Job Vacancies & Career Opportunities with Warners Solicitors
Warners is one of Edinburgh and the Lothians’ leading solicitor estate agents and thanks to rapid expansion, we are regularly looking to recruit new members to the Warners team. If you are committed to providing great customer service and are interested in pursuing a career in estate agency, marketing, conveyancing, or private client work we would love to hear from you.
We work in a fast-paced, evolving environment while still being committed to ensuring we offer a healthy work/life balance and our highly experienced team provides a great environment for development and growth.
Conveyancing Solicitor/Paralegal
Established in 1977, Warners is one of Edinburgh’s leading solicitor firms offering residential conveyancing, private client and estate agency services to our clients. We are currently looking to recruit an experienced paralegal or solicitor in our well-established residential conveyancing team.
The role will involve:
- Dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing including:
- Taking a client’s instructions
- Advising clients on legal issues relating to their case
- Drafting documents, letters and contracts tailored to the client’s individual needs
- Negotiating with clients and other professionals to secure agreed objectives
- Coordinating the work of all parties involved
- Corresponding with clients and opposing solicitors
- Working in a busy team, referring cases to relevant partner as required
- Arranging and attending further client meetings where necessary to progress with the case and finalise documentation
- Keep up to date with changes and developments in the law by undertaking a range of CPD activities throughout career.
- Manage a high-volume caseload as delegated by the work allocation team.
- Provide excellent client service to ensure the values of the firm are being always represented.
The successful candidate will:
- Have extensive knowledge and experience in residential conveyancing law.
- Be well organised and attentive to detail
- Have excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise large workloads
- Have good communication skills
- Work effectively on own as well as with other team members
- Comfortable with common Microsoft programmes including Outlook, Word and Excel.
We offer a competitive salary and understand the importance of a good work/life balance.
Salary: £35-45,000 depending on experience
To apply for the role, please send your CV with covering email to recruitment@warnersllp.com
Legal Assistant
Established in 1977, Warners is one of Edinburgh’s leading solicitor firms offering residential conveyancing, private client and estate agency services to our clients. We are currently looking to recruit a Legal Assistant in our busy residential conveyancing team, with the potential to progress to a traineeship upon successful completion of an initial probationary period.
The role will involve:
- Assisting with all aspects of residential conveyancing
- Typing correspondence from digital dictation
- Handling emails and calls from clients
- Processing forms
The successful candidate will:
- Have excellent knowledge of current residential conveyancing law
- Be well organised
- Have good time management skills
- Have good communication skills
- Offer excellent customer service
- Work effectively on your own as well as with other team members
- Be IT literate
We offer a competitive salary and understand the importance of a good work/life balance
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Further Information
Please submit your covering letter and CV to recruitment@warnersllp.com
Private Client Solicitor & Paralegal
Established in 1977, Warners are one of Edinburgh’s leading firms of solicitors offering conveyancing, estate agency and private client services. We are currently looking for Solicitors and Paralegals to work within our Private Client department.
We understand the importance of a good work/life balance and can offer a competitive salary and newly developed profit-sharing scheme.
The role will involve:
1. Dealing with all aspects of will writing, creation of Powers of Attorney, Executry Administration and some residential conveyancing including:
- Taking a client’s instructions on wills and POAs, drafting and executing.
- Advising clients on legal issues relating to their wills, POAs, including advice on IHT, Legal Rights and any other relevant aspects of succession law.
- Executry administration including drafting initial writs, forms C1 and IHT400.
- Residential conveyancing experience would be of benefit particularly relating to executry or POA sales, discharges and transfers of title.
- Drafting documents, letters and contracts tailored to the client’s individual needs
- Negotiating with clients and other professionals to secure agreed objectives
- Coordinating the work of all parties involved
- Corresponding with clients, financial institutions and opposing solicitors
- Working in a busy team, referring cases to relevant partner as required
- Arranging and attending further client meetings where necessary to progress with the case and finalise documentation
- Keep up to date with changes and developments in the law by undertaking a range of CPD activities throughout career.
2. Manage a high-volume caseload as delegated by the work allocation team.
3. Provide excellent client service to ensure the values of the firm are being always represented.
Knowledge Skills & Experience
Essential
- Have extensive knowledge and experience in succession law.
- Be well organised and attentive to detail
- Have excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise large workloads
- Have good communication skills
- Work effectively on own as well as with other team members
- Comfortable with common IT programmes
Desirable
- Experience using Axiom/Denovo software
- Residential conveyancing experience
Contract Type: Full Time
Hours per week: 35
Contract Duration: Permanent
Salary: £35-45,000 depending on experience
To apply for the role, please send your CV with covering email to recruitment@warnersllp.com
