Private Client Solicitor – Hedges – Oxfordshire / Cotswolds – 20137

Overview

The title might look the same but life at Hedges is definitely not. We know the challenges that face most Solicitors in-practice which is why we transformed the outdated model of legal services by putting ownership in the hands of those who deliver them. At Hedges Law, every case, every client and every decision is powered by people who are personally invested in long-term success. We also understand what motivates Private Client Solicitors, and we know there are so many of you out there who are undervalued, not appreciated, deflated and de-motivated by low-value work, low fixed-fees, archaic practices, outdated management, slow IT and even slower career progression. You’re precisely who should read on now.

The Role at a Glance

Private Client Solicitor

3 days in one of our offices in Oxfordshire / Cotswolds. Negotiable – how much do you want to earn?

Plus Extensive Benefits Including Company Profit Share

Full Time – Permanent 35 hours P/W

Your Skills & Expertise

Your Skills: Best-in-class Inheritance & lifetime planning advice. Drafting complex Wills. Creation and administration of Trusts. Estate planning and Court of Protection. Support and training. Excellent communication – a real people person. Outstanding client assistance and advisory skills.

Product / Service: Highly-Respected Private Client Law Practice for High Net Worth Individuals

Clients: Interesting, creative, affluent & uber-successful HNW

Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture

Structure: Limited company. Part Employee Owned (1 of only 25 such law firms in the country)

Team Size: 50 awesome colleagues!

Roles & Lifestyle

Want a change of lifestyle? Work your way. Due to exceptional demand, we’re expanding our Inheritance & Lifetime Planning team with aspirations to become the #1 firm in Oxford & the Cotswolds, and you will play a key role in that. Work from home, from the office or a mix of the two (ideally 2/3 days a week). If you’re ready to swap the gritty city routine of London for the beautiful rolling hills, Berkshire / Oxfordshire / Cotswolds, Hedges is the place to be. Slow the pace, switch out the dirty commute for a dog walk, bike ride or nature ramble. With plenty of green space for you (and the family), wonderful schools, a lively and vibrant scene and the likes of Daylesford, Diddly Squat Farm, Bamford, Soho Farmhouse, Estelle Manor & Cornbury Festival and scores of the best foodie pubs in the country on your doorstep, the most amazing lifestyle awaits.

About You

• Qualified Solicitor (3-5 years PQE)
• Able to deliver high quality legal services with high client care
• Extremely organised and possess great time management skills
• Warm
• Personable
• Always seeking continued learning and self-development
• Excellent IT skills and have strong desire to learn new ways of working
• Positive, optimistic, hardworking and possess a can-do attitude
• Able to embrace team working and have a keenness to help colleagues
• Professional in appearance and behaviours with high confidentiality
• A strong desire to embrace new technologies and a STEP qualification would be highly desirable (which we would support if required)

Benefits

• 25/28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays dependent on position
• Life Insurance
• Flu Vouchers
• Company pension
• Profit sharing
• Salary Sacrifice
• Free parking at our office in Wallingford
• Paperless Technology: to make your life easier
• Coaching & Personal Development
• Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture
• High Pedigree Team

Next Steps

If you’re ready to be more than just a fee-earner – to be an owner, a leader and part of something genuinely different – then Hedges is waiting. Let’s start with a confidential coffee (or tea) and an honest conversation.

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