Hunters Legal are currently working with a client who are trusted for their expertise in family law and are a recommended firm in the Legal 500. All of their family lawyers are members of Resolution, which is a highly regarded family law association, committed to easing the pain and financial cost of family breakdown.

They have an exciting opportunity for a Family Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join their busy St Albans team.

Depending on level of PQE, candidates will have experience of either managing or assisting a varied caseload of private family law matters. We are interested in hearing from fantastic family lawyers seeking an opportunity at a firm where personal and professional development, mentoring and training are centre stage.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable building relationships with new and existing clients and will be able to work effectively and efficiently as part of a busy (and fantastic!) team. Strong organisation skills and a high level of attention to detail are vital.

If this role is of interest to you, or for any further questions, please contact Stefan on 0203 355 2262 or via email stefan@hunterslegal.com 

Hunters Legal is currently working with a progressive law firm with a long history of providing outstanding service and legal advice. Based in the heart of Hertfordshire they help individuals, families and businesses in the local area.

The client is looking to recruit a 2 year PQE + solicitor to help grow the lifetime planning area, in particular the Court of Protection (CoP), deputyship and protection of vulnerable adults offering. They are looking for someone who’s passionate about this area who would enjoy working with their CoP team consisting of a partner, senior associate and CoP manager, to help service the workload and take this team to the next level.

Many of their existing clients in this area lack the capacity to handle their financial affairs and our CoP team provides the comprehensive service required to set up and manage deputyships within the Court of Protection. We can act as professional deputies and assist with CoP procedures where the deputy is a family member.

The role will involve:

• Preparing all types of standard application to the CoP including statutory Wills and complex applications
• Advising on how care can be funded and organised, to include benefit entitlement (I.e. supported living, residential care)
• Advising and negotiating on eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare funding
• Assisting in the purchase of suitable accommodation and adapting them for the needs of the client
• Controlling and monitoring clients’ budgets
• Liaising with case managers, doctors, therapists, care teams, surveyors, IFAs, architects and other specialists
• Supervising tax affairs and CoP annual accounts
• Supervising junior members of staff
• Proactive marketing and business development to secure further work for the CoP team

Requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in a legal business in a Court of Protection Solicitor role
• A working knowledge of Court of Protection best practice and a good understanding of deputyship
• General private client experience (to include drafting Wills and LPAs) would be beneficial
• Good team player to include liaising with other teams
• IT skills – use of a CoP case management would be ideal
• Experience of efficient working practices such as electronic filing
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Skills and an enthusiasm to grow and develop this niche area of work
• Excellent client relationship skills
• An industry specific accreditation or qualification such as SFE would be ideal

For any further questions, or to apply for this role, please do not hesitate to contact Stefan directly on 0203 355 2262, or by email stefan@hunterslegal.com

Hunters Legal is currently working with a progressive law firm with a long history of providing outstanding service and legal advice.

The client is currently searching for a trusts and probate specialist to join Hertfordshire’s leading Wills, trusts and probate team. They need to be passionate about this area and would play an integral role in helping key clients and taking this team, one of the largest and most experienced in Hertfordshire ranked top in both Legal 500 and Chambers HNW, to the next level.

The role will involve:

• Advising on all areas of contentious trusts and probate such as:
  • Removing executors or trustees
  • Making a claim against an executor or trustees
  • Defending claims by beneficiaries
  • Challenging a Will or the terms of a Trust
  • Inheritance Act claims
  • Court of Protection and succession disputes
  • Power of Attorney disputes
• Liaising with third parties, experts and other specialists
• An ability to build effective and positive relationships with clients, referrers and colleagues that embrace the importance of trust and collaboration
• Supervising junior members of staff
• Proactive marketing and business development to secure further work for the team.

About the team:

The Wills, trusts and probate team consists of four partners, four senior associates, two associates, five solicitors, a court of protection manager and four legal assistants. Whilst this allows us to look after the needs of a vast number of Hertfordshire families, what sets us apart is our appeal to wealthy clients in London and the rest of the UK and those looking for a specialist trusts team.

Our team is grouped into three main areas:

• Lifetime planning, including Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection (COP) and professional deputyship services and the protection of vulnerable adults.
• Protecting and managing wealth now and in the future through inheritance tax, estate planning, Wills and estate administration.
• Trusts, with a dedicated trusts team of specialist lawyers to help clients set up and administer trusts.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience of working in a contentious probate role
• A working knowledge of contested trusts and probate best practice and a good understanding of the inheritance act
• Good team player to include liaising with other teams
• IT skills – use of a case management would be ideal
• Experience of efficient working practices such as electronic filing
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Skills and an enthusiasm to grow and develop this area of work
• Excellent client relationship skills
• An industry specific accreditation or qualification such as ACTAPS or SFE would be ideal

To apply for this role, and for any further information, please do not hesistate to contact Stefan at Hunters Legal on 0203 355 2262 or via email stefan@hunterslegal.com 

Hunters Legal is currently working with a progressive law firm with a long history of providing outstanding service and legal advice. Based in the heart of Hertfordshire they help individuals, families and businesses in the local area.

