Legal Advisor

5 months ago

York, United Kingdom Crombie Wilkinson Full time

**Location**: York

**Department**:Family - private law Ideally 3 - 5 years PQE minimum
**Reports to**:Head of Department/Directors
**Hours of Work**:Full time
**Competency Band**:Band 3

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Role Summary**
- Private law children
- Divorce/Dissolution
- Financial Remedy (Ancillary Relief)
- Agreements - Nuptial, Separation and Cohabitation

Legal Adviser is responsible for providing advice and assistance to the firm’s clients in accordance with the plans and targets of the Family department and the firm. They contribute to the growth and development of the department and supervise and mentor other members of staff when required.

**Key Responsibilities**

**General**

▪ To assist the Directors in implementing the firm’s vision and strategy for the firm as a whole.
▪ Ensuring that the management of files and working practices within Family are in accordance with the Firm’s published Policies, Plans and Procedures and in line with individual Departmental
Guidelines.

▪ To provide a caring, quality service to the firm’s clients in accordance with the plans and targets of the firm.

▪ To conduct own cases and assist other fee-earners and partners in providing advice and representation to the firm’s clients.

▪ Ensure services are provided in a timely fashion and the client is informed regularly on progress and costs.

▪ Carry out duties in a professional manner, comply with relevant professional standards and any requirement set by relevant regulators including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

▪ Develop and maintain the competencies necessary to provide a proper standard of service to clients and maintain a record of professional development.

▪ To promote the office and firm as a whole.

**Operational**

▪ To act with confident/positive judgement, integrity and honesty at all times in the client’s best interests.

▪ To seek awareness of applicable law, solutions and remedies funding and compliances.
▪ Comply with internal procedures and systems of the firm including file and case management, file audits, client due diligence and time recording.

**Financial**

▪ Achieve targets for billing and time recording.
▪ Take overall responsibility for credit control on own matters.
▪ To maximise profitability for the firm.
▪ To minimise waste and unnecessary expense to the firm.

**People**

▪ To work efficiently and effectively with the firm’s Legal Advisers and staff.
▪ Build strong working relationships with external stakeholders.
▪ To assist in managing staff and performance.
▪ To engage with the local community, referrers and contacts and promote the firm at every available opportunity.
▪ To participate in departmental meetings.
▪ Share information and best practice with colleagues.
▪ Adhere to and promote the firm’s equality and diversity policy.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Essential/**

**Desirable**

**Qualifications**

Strong academics, including undergraduate degree level qualification Essential

Qualification as Solicitor, Licenced Conveyancer, ILEX or qualified by demonstrated experience Essential

**Experience**

**Ideally 3 - 5 years PQE minimum (but other experience levels will be considered depending on**
**CV)**

Experience in working with professional partnerships and LLPs Essential

Fee earning experience Essential

Knowledge of the firm, its people, finances, operations and objectives Essential

**Additional Skills Required**:
▪ Managerial, leadership and supervision skills

▪ Good organisational skills

▪ Good numerical ability

▪ Good communication skills, both written and oral

▪ Ability to multi-task

▪ Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

▪ Ability to develop good relationships and work effectively

▪ Ability to use IT including desktop and case management systems

▪ Legal skills

▪ Numerical and financial skills

▪ Organisational skills

**Leading and deciding**

▪ Makes effective decisions even under difficult circumstances

▪ Takes responsibility

▪ Shows initiative

▪ Provides others with clear direction

▪ Establishes standards of behaviour for others

▪ Motivates and empowers individuals

**Supporting and co-operating**

▪ Demonstrates interest in others

▪ Works effectively in teams and builds team spirit

▪ Upholds ethics and values

▪ Acts with integrity

▪ Promotes equal opportunities

**Interacting and presenting**

▪ Establishes effective relationships with colleagues, clients and external advisers and stakeholders

▪ Networks effectively inside and outside the organisation

▪ Makes a strong impression on others, gaining agreement and commitment through persuasion and negotiation

▪ Speaks fluently, expresses arguments clearly and convincingly and makes presentations with confidence

**Analysing and interpreting**

▪ Writes clearly and succinctly in an interesting and convincing manner

▪ Structures information in a logical ma

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