Legal Jobs in Dorset

Family Solicitor - Maternity Cover for 12 months with potential to becoming a full time permanent position

We need full time maternity cover for a Family Solicitor with potential to extend to permanent contract. The current role holder goes on Mat leave from early Aug so really needed asap.

Overview of the Role:

The role of the Solicitor is to undertake fee earning work for commercial and private clients of the practice. Client work will be both fee paying and publicly funded. All Solicitors are responsible for ensuring the success of the Firm in line with the overall business plan.

This role is for a Solicitor...

Private Client Solicitor - Cornwall

We are looking for an experienced Solicitor with specialist trusts and tax experience to join our busy Private Client department.

They are to have a minimum of five years post-qualification experience or equivalent.

The candidate should ideally be a member of STEP.

The successful candidate must have broad experience in Estate Administration, Trusts and Administration and Tax.

Knowledge of foreign trust and tax laws would be advantageous.

Must be able to work closely in a team and be able to handle a large existing workload.

This is an exciting opportunity...

Adecco are recruiting on behalf of a global courier business. They're looking for a Credit Risk & Litigation Team Leader Maternity Leave.

JOB PURPOSE

The Credit Risk and Litigation Team leader has a dual role, that of identifying and managing risk in potential customers and recovering debts from existing customers through the process of Legal proceedings. The position will involve working closely with company Lawyers as well as various departments within the business where in addition to the above, assistance with general Company debt recovery is required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

a)Preferably a legal background in debt...

Legal Secretary

A Legal Secretary required, working for a well known Solicitors firm in Dorchester, Dorset.

The candidate will need to have good previous experience working as a Legal Secretary, working in a variety of disciplines, without this relevant experience you will not be considered for this role. This will be on an as and when basis (holiday and sickness cover).

The role can be long or short term cover.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills, be adaptable to work with a variety of people and be flexible in their approach to tasks.

If this role is ideal for you and...

Do you want to work for a well established and professional company that takes pride in their work and their customer service?

Our prestigious town centre client needs a conveyancing secretary to start as soon possible on a permanent contract.

You will be experienced in this area, be able to give professional support in audio, copy typing, diary management, speaking with clients on a daily basis, organising meeting rooms.

In return you will have 20 days holiday per year, plus time off at Christmas, option to pension scheme parking, working 9am to 5pm (an hour for lunch) and a great working environment with a supportive...

Vacancy listing as follows -

‘We are seeking a personable, dynamic, dedicated and client focused Solicitor with at least 3 years PQE to work in our clients Family Department.

It is essential that you are a member of the Children’s Panel and will be able to hit the ground running.

You will have held a position as supervisor for LSC purposes.

Our client is a well-established and well respected expanding Partnership with offices in Exeter and Plymouth.

This role is based in the Plymouth Office, which has the largest LSC Contract in the South West.

Salary is negotiable and according to experience’
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‘We are looking for an experienced Solicitor specialising in Matrimonial Law based across several offices in the Gillingham area in Dorset.

You will ideally be 4 – 6 years PQE and mange a caseload of matrimonial private client files.

For the right candidate there are exceptional career opportunities’
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Our client has a fantastic opportunity for a Solicitor experienced in Private Client, Wills and Probate, to join their vibrant team. This company has just obtained their Lexcel accreditation so you would be joining at a very exciting time. The main job purpose of this post is to provide a high standard and comprehensive service to their clients, you must be effective, efficient and help the firm to achieve their goals and objectives. Our client would consider a Legal Executive with experience and flexible working would also be considered. If you would like to know more regarding this post please contact us now. ...

Our client has a fantastic opportunity for a Solicitor experienced in Family Law, to join their vibrant team. This company has just obtained their Lexcel accreditation so you would be joining at a very exciting time. The main job purpose of this post is to provide a high standard and comprehensive service to their clients, you must be effective, efficient and help the firm to achieve their goals and objectives. This position will be to work alongside a very experienced Legal Executive to develop the department, along with a direct report to support. If you have worked with Legal Aid, have 2 years experience and are looking for a new challenge...

Due to the acquisition of a large volume of case files, my client would like to recruit a small team of Litigators and Junior Litigators.

The salary and job title offered to candidates would be dependent on qualifications and experience. All candidates should have a Law Degree and either LPC or ILEX and experience of dealing with Fast-track RTA Personal Injury claims - either for a law firm or an insurer. More experienced candidates will have will have experience of running fast track files preferably cases including instances of special damages, self employed loss of earnings, multi-occupancy vehicles and disposal hearings where personal...

