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Team: Commercial Litigation, Property Litigation, Real Estate and Personal Injury
Objective
To work with colleagues to help clients succeed in realising their business or personal objectives, through the efficient delivery of appropriate legal assistance.
Required knowledge and experience
At least 6 months previous legal experience in a similar position and preferably LPC/ILEX qualified.
Required skills:
- Advocate and present orally, when required
- Conduct effective case and transaction management
- Communicate concisely, both verbally and in writing with colleagues and clients
- Good client care skills
- Research the relevant legal issues applicable to a case
- Familiarity with and confidence in the use of office IT applications; good typing skills
- Organised with good attention to detail skills
- Strong team player.
Tasks:
- To provide a competent service to clients under the direct supervision of a Senior Legal Executive or qualified solicitor
- To assist fee earners at all levels with tasks delegated by the supervisor
- To become familiar with, and to operate, the procedures & systems required of fee earners at Veale Wasbrough Vizards for case management, billing, etc
- To contribute where appropriate, as part of a department or section work team, in the development of marketing, cross-selling, quality and operational issues and to introduce clients to the Firm wherever possible
- To be a ‘team player’ in terms of the workgroup, department and where appropriate to the Firm as a whole
- To take every reasonable opportunity to further legal and skills training.