The client is looking for solicitors with a strong technical background who are confident working on complex private client matters and able to provide high levels of client service.

Their private client team is one of the largest and most experienced in Hertfordshire with four partners, one consultant, three senior associates, six solicitors, a court of protection manager and four legal assistants. They are ranked tier 1 in Legal 500 and band 1 in Chambers HNW.

They look after the needs of a vast number of Hertfordshire families but what sets them apart is their appeal to wealthy clients in London and the rest of the UK and those looking for a specialist trusts team. The team is grouped into three main areas:

• Protecting and managing wealth now and in the future through inheritance tax, estate planning and estate administration.
• Lifetime planning, including Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection (COP) and professional deputyship services and the protection of vulnerable adults.
• Trusts, with a dedicated trusts team of specialist lawyers to help clients set up and administer trusts.

Their clients:

90% of work comes from existing clients and referrer recommendations. 100% of client survey respondents would recommend the firm to family and friends.

They continue to work closely with the leading financial advisers including St James’ Place and Tilney, as well as many banks, and regularly advise their London clients.

By raising their profile and developing relationships with other professional advisers we have seen a significant rise in young professionals, celebrities, entrepreneurs, business owners and wealthy young families in Hertfordshire, London and across the UK coming to us for advice.

Working with family, corporate, property and employment teams in the wider private wealth sector, they are developing long term and broader relationships with high net worth clients, helping them with many aspects of their personal and business lives.

To maintain and maximise client service standards the firm is Law Society WIQS (Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme) accredited.

Progression, growth and opportunities:

Growing and encouraging future talent is a priority for this firm, and they help their solicitors to develop specialisms and skills to succeed. Being one of the largest teams in Hertfordshire, they are renowned for their level of training, supervision and support. Half of the lawyers, and three of the four partners, in the team trained and qualified at this firm.

The essentials:

• A minimum of 2 years PQE with a high level of private client technical knowledge.
• The ability to work with minimal supervision.
• A client-centred focus, taking responsibility for service levels and proactively maximising and improving client relationships.
• A can-do, motivated and positive attitude.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good team player to include liaising with other teams.
• IT skills – use of a probate case management would be beneficial.
• A private client specific accreditation or qualification such as STEP or SFE would be ideal.

For any further information, or to apply for this role please do not hesitate to contact Stefan at Hunters Legal on 0203 355 2262 or via email stefan@hunterslegal.com 

Hunters Legal is currently working with a progressive law firm with a long history of providing outstanding service and legal advice. Based in the heart of Hertfordshire they help individuals, families and businesses in the local area.

The client is actively looking to expand their successful and ambitious commercial property team, and looking for a junior lawyer to help manage the increasing workload and maintain client service.

They are looking for a lawyer with a strong technical background who is confident working on complex commercial property matters and able to provide high levels of client service.

They continue to be one of the strongest and largest commercial property teams in the region and their work accounts for 25% of the firm’s total turnover.  

Type of work

Advising commercial clients on all their property needs including:

• landlord and tenant work
• high value and complex property development – this work has grown over the last 12 months
• sales and purchases of owner occupied and investment property
• secured lending.

Their clients

The firm continues to work on notable property transactions not just in Hertfordshire, but across the UK. The quality of their clients and the nature of their property transactions mean they often have national and or multi-national firms on the other side, such as Dentons, Eversheds Sutherland, Gowling, Womble Bond Dickinson and Osborne Clarke. They mainly help corporates, owner managed/family businesses, entrepreneurs and SMEs employees in a range of sectors including education and healthcare in Hertfordshire and London.

They also continue to advise a range of local and national clients including:

• large corporates: long standing clients include Fujitsu and McNicholas Construction
• ecclesiastical: providing specialist advice on diocese related property and trust matters. They are the sole retained property lawyers for the Diocese of St Albans which owns property investments worth £80million
• charities: acting for local and national charities, including Crohn’s & Colitis UK, International Society for Krishna Consciousness and The Church Lands Trust
• local council: advising several local parish councils
• secured lending: working for banks on the financing of commercial buildings in Hertfordshire and London
• hospitality: advising pubs, restaurants and hotels, including the McGowan Group, Sopwell House and St Michael’s Manor.

