Senior Associate Solicitor

Job details

#### Key tasks, duties and quality standards:

• - To assist the department as a whole in meeting its fee earning targets by providing help regarding advice and assistance to clients of the Private Client department as well as other departments of the firm.
• - Conduct of matters on behalf of clients.
• - Manage support services for which you are responsible, including supervision of administrative support.
• - Participate in marketing and networking activities whether on a firm-wide, departmental or office basis.
• - Financial control with particular regard to cash-flow control through collection of monies on account and billing procedures.
• - To participate fully in the activities of the Private Client department’s team.
• - To utilise the skills of any department Trainee Solicitor and to assist with their training.
• - To assist during the absence of other fee earners.
• - Carry out work outside of normal hours where required.
• - Travel to client meetings both in and outside the UK when required.
• - Promote good file management.
• - Assist with formulating and advancing internal procedures.
• - Undertake other duties as from time to time required and agreed.
• - Achieve fees and time recording individual targets.
• - To ensure compliance with regulatory procedures.
• - To maintain professional knowledge base including attainment of annual CPD points.

Other - Act in accordance with [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]’ core values (TWM Cares) at all times.

This role will be based at our Guildford office, with travel to other office locations as required. The Private Client department has a presence in the firm’s office locations: Epsom, Leatherhead, Reigate and Wimbledon.

#### To be successful in this role, we are seeking the following:

Qualifications

A good honours degree followed by LPC, training contract and PSC; or a good honours degree followed by SQE and qualifying work experience; or a good honours degree with CILEX to Fellow level, LPC and PSC; and admitted by SRA as a solicitor.

Essential personal qualities, skills and abilities

• - Technical competence in chosen area of law and practice.
• - Achieves targets in respect of chargeable hours, fees, recovery rate, lock-up and non-chargeable time for a Senior Associate Solicitor.
• - Has developed a client/referrer base.
• - Understands and undertakes proper referral of work to relevant departments and development of work for other departments.
• - Shows willingness to be involved in activities of the firm outside of work.
• - Where appropriate, supervises junior members of staff.
• - Is involved in practice development.
• - Well-developed interpersonal, social and communication skills including an appreciation of the vulnerability of some of our clients, both generally and also specifically at distressing times.
• - Sound training.
• - Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• - Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• - Computer literate with an ability to develop its use in own functional area.
• - Enthusiasm and commitment.
• - A sound knowledge of your responsibilities as a solicitor including in the following areas:
• - Rules and principles of professional conduct
• - Client care
• - Conflicts of interest
• - Confidentiality
• - Relations with third parties
• - Relations with other solicitors
• - Specialist area knowledge.

Desirable knowledge, skills and competencies

• - Prior knowledge of Practice Evolve or other office management systems.
• - STEP /Full Member.
• - Solicitors for the Elderly Member.
• - Client following.