Job Description
Company Profile
Honey Legal is an established and innovative estate planning business who have been providing legal services since 2010. The business has recently undergone significant change adapting to the constraints of the pandemic within 24 hours of lockdown.
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We employ over 100 staff, including Administrators, Paralegals and Solicitors/Legal Executives, with over 200 self-employed consultants in England, Wales and Spain.
As our Company continues to grow, we are expanding our probate team with individuals who are customer focused and proactive. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Probate Senior Case Manager who can be the driving force behind our company to ensure we achieve the best result for our clients.
Job Role
The successful candidate will be instrumental to the development of the department and manage their own caseload.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain client relationships.
- Review and approve estate accounts.
- Draft, collate and summarise any supporting legal and financial documentation.
- Conduct research where necessary on relevant laws, regulations and legal articles to ensure the accuracy of advice and the procedure.
- Manage an independent case load.
- To work collaboratively as part of a team assisting and mentorship of paralegals.
- Corresponding with solicitors, courts, LR, OPG and other 3rd party companies as appropriate to each case.
- Deal with routine and difficult enquiries effectively and efficiently and ensure that any client complaints are dealt with both professionally and promptly.
Skills and attributes
- SRA qualified solicitor with a valid practising certificate
- Probate Fee Earner with at least 4 years PQE in probate and estate administration, should be confident in handling all aspects of associated transactions.
- Minimum of 4+ years of running a probate caseload.
- Utilise and maintain case management system
- Ability to be confident working independently and efficiently as you will be dealing with high value and quite complex cases.
- Conveyancing experience, sales of properties, management of the client's estate.
- Confident drafting legal documents, statements and decision making.
- Understand and adopt the Company’s values and behaviours.
Benefits
- Flexible approach to remote working
- Competitive Salary
- 28 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays
- Development opportunities with a growing, innovative legal company
- Pension Scheme
- Bonus scheme
Honey Legal is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious practice or any other perceived differences.