’s holiday for your birthday
  • A weekly wellbeing hour
  • 8 hours per annum for charity work
  • Season ticket loan
  • Cycle scheme
  • Bring your dog to work
  • Social committee events


Team structure


  • 1 x Partner
  • 2 x Associate Solicitors
  • 1 x Solicitor
  • 2 x Paralegals

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