Wills and Probate Solicitor Role in Manchester or Birmingham
Location: Birmingham/ Manchester
Working: Hybrid – 2 days a week in the office
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours / Mon–Fri
Contract: Permanent
Join our Private Client team
We’re looking for a talented and experienced wills and probate solicitor to join our team of highly experienced lawyers in our Birmingham or Manchester office.
You’ll support the Head of our Court of Protection / Private Client team on high-value cases, including clients who have lost loved ones in tragic accidents, while gaining valuable experience in a well-established, long-standing firm.
What you’ll do
Wills, trusts and estate planning
- Draft simple and complex wills
- Advise on inheritance tax and estate planning
- Set up trusts and handle trust registration
- Draft Lasting Powers of Attorney
Probate and estate administration
- Deal with simple and complex probate and estate administration
- Support clients who have lost loved ones in tragic accidents
Clients
- Manage new enquiries
- Give clear, empathetic advice to clients at sensitive times
- Keep clients updated clearly and with empathy
- Draft and deal with routine correspondence
Case management
- Work to court and procedural deadlines
- Manage the diary
- Use our in-house case management system
- Carry out research using internal resources
- Keep up to date with all current legislation
What you’ll bring
You’ll need:
- Previous experience in a wills and probate department
- The ability to manage a caseload and to manage or supervise some members of the team
- The ability to guide clients through probate and advise on the process when they have lost a loved one in a tragic accident
- Excellent people skills, with the ability to build good rapport with vulnerable clients and third parties
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to work to deadlines
- Experience in an office environment
- IT skills, including Word, Outlook and Excel
Experience in contentious probate matters is desireable.
What you’ll get
- Generous annual leave allowance.
- Summer and Christmas party
- Employee events throughout the year
- Training opportunities
- Death in service*
- Cycle to work scheme*
- Referral schemes for bringing both new claims and team members
- Paid Birthday Day off
- Travel season ticket loans*
- Charitable day (1 days paid leave to support your favourite charity or community group)
“Our Court of Protection and Private Client team brings together highly experienced lawyers in Birmingham and Manchester, supporting clients and families at some of the most sensitive times in their lives. If you’d like to join a team that puts empathy at the heart of its work, we’d love to hear from you.”
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Horwich Cohen Coghlan Limited t/a HCC Solicitors a registered company in England and Wales registered number 08043633. Our registered office is Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester, M32 0RS. We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA Number 608056. Our conduct is governed by the SRA Standards and Regulations which can be accessed here: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations
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Wills and Probate Solicitor Role in Manchester or Birmingham employer: HCC Solicitors
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