Vacancies At Grainger Appleyard

Family and Matrimonial Department

Hours - Monday - Friday, 0900 hours - 1715 hours

Grainger Appleyard has an upcoming vacancy in its Family and Matrimonial Departmennt.  The role will be to take over a busy existing caseload of divorce, financial provision, private children, injunction and particularly public children law.

Applications are sought from candidates that already have experience in dealing with all types of family law matters although all levels of experience will be considered.  Membership of the children law panel will assist although is not necessarily a requirement.  Knowledge and experience of the legal aid schemes and procedures is important.

The candidate will need to have the ability to work in a fast paced department both as an individual but also within a team setting.

Salary is dependable upon level of experience.

Applications will be considered from candidates of all levels of experience. 

The successful candidate will manage a caseload including the following matters -

• Drafting and advising on a range of wills
• Probate
• Estate administration
• LPAs
• Court of Protection
• Trusts

Essential -

• Knowledge of Wills, Probate and Estate administration, LPAs, Court of Protection and Trusts
• Excellent communication and client care skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Clear verbal and written communication skills

Ideally, the successful candidate will work from the firm's main office on Hall Gate in the City of Doncaster and potentially at the firm's sub-office in Tickhill, Doncaster as and when required.

Salary is dependable on level of experience.

Grainger Appleyard is seeking a commercial solicitor to join the firm.

The firm is a high street law firm with an emphasis on traditional values dealing with a wide area of law including Commecial Property, Private Client, Residential Conveyancing, Litigation and Family.

The firm has two offices with the main office situated in Doncaster City Centre and the second office situated on the outskirts of Doncaster in Tickhill.

The position will involve a range of Commercial Property matters including commercial and property transactions such as freehold and leasehold sale and purchases by individuals, companies and Self-Invested Personal Pensions, landlord and tenant, business sale and purchases, option agreements and property financing.

We expect the candidate to be able to work relatively autonomously.  Support will, however, be available when needed.

A suitable candidate for this role will have at least 1 years PQE but  candidates that fall outside this criteria but have relevant knowledge and experience will also be considered.

Full-Time Position

Salary - Basic plus bonus linked to fee income

The successful candidate will join a very busy department working from our Head Office in Hall Gate .

The role involves managing a busy caseload of sale and purchase matters from file opening to completion.  The candidate will have extensive experience of freehold, leasehold and new build transactions and be able to work with minimum supervision.

The candidate will have the ability to work on their own initiative with attention to detail and should demonstrate strong organisation and file management skills.

Basic salary is dependant on experience and bonus structure is directly linked to fee income.