The Private Client Team at Mayo Wynne Baxter have extensive experience and knowledge across a broad range of private client matters. The issues which they resolve and advise on can be sensitive and distressing for clients, so our team apply their professionalism and empathy at all times.
They specialise in a wide range of areas, including trust law, probate law, Will writing and Lasting Power of Attorney advice.
What you will be doing
This is an exceptional opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Private Client team. This could suit a law graduate looking for a first position in their legal career or someone looking to take the next step into a Paralegal position.
Ideally you will have the ability to work independently and have a high standard of interpersonal and communication skills.
Your key duties will be
- Act as Gatekeeper for the department for new Private Client enquiries, making initial appointments and sending initial letters
- Assist legal advisers with administrative tasks on their legal matters and chase third parties to facilitate progress of the matter
- Process all client requests for copies of, or withdrawal from storage of, Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney including invoicing the clients for copies and certification where appropriate
- Support the department legal advisers in all offices
What you will need
- A positive and friendly manner in dealing with clients, referrers and colleagues
- Ability to manage your workload and when to request additional input
- Ability to provide excellent client service
- Experience working within a legal environment – desirable
- A high degree of initiative and the ability to cope in a demanding environment
- Excellent organisational and prioritising skills
- The ability to work in a busy team
- Excellent communication skills
How we work?
We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences, and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have the following office hubs across the South East: Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, East Grinstead, Eastbourne, Lewes, Seaford, Storrington, Southampton & Tunbridge Wells.
About Mayo Wynne Baxter
Mayo Wynne Baxter has over 200 staff and Partners across our nine Sussex offices and have been providing advice to the people of Sussex and beyond for over 150 years. We are proud of our heritage and our strong reputation in Sussex, but we have clients based across the globe.
You will be joining a firm that prides itself on delivering exceptional service to our clients and to each other, in a friendly and supportive way. We employ talented individuals as qualified legal professionals, paralegals and within roles in our Legal Support teams, Marketing, HR and Finance.
It is exceptionally important to us that we have the best people in place to provide an outstanding service to our clients and, whether in a client-facing role or not, we recognise that everyone contributes to our business success.
We are proud to be a part of Ampa, a group focused on unlocking potential. We believe in the power of &: corporate & human, purposeful & profitable, ambitious & inclusive. Ampa Group provides the shared infrastructure, development programmes, culture, values and empowered working framework that enable our brands, and our people, to thrive. For you, that means access to award-winning learning, flexibility built on trust, and opportunities to collaborate across a diverse network of specialists.
