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Litigation/Employment Solicitor: Chichester/Fareham/Havant We have an opportunity to expand the Firm's litigation and employment team in Hampshire and Sussex. We are looking for a litigation solicitor from NQ-4 years PQE. This role will build on the very successful civil litigation and employment presence at Hampshire and Sussex. The position will require a keen and enthusiastic lawyer with strong litigation and/or employment skills and an ability to attract work and help build a team. The successful candidate can potentially be based at any one of our offices.  Travel between offices and for the purposes of court, mediations etc will be necessary. Competitive salary depending on candidates fee earning experience.

Hours of Work: Full or Part-time/Job Share Considered Location: Lincoln base with regular travel to    all other offices We are delighted to announce that we now have a new vacancy for a Training Officer to be based at our Lincoln office within our HR Department, with regular travel to all other offices. Chattertons have achieved “Ones to Watch” status following our first ever staff survey with the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work, which means we have good levels of employee engagement and we are looking to increase engagement over the next year so we can improve our ranking even further. The Training Officer will work closely with the HR and ICT teams to design and deliver training across all offices. Key Duties and Responsibilities:   To prepare and carry out training needs analysis across all offices. Produce a training matrix for new starters and continued professional development. To deliver ICT Inductions and fulfil ongoing training needs. To ensure full ICT user engagement. Write training sessions prepare and produce accompanying handouts. Carry out training on a one to one basis and to groups. Produce a monthly training report for the HR Director. Maintaining accurate training records. To provide training in ICT, Cash handling and Client Service and any other necessary training. Maintain client and company confidentiality. Chattertons recognises that it is essential to provide equal opportunities to all persons without discrimination. The Company has an Equality and Diversity Policy and this sets out the Company’s position on equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. This is available upon request. 

Starting Salary: £18,389.07 Hours of Work: 9.00am – 5.15pm –   Monday to Friday but expected to work additional hours if necessary Location: Lincoln (but will be expected to travel to all offices) We are seeking a Facilities Administrator with a confident approach to provide full administration support to the business for the coordination of any maintenance and facilities requests.   This will be an administration focused role with experience within facilities management would be preferred, but experience with dealing with invoicing and budget monitoring is essential. This role will require someone who is self-sufficient, can think on their feet and provide a quality internal customer focused service. As Facilities Administrator your principal duties will include: Monitoring and reporting on budget and expenditure; Coordination of firm wide stationery, non ICT equipment and hygiene units. Act as point of contact for all internal maintenance requirements, scope job and assign work to internal Maintenance Technician or source external contractor to undertake work. Administrative duties for the ICT and HR team to include invoicing, Health and Safety Administration, issuing permits to work, ensuring contracts and secrecy documentation are in place for all contractors working across all offices. Continually monitor work and services provided by suppliers. Preparing data for management reports. Ordinance Survey Renewals. Various administrative tasks to include typing, filing, inventory management etc. Ad hoc project work as directed by senior management. Work with Office Management teams to coordinate and assist with office moves. In conjunction with the ICT Director, liaise with external consultants regarding Gas, Electricity, water and business rate tariffs In conjunction with ICT Director, administer Royal Mail and Document Exchange requirements for all offices. Undertake administrative duties in connection with property alarms, fire alarms, CCTV and Security, Air Conditioning, Confidential waste, routine maintenance for lifts, security lights and any other duties assigned by the ICT Director. Arrange and monitor Confidential Waste Removal. The ideal candidate for this role will have prior administrative experience within a facilities or property management team, with IT skills in MS Word & Excel, and strong communication skills. They will be working as part of a small on-site team, so should have the ability to work independently and using self-initiative.  

Salary : £16,483.20 per annum Hours of Work: Monday – Friday 9.00 am – 5.15 pm The Legal Assistant will form part of the document production team undertaking pool typing and document filing across all areas of the business. They will support Senior Legal Assistants as directed by the Team Leader. They will produce letters and documents through manual transcription, digital dictation and voice recognition software, take telephone calls and provide reception cover. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Perform typing/word-processing accurately and to deadlines across all areas of law at the Stamford office. The Legal Assistant will be expected to undertake work across all areas of the company and provide cover to Senior Legal Assistants as directed by the Team Leader. Maintain client and company confidentiality. Transcribe information from audio and manual documents. Provide support to other offices as directed by the Team Leader. Take telephone calls and convey messages in a timely manner. Arrange appointments. Maintain manual and electronic document filing and case management systems. Provide reception cover. Chattertons recognises that it is essential to provide equal opportunities to all persons without discrimination. The Company has an Equality and Diversity Policy and this sets out the Company’s position on equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. This is available upon request. 

