Brilliant opportunities for experienced private client fee earners to join our busy and established private client team.
Palmers Solicitors is a Legal 500 law firm, with four offices located across Essex. We have a strong reputation as a forward-thinking and energetic organisation, offering a long-term, structured and progressive career.
You must demonstrate technical expertise, knowledge and experience sufficient to take on your own caseload, with minimal supervision, to include Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Administration of Estates.
Building a good rapport with existing clients and attracting new clients is essential for this role. You will be keen to both self-market and undertake general marketing activities on behalf of the department and company.
You will be socially and commercially aware, possessing excellent and sympathetic client handling skills.
We welcome applications from those seeking full-time and part-time work.
Please send your CV to Gina Newman, Practice Manager: GinaNewman@palmerslaw.co.uk
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES – please refer to and comply with our “IMPORTANT: Information for recruitment agencies” prior to sending through any CVs
Residential Property Paralegals – Basildon Office
Full-time Role – Hours 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday
We have exciting opportunities for Paralegals to join our successful team based in Basildon.
Under supervision, you will be expected to carry out legal tasks including drafting legal documentation and correspondence, preparation of SDLT & Land Registry forms and liaising directly with clients.
The roles also include time recording and assisting the fee earners within the department in relation to administration tasks.
The successful candidates will be expected to have a good level of knowledge and experience working as a paralegal within this area of law. We would also welcome applications from paralegals with previous residential property compliance experience.
It is essential that applicants also have excellent client care and inter-personal skills, the ability to work efficiently and accurately together with good software skills including a sound knowledge of electronic legal forms.
You will also provide typing support, in addition to legal support, to the department.
CV and accompanying letter to be sent to Administration Officer, Gemma Bell- GemmaBell@Palmerslaw.co.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: – Friday 3rd May 2024.
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Commercial Property Lawyer
This is an excellent opportunity for a versatile and confident commercial property lawyer who is looking for a long-term career within an expanding and busy commercial property department.
You will have at least 3 years’ PQE within this field of law combined with the knowledge and ability to take on a varied commercial property workload with minimal supervision. Building a good rapport with existing clients and attracting new clients is essential for this role. You must also be able to deliver a commercial approach to client matters and possess a strong and sustained reputation.
This is a hybrid role, with some flexibility in relation to working hours and which provides the opportunity to undertake high quality work and business development. The successful candidate may, on occasions, assist the Head of Department and Senior fee earners in relation to guidance and coaching of lesser PQE fee earners within the commercial property team.
Applicants must be experienced enough to take on and manage a range of commercial property work including acquisitions and disposals, commercial leases, business lease renewals, site assembly and estate development and property work for educational institutions, pension schemes, investor clients, insolvency practitioners and charities.
Please send your CV to Gina Newman, Practice Manager: GinaNewman@palmerslaw.co.uk
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES – please refer to and comply with our “IMPORTANT: Information for recruitment agencies” prior to sending through any CV’s.
Litigation Lawyer – Basildon
This is a great opportunity for a litigation lawyer with a civil litigation bias to join our established team and play a fundamental role in the continuing growth and success of this department.
Palmers Solicitors is a Legal 500 law firm, with five offices located across Essex. We have a strong reputation as a forward thinking and energetic organisation, offering a long-term, structured and progressive career.
The successful candidate will have civil litigation experience dealing with:
- Debt recovery
- Negligence claims
- Landlord and tenant matters
- Civil disputes
- Boundary disputes
In addition to a predominantly civil litigation workload for a candidate with some commercial experience, there is also the opportunity to take on some commercial litigation work.
You will be able to build excellent client relationships, looking after existing clients and growing your own client base.
You will be expected to work with minimal supervision and be able to address matters efficiently whilst assisting the director on more complex cases.
Having previous experience in undertaking marketing activities will be an advantage as the role will require you to self-market and undertake general marketing activities on behalf of the department and company.
Subject to client demands, flexible and hybrid working is available. Competitive salary package with career progression. Please send your CV to Gina Newman, Practice Manager: GinaNewman@palmerslaw.co.uk
IMPORTANT: Information for recruitment agencies
We are frequently contacted by and sent CV’s from recruitment agencies who have not been instructed by us in relation to a particular vacancy. Although we are grateful for this interest, we are unable to accept unsolicited or speculative introductions and CVs. We will not be bound by any terms and conditions in relation to attempted introductions and we will not accept any liability for commissions or other charges if we subsequently employ that candidate at that time or subsequently or whether directly or through another agency. If and when agency involvement is required on a particular campaign, our Practice Manager, Gina Newman will contact an agency directly, obtain a documented agreement and request assistance. Where an agency’s correspondence contains a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy will prevail in this regard.