Overview

Estate Planning Solicitor – £32,000-£44,000 plus excellent benefits (Work level 6A)

Full time, 37.5 hours. Hybrid working: colleagues divide time between home and offices in Manchester, Sheffield, Bristol, or Stratford upon Avon. For more information visit our hybrid policy.

About the role

We are looking for estate planning solicitors to join our technical Estate Planning team within Co-op Legal Services. We deliver an exceptional client experience and support your development with a tailored progression framework. In this role you will manage estate planning cases end to end with a client-focused approach to targets. We will source new work for you, and there will be opportunities for progression as our team continues to grow.

What you’ll do

• Own caseload of complex estate planning cases, including wills, trusts and LPAs
• Use our case management system to ensure information is recorded accurately
• Engage with clients mainly by telephone and email
• Collaborate with expert support from the team and receive administrative support at certain case levels
• Use your legal knowledge to mentor more junior members of the team

This role would suit people who have

• Qualified as a solicitor, chartered legal executive, CILEX, or TEP qualification with a background in estate planning
• Knowledge of tax systems within England & Wales
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to draft documents
• Ability to use initiative and effectively prioritise work
• Client-focused approach with the ability to build positive relationships in a remote setting

Why Co-op?

Here you’ll do work that matters. Co-op is an organisation with a purpose beyond profit, and by contributing to our success you help realise our vision of co-operating for a fairer world. You’ll also receive a package that includes:

• Coaching, training and support to help you develop
• Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Annual incentive scheme
• Wagestream – a money management app providing access to a portion of your pay as you earn it
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• Discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. We strive for inclusive environments where colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate differences and reflect the communities we serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. We’re part of the Disability Confident scheme and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. We will ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If invited to participate in the recruitment process, we will ask about any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process, and more about our diversity and inclusion commitments at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

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