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We have an exciting opportunity for a Private Client Paralegal to work at our brand-new Newcastle city centre office.

Ideally this position is a full-time role, although a minimum of 4 days a week could be considered. The role would be working business hours from Monday to Friday

Previous knowledge and experience of Wills, probate, powers of attorney, trust administration is advantageous but not essential.

Successful applicants will report to the Head of Department and will:

• Assist the solicitors in the team by dealing/speaking with existing and new clients
• Advise, assist and represent clients, maintaining an exceptionally high standard of client care at all times
• Evaluate and assess information, evidence and legal issues
• Provide support to solicitors in the team in running their caseload
• Evaluate and assess information, evidence and legal issues
• Balance the demands of clients/caseload and non-casework responsibilities, ensuring they meet deadlines set
• Contribute to marketing and business development activities for the team and firm

They will be able to get involved in a variety of matters including:

• Drafting Wills
• Assisting with estate administration to include reviewing papers and scheduling assets and liabilities
• Contacting and meeting with estate agents/valuers as part of the gathering of information to administer an estate
• Meeting with clients with one of the solicitors
• Contacting clients to arrange meetings and to gather information
• Preparing powers of attorney and accompanying Court forms
• Contacting asset holders to obtain information as part of the estate administration and assist with paying liabilities
• Carrying out online searches – for example bankruptcy searches
• Preparing forms to deal with the encashment or transfer of assets under the estate

The following skills and experience are relevant:

• Balancing the demands of clients/caseload and non-casework responsibilities and ensuring that deadlines are met
• Adhering to all file and case management policies and procedures / compliance
• Accurately recording all time, chargeable and non-chargeable
• Ensuring that the billing of files is carried out efficiently and at the earliest opportunity
• Working as a team player with other fee earners and support staff
• Maintaining knowledge and skills in relevant practice area keeping up to date with relevant legislation and case law
• Ensuring continuing competence through identifying and addressing any learning needs
• Participating in and engaging with supervision
• Maintaining a good knowledge and understanding of IT systems

We offer an excellent benefits package and an unrivalled working environment.

If you would like any further information or to apply for this role, please send your CV to ruth.fell@hay-kilner.co.uk.

We are recruiting for a Paralegal to work within our Clinical Negligence team at our Newcastle city centre office.

This position could be a full time or part time role (minimum of 4 days preferred), working business hours from Monday to Friday. Similar experience in a previous role would be advantageous.

Successful applicants will be responsible for:

• Assisting the solicitors in the team by dealing/speaking with existing and new clients
• Advising, assisting and representing clients while maintaining an exceptionally high standard of client care at all times
• Evaluating and assessing information, evidence, and legal issues
• Providing support to solicitors in the team in running their caseload
• Contributing to marketing and business development activities for the team and firm.

Successful applicants will report to our Head of Corporate and will:

• Drafting, preparing, and proofreading legal documents
• Taking initial instructions and preparing statements
• Reading and summarising documents e.g. medical notes, contact records etc
• Organising medical records
• Assisting with preparation of the Court Bundle and other court documentation e.g. case summaries and chronology in order to ensure cases are fully prepared for hearing
• Carrying out legal research
• Performing general administrative duties such as filing, letter writing, billing clients, scheduling meetings, and responding to telephone queries

The ideal candidate will be:

• An excellent communicator
• Organised / good attention to detail
• Enjoy working with figures and be proficient with Excel spreadsheets
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to maintain their knowledge and skills in relevant practice area keeping up to date with relevant legislation and case law.

We offer an excellent benefits package and an unrivalled working environment.

Hay & Kilner are a full-service law firm with offices in the heart of Newcastle city centre and in Wallsend Town centre and we are currently expanding our team.
Hay & Kilner provides a comprehensive service across an extensive range of practice areas, which covers all our client’s legal requirements.
We are currently expanding the Safeguarding Child Care Team and are recruiting a Solicitor to work at our Wallsend office specialising in Public and Private Children Law.

Successful applicants will report to the Head of Department and will:

• Play an integral role in providing comprehensive and accurate legal advice and guidance to existing and new clients to the firm
• Be working with a diverse range of clients and handling your own caseload
• Manage their own caseload while maintaining accurate, detailed and up to date case files, ensuring confidentiality is maintained and all data protection regulations are adhered to
• Assist the team’s Partner and other fee earners with various family matters
• Contribute to marketing and business development activities for the team and firm

They will be able to get involved in a variety of matters including:

• Undertaking work in both public and private children matters
• Be confident in dealing with non-molestation order and other injunction matters
• Undertake your own advocacy before the Magistrates, District and Circuit Benches
• Advising and assisting clients with the PLO process and representing clients at those meetings with social services

The following skills and experience are relevant:

• Qualified solicitor or experienced fee earner with experience in both public and private Children law
• An ability to balance the demands of clients/caseload and non-casework responsibilities
• Adhering to all file and case management policies and procedures / compliance
• Accurately recording all time, chargeable and non-chargeable
• Ensuring that the billing of files is carried out efficiently and at the earliest opportunity
• Working as a team player with other fee earners and support staff
• Maintaining knowledge and skills in relevant practice area keeping up to date with relevant legislation and case law
• Proven track record of providing high-quality legal advice and achieving positive outcomes for clients
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport with clients
• Ability to work independently and manage a caseload effectively, while also collaborating with colleagues when necessary
• Maintenance of knowledge and skills in relevant practice area keeping up to date with relevant legislation and case law
• Ensuring continuing competence through identifying and addressing any learning needs
• Participating in and engaging with supervision of support staff
• Maintaining a good knowledge and understanding of IT systems
• A willingness to be involved in business development

We offer an excellent benefits package and a friendly working environment.

