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Date Added: Thu 24/04/2025

Private Client Paralegal

Bexleyheath, UK
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Company: REED

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum, Inc benefits

Are you an experienced Paralegal looking for a role in Private Client? 

Our client are a well established law firm based in NW Kent providing a range of legal services to both businesses and individuals and they are looking to add an experienced Paralegal to the team. 

Main Responsibilities: 

  • Client Consultations: Conduct client appointments for straightforward Wills, ensuring all instructions are taken accurately.
  • Document Preparation: Prepare, explain, and submit draft documents for client approval promptly, ideally within the same day or within 24 hours.
  • Billing: Present the firm's account promptly and secure immediate settlement.
  • Referral Management: Refer complex enquiries, such as those involving trusts or inheritance tax advice, to senior team members.
  • LPA Advice: Provide advice on Lasting Powers of Attorney, including preparation and registration post-signature.
The Candidate
  • Personal Attributes: Pleasant, courteous, efficient, cooperative, diligent, and conscientious.
  • Skills: Ability to work unsupervised, good interpersonal and organizational skills, PC literacy, and accurate keyboard skills.
  • Experience: Minimum of 12 months' experience in will drafting and Lasting Powers of Attorney within a busy Private Client department, with a proven track record of managing a caseload and meeting client and business expectations.
  • Education: A law degree or LPC is desired but not essential.
  • Mobility: Must be able to travel between the Bexleyheath, Dartford, and Orpington offices.
Working Hours
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5:30 pm, with a one-hour lunch break.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days holiday plus a day off for your birthday
  • Pension scheme
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Optional healthcare cashback scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Regular social events
  • Free eye tests
  • Staff discounts on legal services
  • Family and friends referral scheme

If this sounds like it could be your next opportunity then I look forward to receiving your application. 

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