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Our Client based in Birmingham is seeking a Contentious Probate Solicitor. You will be managing a high volume caseload of residential property sales. You will need to communicate professionally and effectively with clients, 3rd parties, customers and colleagues by phone and in writing, within tight deadlines.

Location: Birmingham

Salary: Starting salary of £50,000.

Hours: 09:00 - 17:30 Monday - Thursday. 09:00 - 17:00 Friday.

The ideal candidate:

A Contentious Probate Solicitor with 10+ years' PQE
Have excellent client care and interpersonal skills
May have contacts in the local market and some following of work
A confident communicator who is comfortable undertaking business development activity/networking
Ideally, you will be ACTAPS qualified but this is not essentialThe company & role:

A Legal 500 firm with a longstanding commitment to personal legal services and a market leader in a number of private client-facing practice areas
You will join a contentious probate team with a supportive friendly culture
Working alongside leading solicitors, you'll handle a mixed caseload of high-quality matters including disputes between beneficiaries and executors or trustees regarding the performance of their duties and the administration of estates of trusts
You will also be expected to supervise more junior members of the team
Be involved in business development, networking and helping to grow the team.What we can offer you:

competitive salary and benefits package.
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Death in Service
Employee Assistance Programme
Option to buy and sell holidays.
Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
Health Shields Policy (after completion of Probation Period)If this role could be of interest please apply, all applications are reviewed daily. Alternatively, please call Lauren on (phone number removed) to discuss further.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job