New Opportunity: Private Client Paralegal

Department: Private Client
Location: Flexible (Brighton & Hove; East Sussex Uckfield; Kent Hadlow)
Experience guide: At least one years’ experience of working within a Private Client Team

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Overview

Are you an experienced legal professional with a commitment to personal development? Do you envision a future where your career blossoms within a firm that truly values your growth and potential? Are you looking to work alongside a team of senior lawyers and solicitors whilst also having direct exposure to client work and responsibility for your own case-load?

If you want to develop a career as a seasoned legal professional with opportunities to make the step up to a qualified lawyer then we have an exciting opportunity for you.

Rix & Kay, an influential law firm amongst the professional community of Sussex and Kent for over 75 years, is seeking an experienced Paralegal to join our extensive Private Client Team. With the option to be based in any of our offices, we offer the perfect blend of professional support and a dynamic work environment with flexible and hybrid working options.

What we offer

• Career development – we are committed to investing in your growth, helping you reach your full potential
• Challenging work – high-quality client assignments that will challenge and grow your expertise
• Integrity and fairness – we prioritise treating everyone with fairness and transparency
• Reward – pay and benefits that are competitive and linked to your contribution
• Autonomy and trust – take ownership of your work with the trust and support of your team
• Collaborative environment – work in a friendly, sociable, and professional setting with a real sense of community
• Recognition and feedback – receive honest and timely feedback to help you improve and succeed
• Quality team – join a team that attracts and retains top talent who share our values
• Respect – for who you are and the contribution you make
• Flexibility – work in a manner that suits you best, promoting a healthy work-life balance
• Leadership and engagement – benefit from supportive leadership and transparent strategic planning with opportunities for your input.

A little bit about you

We believe in helping you achieve your best, developing your legal expertise and enhancing your reputation. To succeed with us you should:

• Be committed – work to the best of your ability at all times and surpass others’ expectations
• Deliver quality work – deliver outstanding client service and technical excellence
• Engage fully – immerse yourself in the life of our business
• Show respect – value the contributions of those you work with
• Pursue continuous improvement – leave things better than you found them
• Work collaboratively – make work enjoyable for everyone involved
• Focus on personal development – be passionate about self-improvement and act as an ambassador for our firm.

Your opportunity

Join our extensive and highly-regarded Private Client Team, known for providing high quality advice to high-net-worth individuals, businesses owners and their families. Working alongside a Team of Partners, Solicitors and other Paralegals, you will learn from experts in all aspects of tax, trusts an wealth management strategies ranging from business succession planning and CGT advice through to inheritance tax planning, probate and estate administration.

As a Paralegal you will:

• Work alongside a dedicated Partner and Solicitor as part of our wider Team
• Provide legal input on areas including drafting Wills and LPAs, management of probate matters, and management of files relating to Deputyships and the general management of clients’ affairs
• Manage your own case-load with direct time recording and fee-earning responsibilities
• Engage directly with clients in person, over the telephone and in writing

Who is the Private Client Team?

The team is led by Bruce Clarke, Partner and member of the firm’s Strategic Board. Bruce has more than 15 years’ experience of advising individuals on how to effectively manage their personal wealth and is regarded as one of the most influential private wealth lawyers in Kent.

The Team is highly ranked by The Legal 500 and works across all of the firm’s offices. It is led by three Partners working alongside an extensive team of Solicitors, Paralegals, Trainees and Administrators.

About Rix & Kay

At Rix & Kay, we deliver outstanding legal services with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and client satisfaction.

Our values – Committed, Expert, Transparent – guide everything we do. Our mission is to make law easy for you by providing legal services through dedicated, highly trained teams, that engage deeply with clients.

Our firm is one of the most respected mid-market law firms in the South East with offices in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and Kent. The firm is highly ranked by Legal 500 across all its core practice areas.

We partner with business owners, entrepreneurs and individuals, providing expert legal advice across a wide range of legal services. We also work in partnership with some of the most successful organisations in the UK both on national and international projects.

Flexible working

We are committed to flexible working and support all our people to seek the most productive working environment that suits them. We believe that adopting hybrid and flexible working promotes wellbeing and a better work life balance. It also helps us to foster an inclusive and authentic company culture, and experience better business outcomes along the way.

As a Paralegal in our Private Client Team, there is flexibility to be based in any of our three offices and have the flexibility to work remotely as needed.

Benefits

• Formal firm-wide/personal bonus structure that offers up to 10% of salary
• Aviva Pension scheme after 3 month’s service
• Medicash health insurance that provides cashback on your day-to-day health treatments as well as a range of digital tools that protect your ongoing health both at home and at work
• Employee assistance programme, through HealthAssured, that provides support on a wide range of services from financial assistance to wellbeing
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Flexible working options
• Laptop and mobile
• Buy/Sell holiday policy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free/discounted legal services for you and your family
• £2,000 employee referral scheme incentive
• Learning and development provision
• Rix & Kudos awards and recognition programme
• Free on-site parking

What next?

If you’re ready to challenge yourself and align with our values, reach out to Scott Garner, Practice Manager, at ScottGarner@rixandkay.co.uk

Join us at Rix & Kay and make your mark in the legal field with the support of a firm that values your growth and success.

Useful links

• Follow us on LinkedIn for all the latest announcements
• About Rix & Kay
• Rix & Kay – a unique ethos where all staff are valued
• Rix & Kay Partner named one of the most influential private wealth lawyers in Kent
• Read about Kathryn Paisley’s journey from Mum to Equity Partner
• Rix & Kay Latest News
• Rix & Kay’s vision and values
• Rix & Kay’s ESG Objectives
• What makes a great hybrid workplace?
• The Rix & Kay Blog

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