Assistant Solicitor in Stansted Mountfitchet

Location: Stansted Mountfitchet

Benefits: Salary up to £50k dependent on experience, pension, private health insurance, plus discretionary "bonus" benefits such as high-street vouchers - and a truly autonomous and supportive working environment.

Are you an experienced solicitor looking for a new opportunity with a customer centric team? Do you have experience in transport law, employment law, civil litigation or criminal law? Or think you have transferable skills and would like to learn more about one of these areas?

This role is with a niche law firm in Stansted Mountfitchet who take great pride in offering a fast, pro-active and effective solution to their clients - genuinely meeting the needs of those whom they represent, rather than being profit-focused first. They specialise in transport law and are now looking for an Assistant Solicitor to help support their caseload due to ongoing growth.

Offering a caring, "wellbeing first" environment and a close-knit motivated team to work alongside you - positions like this don't come up often in the legal sector!

Working with a small team and reporting directly to the firm's Managing Director, your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking fee earning work for commercial and private clients, regarding transport, employment and civil matters
• Assisting the Directors and other fee earners in the firm where necessary
• Contributing to the business development of the practice
• Ensuring a high standard of care at all times, with efficient note taking and time recording
• Working closely with Accounts to manage credit control on client matters
• Ensuring utmost confidentiality, professionalism and clear communication
• Actively promoting the services of the practice, its image and ethos

To be successful in this role, here's the qualifications you'll need:

• 1-3+ years PQE - you'll need to be a qualified Solicitor
• Demonstrable experience / understanding of working towards billing and time recording targets in a similar fee earning role
• Civil litigation or Criminal experience, and / or Employment law experience would be a great match
• If you have experience in transport law, this would be a huge plus!

Whats in it for you?

• Salary up to £50k dependent on experience
• A truly supportive and autonomous working environment, with very low staff turnover
• The opportunity to learn about an extremely lucrative niche of law - with national exposure to the transport industry, you can expect a lifetime of gainful employment in this sector
• Pension scheme - 4% employer contribution
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary "bonus" benefits such as high-street vouchers

If you'd like to find out more about the firm and opportunity, apply now to move forward with the next steps.

Following your application, you'll be contacted for a confidential conversation about your profile and to answer any questions you may have about the role, before moving to the formal interview process. Should you then decide that you're still interested to be presented to the firm, your profile will be sent to them for consideration and a formal interview will be arranged with the firm's Managing Director.