Overview
Paralegal – Wills, Trusts & Probate Jobs in Reading, England, United Kingdom at Boyes Turner
Title: Paralegal – Wills, Trusts & Probate
Company: Boyes Turner
Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom
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
Benefits
25 days annual leave
Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution
Life Assurance – 5 x final salary
Medicash and discounted retail 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
2 x Partners
1 x Senior Associate Solicitor
2 x Associate Solicitors
2 x Paralegals
