Solicitor
Warrington
£40K Circa.

The Company

A relatively young, but successful Solicitors firm specialising in complex financial regulatory claims.

The Role

This is a challenging role for a qualified Solicitor with experience of running or assisting in the running of a Solicitor’s office as a COLP. Your key duties will be to develop and maintain good client relationships, gaining clients’ confidence and that of other professionals to ensure a high quality legal service is provided.

The Candidate

 As you will have previously been a COLP, you will need to have the ability to assess breaches and conflicts of interests and have an excellent grasp of the SRA Handbook 2011 and its application.

Educated to degree level, in Law, it is essential you hold LPC or BVC and be able to comply with all sections of the SRA Suitability Test 2011, attaining SRA approval to role of COLP.

You will also need to be able to attend before District Judge or tribunals as required, carry out appropriate searches and registrations, assist and advise Paralegals in their caseloads, and be comfortable claiming and receiving costs and accounting/reporting to clients

You will Have:

• The ability to assess material breaches
• The ability to assess conflicts of interests
• The experience and knowledge to promote a culture of compliance
• Good awareness and understanding of DPA and GDPR and the ability to assist the Company to comply with their requirements 
• The skills to assist in the managing and operation of the firm in a fully regulatory compliant manner in conjunction with the Directors, Consultants, Head of Finance and COFA.
• Risk and compliance management experience to ensure complete delivery of the company’s legal services.
• Management skills to ensure policies and processes are in place to enable the company and all employees to comply with what the SRA regulatory framework and the Handbook requires of them.
• Exposure to Interviewing clients, witnesses and then preparing statements
• Drafting documents/pleadings and contracts experience  
• The ability to instruct Experts/counsel
• Experience of pursuing matters through correspondence and court proceedings
• Negotiating skills -  on behalf of clients by telephone and correspondence

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we expect to receive, we cannot respond to each applicant individually. If you have not received a response within 48 hours, you should presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion due to the strength of other candidates relevant to the criteria specified.

For your reference, Grassroots Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency and a recruitment business in respect of this vacancy. Grassroots is an equal opportunities employer and recruiter. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or disability.