Quality Support Executive - Bristol City Centre
c20k Dependant on Experience

Our client, a leading international business, are looking for a Quality Support Executive to work in their Practice Governance and Risk Department. This is an opportunity to join a successful business and develop your skills within Audit and Compliance.

You will be working with the Quality Support team and be responsible for helping undertake audits for the company, making evaluations for clients and products against set criteria, recording data and results, providing feedback to management and highlighting areas that need addressing as well as identifying...

My client, a highly successful firm in Bristol currently require a Legal Secretary to work for a duration of six months within their Employment and pensions department.

Duties will include:

Diary Management, Dealing with correspondence, Audio typing, Copy typing, administration duties when required.

The ideal candidate will have:

Typing speeds of over 60wpm, diary management experience, solid background in legal environement prefereably within Employment and Pensions. ...

This position is being advertised by Baltic Recruitment Services who are operating as Employment Business.

Temporary Paralegals are required by a leading law firm for a due diligence reciew. The work will involve the details analysis of documentation, is based in Bristol and is expected to last 2 weeks.

Candidates must have:

1. Experience within a similar role

2. Excellent Communication Skills

3. A thorough and professional approach to work

4. Good I.T Skills

5. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

We believe that this work offers an excellent opportunity for the right candidate...

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Founded in 1995, Lifetime’s focus on innovation and smart business practices have seen us develop into one of the top performing and fastest growing companies in the UK. Our success is built upon tailoring training solutions to meet the needs of employers and employees. We have a rapidly expanding customer base across the fitness and leisure, hospitality, adult and elderly care, children and young people’s care, call centre and retail sectors. Our dynamic growth is set to continue as we develop new training and employment programmes across these and other sectors, focusing on the provision of Apprenticeships and commercial...

Legal Secretary 17-20k dependant on experience - 6 month contract

Our successful client, are looking for an experienced secretary from corporate background to join their Practice Support and Injury Risk department.

The right candidate must have strong secretarial skills as well as a concern for quality and accuracy.
The role is supporting up to 7 members of staff and managing and prioritising their workload as well as the following:

* Preparing documents through audio typing such as letters and meeting notes.
* Manage the internal document management system.
* Assisting with travel arrangements.
* File,...

An opportunity has arisen for a ULR Junior Litigator to join a firm in the Bristol area. You will have experience dealing with Uninsured Loss claims.
The role will involve dealing with a litigated caseload of uninsured losses for the ULR team, all the matters will involve small and fast track claims. You will ideally have previous experience in a similar role coupled with an LPC, experience in handling a litigated caseload is essential.
If you are interested in hearing more about this role Junior Litigator role please contact Kirsty at Service Care Legal.

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Our prestigious client is seeking a temporary experienced Legal Secretary within Conveyancing and Family to work within their busy office in Poole.

The hours are 09.00-17.00 Monday - Friday with excellent rates of pay depending on experience!

This is a temporary position and the ideal candidate must have experience of working within a legal environment within Conveyancing and Family. Duties will involve audio and copy typing, meeting and greeting, working with directors and dealing with any ad-hoc duties the office requires.

To apply for this role you must have Legal experience.

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Practice Manager required for wealth management company based in Wellington. You will have a wealth of industry experience, knowledge of compliance, training and competence and standard products in the marketplace. Be familiar with the Retail Distribution Review and understand a firms responsibilities under the FSA Treating Customers Fairly initiative. The role will revolve around running the administration team running the back office system (Intelliflo), helping to implement the Training and Competence for the advisers, but also pitching in when required to process business at peak times. Salary up to £35,000, should be well on the way...

This position is being advertised by Baltic Recruitment Services who are operating as Employment Business.

Temporary Paralegals are required by a leading law firm for a due diligence reciew. The work will involve the details analysis of documentation, is based in Bristol and is expected to last 2 weeks.

Candidates must have:

1. Experience within a similar role

2. Excellent Communication Skills

3. A thorough and professional approach to work

4. Good I.T Skills

5. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

We believe that this work offers an excellent opportunity for the...

START DATE: Asap ideally however if you are on notice then its not an issue

DUTIES AND DESCRIPTION:
· Audio typing & word processing
· Diary management
· Administrative duties
· Filing
· Photocopying
· Overflow telephone calls
· Assist other members of the department as required
· Any additional secretarial/administrative duties as may be reasonably required
· Ensure positive representation of the firm
· Manage client interface
· Timely, accurate and attractive presentation of correspondence and documents
· Accurate filing and general administration
· Adopt conduct and performance in accordance...