Salary : £19,964.46 per annum Hours of Work: 9.00 am – 5.15 pm Responsible for: Senior Legal Assistants, Legal Assistants, Legal Support Assistant and Reception. The Team Leader will form part of the document production team supporting fee earners across all the areas of the business producing letters and documents through manual transcription, digital dictation and voice recognition. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality. Line manage the Senior Legal Assistants, Legal Assistants, Legal Support Assistant, and Reception staff.   Monitor and allocate work to individuals within the Document Production Team. Support and monitor performance of team members. To perform all necessary typing/word-processing, accurately and to deadline for the dedicated area and also support the pool environment across all areas of the law within the Stamford office. Transcribe information from manual documents or audio. Provide support to other offices. Take telephone calls on behalf of Partners and fee earners and convey messages in a timely manner. To arrange appointments as required. Closely monitor the BigHand DPT folder and ensure team is keeping work up-to-date – adopting the oldest/most urgent first principle. To ensure correct information recorded on the appropriate file management system including adding Relationships in Connect . Will be required to use all case management systems used by the company. Create and maintain accurate records. Keep filing up to date. Undertake reviews, monitor performance and support team. Chattertons recognises that it is essential to provide equal opportunities to all persons without discrimination. The Company has an Equality and Diversity Policy and this sets out the Company’s position on equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. This is available upon request. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Family Solicitor or Legal Executive with 2-5yrs PQE to join a highly regarded and well established firm in North Somerset.  A friendly and supportive working environment, an excellent remuneration package and the opportunity for career progression are on offer to the right candidate and will be developed from an early stage. Working with a team of three fee earners and their support staff and dealing with privately funded work only, you will be dealing with a busy caseload.  Calm and focussed under pressure, you must be a team player to enable you to be a good fit for this firm with a willingness to get involved in marketing initiatives and business development.  Good IT and communication skills are also important as is a friendly and approachable persona.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Conveyancing Legal Assistant to join our Weston-super-Mare practice. Legal Assistants are integral to the success of our business, providing Lawyers with essential and pro-active support. The successful candidate will experience a high volume of administrative tasks and in return will benefit from working alongside a very experienced Partner and Solicitor, on a full residential property caseload of both sales and purchases.   The ideal candidate will:   Have recent knowledge and experience working within a busy residential conveyancing department seeing a transaction through from the beginning to the end. Be available to work Monday-Friday 9:00-17:15. Have strong communication and client care skills to ensure our clients receive an efficient, reliable and friendly service over the telephone, in written correspondence and face to face. Demonstrate initiative and be able to undertake searches, ID checks and other work on files without dictation. Keep the case management system up to date in real time. Have the ability to manage their own workload, attention to detail and excellent typing skills. Have a working knowledge of Microsoft office and a case management system. Be passionate about law and have a strong work ethic.

We are looking to recruit an experienced property lawyer to join our well established team across Bristol and Somerset. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience of a variety of residential property work and be able to work with minimal supervision. We look to provide a quality service to private clients in Bristol and Somerset. The role would provide the opportunity to have direct client contact with a manageable caseload. As a firm we do not pay referral fees and concentrate on a quality bespoke service. You would have the benefit of a fully computerised case management system. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with good IT skills. The role will also include assisting with the development and continued growth of the Property Department within the Bristol and North Somerset offices. Opportunities for career progression will be available and developed from an early stage. Salary will be competitive, commensurate with experience, for the right candidate. 

We are looking to recruit an experienced property lawyer to join our busy, well established practice. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 year's experience of a variety of commercial property work for SME clients as well as experience of residential conveyancing. The role will involve supervision of junior residential and commercial property lawyers in addition to some commercial/residential property work. We look to provide a quality service to private clients and SME commercial clients in Bristol and Somerset. The role would provide the opportunity to develop a small team with the benefit of fully computerised systems and comprehensive online library and precedent services. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with good IT skills and able to supervise a small team. The role will also include assisting with the development and continued growth of the Property Department within our Bristol and North Somerset offices. Opportunities for career progression will be available and developed from an early stage. Salary will be competitive, commensurate with experience, for the right candidate.