Rustington Recruitment

Our client, an established firm of solicitors, has a new requirement for either a full or part time Solicitor/Legal Executive/Paralegal at their busy Chichester office.

You will deal with:

-Probate

-Administration of Estate

Possibly also Wills and LPAs.

Salary: £27,500 – £50,000 per annum.

Employee benefits:

Holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum and increases (after 2 full years) by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days; they also close the office over the Christmas break and this period is fully paid (whether a Bank Holiday or a day of work, no need to use your holiday). They offer Private Healthcare cover to all staff after a 3-month probation period. Their auto-enrolment pension scheme is with Legal & General and is a 4% employee contribution plus a 4% employer contribution.)

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Our client has a new requirement for a Fee Earner in Family Law at their busy Chichester office.

Their Family Law Fee Earners assist clients with:

-Divorce and Separation, Dissolution of Civil Partnerships

-Family matters generally

-Financial disputes upon divorce

-Residence and contact disputes for children

-Fixed Fee Divorces

-Civil Partnership matters

-Prenuptial and Cohabitation Agreements

-Issues arising from the breakdown of a relationship

-Disputes between unmarried couples

-Emergency remedies including Occupation and Non-Molestation Orders, Injunctions

-Resolving issues regarding finances including properties, income, pensions both for married couples and cohabitees

-Dealing with issues that arise in relation to children including financial support for them

-Disputes between unmarried couples including property disputes and cohabitation agreements

-International children disputes

-Collaborative resolutions

-Interviews are available for preliminary advice and an assessment of the merits of a case

-General Family matters

-Advice on alternative methods to reduce disputes such as mediation and collaborative law

Salary according to qualifications and experience.

Benefits include free staff parking , 25 days of holiday per annum which increases by one day per year (after 2 full years) to a maximum of 30 days. All staff also have their birthdays off plus extra days over Christmas when the office is closed (ie additional to holiday entitlement). All staff are added to our private healthcare scheme with AXA PPP after 3 months. Staff are opted into their pension scheme (being 4% employee contribuiton, 4% employer contribution).

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We are currently recruiting for a Paralegal within our client’s Private Client Team at their friendly office located in Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex.

The role will include:-

• All areas concerned with the preparation of Wills – including taking initial instructions from the client, providing appropriate legal and inheritance tax advice, drafting Wills and overseeing the execution process.

• All areas concerned with the preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney – including taking initial instructions from the client, providing appropriate legal advice, acting as Certificate Provider (if the successful candidate has the requisite skills and experience), overseeing the signing process and attending to registration with the Office of the Public Guardian.

• Assisting the Partners with their caseloads as and when required.

This role would suit people who have:-

• previous experience of drafting Wills and advising clients relating to estate planning matters

• some experience of managing cases

• the ability to build positive relationships and a passion for providing outstanding customer service

• a high level of attention to detail

• the ability to prioritise and manage your own caseload to deliver against targets

Formal qualification is not required but the ideal candidate will be experienced and knowledgeable in all the above areas.

Support and training will be provided to enhance and develop the successful candidate’s skills as the role progresses.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a candidate who already has a background in Private Client and is capable of delivering basic Private Client services with minimal supervision.

This role also comes with the potential to expand and grow within the firm. (Could ideally suit a CILEX trainee for example.)

Salary: Dependent on experience

Reporting to: Private Client Partner

Hours: Both full and part time considered, subject to a minimum of 24 hours per week

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Part-time hours: 24-35 per week

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Our client, a respected and well established firm of solicitors, has a new requirement for a legal secretary to provide support in their busy Probate department.

Some recent Probate/Private Client experience as well as excellent typing and interpersonal skills is essential.

A driving licence would be advantageous as you will occasionally need to visit clients etc.

You will also need a sympathetic and compassionate attitude toward clients due to the nature of the work.

Monday to Friday, full time, office based role.

Salary according to ability and experience.

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Our client is looking for a dynamic and ambitious individual to lead their Private Client department. They need a Private Client fee-earner (5+ years PQE) to run their own caseload but have responsibility of managing and running this department, as follows:

You will play a vital role in managing their team, bringing out the very best from your team with enthusiasm, drive, team spirit and a genuine belief in providing the best service you can for your clients in what is often a highly stressful time of their lives. You will be covering the following Private Client areas:

Probate

Wills

Powers of Attorney

Deputyship Applications

Assisting the Elderly Client

Trusts and Estate Planning

-Hold monthly department meetings to discuss business development / marketing ideas, targets, new matters, workload

-Encourage your team to achieve monthly targets (individual and departmental)

SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

-Qualified fee-earner (Solicitor or CILEX) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in this legal area

-Experience of managing staff

-STEP qualification would be an advantage

Candidates may apply for Directorship after their 3 month probation as Head of Department.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum and increases (after 2 full years) by one day per year to a maximum of 30 days; they also close the office over the Christmas break and this period is fully paid (whether a Bank Holiday or a day of work, no need to use your holiday). In addition, they offer a discretionary one day of paid birthday leave for each employee for the purpose of celebrating his or her birthday. The leave aims to give the employee a ‘day off’ on his or her birthday or to form a ‘long weekend’ immediately before or afterward. This leave does not form part the employee’s annual leave entitlement.

They offer Private Healthcare cover to all staff after a 3-month probation period.

The auto-enrolment pension scheme is a 4% employee contribution plus a 4% employer contribution.