Successful applicants will report to our private client partners and will be responsible for:

• Have their own good quality residential property workload
• Assist the Team’s property partner with various property matters
• Be able to work on all aspects of residential conveyancing and be committed to delivering an outstanding service level to our high net worth private clients.
• Have direct contact with the firm’s clients
• Be involved in business development activities within the Private Client Team and across the wider firm

They will be able to get involved in a variety of matters including:

• Property sales and purchases
• Freehold and Leasehold matters Remortgage work
• New-Builds
• Development schemes
• Shared ownership properties

The following skills and experience are relevant:

• Experience in dealing with property matters including sales and purchases of freehold and leasehold properties
• Working independently and as part of a team
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a large caseload
• Provision of first-class client care
• Excellent oral and communication skills
• Excellent housekeeping skills i.e. WIP control and disbursements

If you would like to apply for this role, please send your CV to Ruth Fell - ruth.fell@hay-kilner.co.uk.

Successful applicants will:

• Assist the Team with all types of commercial contract work
• Have direct contact with the firm’s clients
• Be involved in business development activities within the Commercial Team and across the wider firm
• Ideally have their own quality following

They will be able to get involved in a variety of matters including:

• Manufacturing and supply contracts
• Distribution and agency agreements
• Franchising
• Terms and conditions of business
• Advising on on-line contracting
• Software development, licensing and distribution
• Software and hardware supply, maintenance and support agreements
• Hosting and consultancy
• Outsourcing
• Tech business deals including grants, investments, sales and acquisitions
• Cloud-based services such as Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Joint ventures
• End User License Agreements (EULAs)
• Research and development agreements

The ideal candidate will:

• Be ambitious and proactive with an ability to successfully manage a busy workload
• Be experienced in business development and leading client work
• Have the ability to work collaboratively and also independently
• Have a high level of accountability
• Be commercially aware
• Possess great organisational skills and the ability to manage large caseloads and projects
• Have the desire to grow with the firm and actively contribute to the firm’s future success
• Have experience of dealing with all types of commercial contracts, ideally including technology sector contracts
• Have the ability to provide first class client care

If you would like to apply or have an informal discussion around this role, get in touch by contacting Ruth Fell.

Successful applicants will report to our Head of Corporate and will:

• Assist the Team with all types of corporate transactional work
• Preferably have their own good quality corporate workload
• Have direct contact with the firm’s clients
• Be involved in business development activities within the Corporate Team and across the wider firm

They will be able to get involved in a variety of matters including:

• Business and share acquisitions and disposals
• Management buy-outs
• Corporate refinancing
• Advising investee companies
• Group reorganisations
• Share buybacks

The following skills and experience are relevant:

• Experience of dealing with corporate transactions, including business and share acquisitions and disposals
• Working independently and as part of a team
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a large caseload
• Provision of first class client care

You can expect a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, alongside flexible and hybrid working options. We also offer a great working environment in brand new, state of the art offices based in Newcastle City Centre.

If you would like to apply or have an informal discussion around this role, get in touch by contacting Ruth Fell.

We are currently expanding our Corporate Team and this is an excellent opportunity for a senior solicitor with a solid corporate background to work within our Newcastle-based Corporate Team.

Successful applicants will report to our Head of Corporate and will:

• Assist and supervise the Team with all types of corporate transactional work
• Preferably have their own good quality corporate workload
• Establish exceptional relationships with the firm’s clients
• Be involved in business development activities within the Corporate Team and across the wider firm

They will be able to get involved in a variety of matters including:

• Business and share acquisitions and disposals
• Management buy-outs
• Corporate refinancing
• Advising investee companies
• Group reorganisations
• Share buybacks

The following skills and experience are relevant:

• Experience of dealing with corporate transactions, including business and share acquisitions and disposals
• Working independently and as part of a team
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage large caseloads and projects
• The desire to grow with the firm and the ability to confidently advise and work with clients at all levels, up to Directors and CEO’s
• Provision of first-class client care

You can expect a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, alongside flexible and hybrid working options. We also offer a great working environment in brand new, state of the art offices based in Newcastle City Centre.

If you would like to apply or have an informal discussion around this role, get in touch by contacting Ruth Fell. ruth.fell@hay-kilner.co.uk.

We are recruiting for a Senior banking solicitor to work within our Newcastle-based department.

Successful applicants will report to our Head of Corporate and will:

• Provide practical advice on all banking matters.
• Advise lenders, investors and corporate borrowers on bank loan facility documentation and private equity house investment documentation.
• Draft, review, negotiate and advise on all types of bank security documentation (including debentures, legal charges, corporate guarantees, deeds of priority etc).
• Advise on the enforcement of security.
• Advise on company law provisions in relation to funding transactions, working closely with the corporate and commercial property teams.
• Have their own good quality banking workload.
• Be involved in business development activities within the corporate team and across the wider firm.

The following skills and experience are relevant:

• The ability to provide excellent client service and to build and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders.
• Working independently and as part of a team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a large caseload.

You can expect a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, alongside flexible and hybrid working options. We also offer a great working environment in brand new, state of the art offices based in Newcastle City Centre.