Private Client Paralegal

Are you an ambitious budding legal professional with a passion for Private Client practice?

Our client, a well-respected regional law firm, is seeking a talented and motivated individual to join its growing Private Client team. This role offers excellent exposure and hands-on experience, working closely with fee-earners on a wide range of private client matters. You will play a key supporting role while developing your expertise in wills, probate, estate planning, and trusts.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to progress towards qualification, with the added benefit of the firm offering to sponsor your Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), providing a clear path to becoming a solicitor.

Key qualities include:

• Manage routine administrative tasks such as file management, drafting documents, and client correspondence
• Arranging appointments for the fee earner and organising his diary
• Willingness to take on responsibility and develop your skillset

The firm offers a competitive salary, an opportunity for progression, and the chance to join a dynamic team in a positive and collaborative working environment. This is a unique chance to take the next step in your career and gain the qualifications and experience to become a solicitor.

For more information on this exceptional opportunity or for general career advice in the strictest of confidence, please contact me, Millie Sanyama at VG CHARLES &CO.

Job Ref: MS/12069

Why use VG CHARLES &CO?

There are literally hundreds of recruiters out there all claiming to be the best – at VG CHARLES &CO we make some fairly simple and straightforward claims. We NEVER lose sight of the fact that our candidates and clients are people and not commodities. We are in recruitment because we want to improve lives not just change them for the sake of it. We are here for the long haul and hope to be able to advise you not just over months but over years.

We are staffed by lawyers and non-lawyers alike all sharing our passion to get things right and all having gone through rigorous training and development to ensure we are always able to help and offer pragmatic and non-patronising advice. We are happy to talk even when there is absolutely no chance of a fee as we think that is the right thing to do.

We aim to give all of our candidates an edge by giving them every legitimate help that we can – to ensure that in the current competitive environment our candidates are the best prepared and researched. Having been established for nearly a decade we are proud to have staff with a wealth of experience in top end legal recruitment which helped countless candidates through the recession of the early ‘90s. All of them genuinely care about the people they represent.

This is a cross section of some of the comments we have received:

“I have known Jane for a number of years now. She has never been pushy or simply interested in placing me in the first available job. Instead, she has focused on finding the right job for me, at the right time for me. I would recommend Jane to anyone.”

“Tony has done an excellent job throughout. He is professional, courteous and thorough.”

“Andrew was a pleasure to deal with completely professional from start to finish. He has been supportive, encouraging and did not attempt to pressure me in any way. I would not hesitate in recommending him to my colleagues and peers. Many thanks for your help!”