Salary 60K+ per annum.

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Our client, a well established firm of solicitors, has a requirement for an ambitious qualified Residential Conveyancer looking for personal and career growth opportunities to develop the conveyancing department in a small and friendly team.
The successful candidate will join a supportive working environment and demonstrate an interest in building and leading the department. You will have the skills and passion for the development of the business, demonstrating key qualities and an interest in becoming a partner within the firm.
You will be able to undertake all aspects of residential property work, such as:

• Sales and Purchases
• Re-mortgages
• Buy-to-let
• Transfer of equity
• Lease extensions
• Landlord and Tenant

You will:

• Have excellent IT skills

• Be able to prioritise your workload efficiently in order to meet tight deadlines
• Possess excellent communication and client care skills
• Be able to work well as part of a team with sound leadership skills
• Have strong attention to detail and be very well organised
• Provide an excellent service and develop relationships which conform to any service level agreement with a particular client
• Have the ability to identify potential opportunities for cross referrals to other departments within the firm
• Have a strong sense of commercial awareness and the ability to build good effective working relationships with local agents
• Have experience of managing a high-volume caseload of varied property transactions with minimal supervision
• Be friendly and proactive with a positive attitude
• Have a strong desire to contribute towards the future development of the team and company

Vacancy Information:

• Location: Worthing, West Sussex
• Salary with a bonus scheme
• Job type: Permanent
• Working Hours: Monday – Friday (full-time)
• Flexibility to work from home on some days
• 25 days holiday per annum

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Our client, an established firm of solicitors, has a new requirement for either a full or part time Solicitor/Legal Executive/Paralegal at their busy Chichester office.
You will deal with:
-Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney
-Administration of Estate
-Deputyship Application
-Management of Affairs
-Declarations of Trust
Assist clients with estate and tax planning (using Wills, trusts and lifetime giving), Living Wills, Statutory Wills, preparing Powers of Attorney and undertaking Court of Protection work, dealing with the finances and (if appropriate) making an application for relevant benefits, administration of trusts, information on home care, preserving assets in the event of long-term residential or nursing care, care home contracts.
Employee benefits:
Holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum and increases (after 2 full years) by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days; they also close the office over the Christmas break and this period is fully paid (whether a Bank Holiday or a day of work, no need to use your holiday). They offer Private Healthcare cover to all staff after a 3-month probation period. Their auto-enrolment pension scheme is with Legal & General and is a 4% employee contribution plus a 4% employer contribution.)
Salary negotiable.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our client’s residential conveyancing department of 6 at their firm in central Chichester. This position is full-time (Mon-Fri, 9-4.30 with a 1/2 hour for lunch) but part-time applications are also welcomed (please specify your suggested days / hours).

Duties include:

-Handle own caseload (Freehold and Leasehold Purchases and Sales, Re-mortgages, Transfer of Equity, Shared Ownership to include Staircasing, New Build Property (inc Help to Buy), Lease Extensions, Leasehold Enfranchisement, Equity Release).

-Business development: Building good relations and regular communications with local estate agents and contacts.

-CQS update training / AML training.

Note: Redbrick case management system is used by all the conveyancing department

Salary negotiable

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We are looking for a Fee-Earner (Solicitor with 1-5 years PQE or CILEX equivalent) to join our Client’s busy Litigation department in Chichester.

The caseload will be Family Law (mainly Divorce and someChildren Matters); further details below.

FAMILY – Their Family Law Fee-earners assist clients with:

-Divorce and Separation, Dissolution of Civil Partnerships
-Family matters generally
-Financial disputes upon divorce
-Residence and contact disputes for children
-Fixed Fee Divorces
-Civil Partnership matters
-Prenuptial and Cohabitation Agreements
-Issues arising from the breakdown of a relationship
-Disputes between unmarried couples
-Emergency remedies including Occupation and Non-Molestation Orders, Injunctions
-Resolving issues regarding finances including properties, income, pensions both for married couples and cohabitees
-Dealing with issues that arise in relation to children including financial support for them
-Disputes between unmarried couples including property disputes and cohabitation agreements
-International children disputes
-Collaborative resolutions
-Interviews are available for preliminary advice and an assessment of the merits of a case
-General Family matters
-Advice on alternative methods to reduce disputes such as mediation and collaborative law

Salary from £30k + per annum depending on ability experience

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Our client, an established firm of solicitors, has a new requirement for either a full or part time Solicitor/Legal Executive/Paralegal at their busy Chichester office.
You will deal with:
-Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney
-Administration of Estate
-Deputyship Application
-Management of Affairs
-Declarations of Trust
Assist clients with estate and tax planning (using Wills, trusts and lifetime giving), Living Wills, Statutory Wills, preparing Powers of Attorney and undertaking Court of Protection work, dealing with the finances and (if appropriate) making an application for relevant benefits, administration of trusts, information on home care, preserving assets in the event of long-term residential or nursing care, care home contracts.
Employee benefits:
Holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum and increases (after 2 full years) by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days; they also close the office over the Christmas break and this period is fully paid (whether a Bank Holiday or a day of work, no need to use your holiday). They offer Private Healthcare cover to all staff after a 3-month probation period. Their auto-enrolment pension scheme is with Legal & General and is a 4% employee contribution plus a 4% employer contribution.)
Salary negotiable.
Rustington Recruitment is an employment agency.

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