The essentials

• Experience and interest in a career in commercial property law.
• A client-centred focus, taking responsibility for service levels and proactively maximising and improving client relationships.
• A can-do, motivated and positive attitude.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good team player to include liaising with other teams.

For any further questions, or to apply for this role please do not hesitate to contact Stefan at Hunters Legal directly on 0203 355 2262, or via email stefan@huntereslegal.com

Hunters Legal is currently working with a progressive law firm with a long history of providing outstanding service and legal advice. Based in the heart of Hertfordshire they help individuals, families and businesses in the local area.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced commercial solicitor looking to join a leading regional Legal 500 firm to build and ultimately lead their commercial team.

About the role

Sitting within a successful, young and ambitious corporate and commercial team, this stand alone commercial role is supported by the wider commercial practice that includes employment, property and litigation. With partner led teams in each of the commercial areas, there is plenty of scope for working with lawyers of all levels. There is also a dedicated trainee solicitor in the corporate and commercial team who you will have the opportunity to train and delegate to.

Type of work

This is a dedicated commercial role (no corporate work other than corporate support on deals) so you will be involved in all aspects of commercial work across multiple sectors such as drafting, advising on and reviewing commercial contracts, including franchise agreements, supply terms, distribution, agency, e-commerce and software as a service agreements.

Business opportunities

St Albans has a thriving and prosperous business community, and many large businesses call Hertfordshire their home. We have an established network of professional advisers based locally and in London and introductions to our contacts there will be key in identifying new business opportunities to grow the commercial practice.

The clients

Our client works with some impressive companies who instruct them on a wide range of high quality work. Their lawyers mainly help medium-sized owner-managed businesses but  also work with some large organisations including a national pharmaceutical company, a subsidiary of an international eyewear company and well known banks.  Their clients come from a mix of industries but over the years they have developed a sector focus in healthcare, charities and private wealth (entrepreneurs and family businesses).

The opportunity to build your own practice

This role is vital to their ability to offer new and existing business clients a complete service and deliver their growth plans. With full autonomy and support to grow the practice, access to an extensive client base and day to day collaboration with the commercial teams, you will have the opportunity to progress to partnership by building a dedicated commercial practice and team.

The essentials

• A minimum of 6 years PQE with a high level of commercial technical knowledge across different sectors.
• The ability to work with minimal supervision and a genuine enthusiasm to focus on commercial contracts work.
• Creative problem-solving ability, commercial insight working as an extension of the client’s business to provide commercial, practical advice with their business needs and objectives in mind.
• A client-centred focus, taking responsibility for service levels and proactively maximising and improving client relationships.
• A can-do, motivated and positive attitude.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

For any further questions, or to apply for this role please do not hesitate to contact Stefan on 0203 355 2262 or via email stefan@hunterslegal.com 

Corporate and Commercial team Solicitor 1-4 years PQE – Hertfordshire

Hunters Legal is currently working with a progressive law firm with a long history providing outstanding service and legal advice. Based in the heart of Hertfordshire they help individuals, families and businesses in the local area.

The client currently has a successful, young and ambitious corporate and commercial team, they are actively looking to expand the team with the recruitment of a junior corporate lawyer to help manage the increasing workload and maintain client service.

As part of a larger law firm, they offer our clients an integrated service working with the property, employment, litigation, commercial and private client specialists to provide a rounded client experience.

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of corporate work such as mergers and acquisitions, share schemes, secured financing arrangements, share buy backs, bespoke articles of association and shareholder investments/agreements. The M&A work is varied across multiple sectors with purchase prices up to circa £20m.

The role may also involve assisting with matters such as corporate reorganisations, share schemes, secured financing arrangements, and shareholder investments as well as having the opportunity, if desired, to assist with general commercial agreements (such as terms and conditions, supply contracts and distribution agreements).

They work with some impressive businesses that instruct us on a wide range of high-quality corporate work. With the growing reputation of the team, they have a good referral network for both London clients and regional clients.

The client mainly helps medium-sized owner-managed businesses and high-net-worth individuals but also works with some large organisations including a national pharmaceutical company and well-known banks.

The essentials:

• A minimum of 1 year PQE with a high level of corporate technical knowledge across different sectors and a genuine enthusiasm to focus on corporate work.
• Creative problem-solving ability, commercial insight working as an extension of the client’s business to provide commercial, practical advice with their business needs and objectives in mind.
• A client-centred focus, taking responsibility for service levels and proactively maximising and improving client relationships.
• A can-do, motivated and positive attitude.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Stefan Hatta at Hunters Legal at 0203 355 2262 or email Stefan@hunterslegal.com