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This top firm of Solicitors with offices in East Sussex are looking to recruit a Commercial Litigation Solicitor to be based in their Eastbourne office. The role will give you the opportunity to handle a high-quality caseload of diverse dispute matters, including sale of goods and services disputes, breach of contract, debt recovery, business ownership and partnership disputes, regulatory cases and some intellectual property work. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, have 4 plus years PQE, and have a talent to help grow the team's existing reputation. In return the company offer an excellent salary and benefits, a dynamic, inclusive and supportive working environments, with a strong commitment to professional development and well-being. To apply please submit your CV to Jan Hanley at Staff Recruit or for more information please telephone Jan Hanley

COMMERICAL LITIGATION SOLICITOR

This well established firm of Solicitors based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, are looking to recruit a Accounts Assistant. The company are looking for a candidate with previous accounts or banking experience. Key responsibilities: 1) Bought and sales ledger experience. 2) Using a case management system to process cases. 3) Excellent working experience within a fast and busy accounts department. 4) Ensure that all payments such as BACS, Bank Transfers, Faster Payments and cheques are set up correctly and the Client Account is never allowed to overdraw, this includes setting up payments on the bank. 5) To create bills and statements for clients. 6) To ensure that all authorised invoices are dealt with in a timely manner. 7) Providing general administration and organisation of paperwork to support conveyancing transactions. 8) To manage own work allocation, productivity and quality of work with minimum supervision. 9) Be self motivated and able to multi task. In return the company are offering an excellent salary and benefits, and training to become a Legal Cashier. To apply please submit your CV to Jan Hanley at Staff Recruit or for more information please telephone Jan Hanley

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

Legal Manager - Litigation Location: Uckfield, East Sussex Salary: 50,000+ DOE + benefits Hours: Monday to Friday Holidays: 25 days + Bank Holidays, Free parking onsiteAre you currently supervising a team and looking for your next step in your career? Or perhaps you are a manager seeking a friendly, local employer? If the answer is yes, then we'd love to hear from you.Lloyd Recruitment Services are working with a specialist law firm seeking an experienced solicitor to join as a Legal Manager for their Litigation department. You will lead a team of fee earners and paralegals, manage a varied caseload and ensure efficient department operations.Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Manage daily casework and team workloads</li><li>Lead and mentor staff, including performance reviews and leave management</li><li>Review and update departmental processes, templates, and time recording</li><li>Handle defended and complex landlord and tenant litigation cases</li><li>Draft legal documents and ensure compliance with court procedures</li><li>Liaise with clients, courts, and third parties</li><li>Manage client complaints and reporting processes</li><li>Attend legal updates and training</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>Qualified Solicitor (2+ years PQE) or CILEx equivalent</li><li>Managerial experience or readiness to move into management</li><li>Strong knowledge of Civil Procedure Rules</li><li>Understanding of landlord and tenant law (training provided if needed)</li><li>Excellent communication, drafting, and organisational skills</li><li>Confident IT user, familiar with legal systems</li><li>Proactive, adaptable, and detail-oriented</li></ul>This is an excellent opportunity for a solicitor ready to take a leadership role within a specialist litigation team.Salary: 50,000+ DOE + benefitsExtra Information:<ul><li>Refer a friend and earn up to 500 (see website for details)</li><li>Due to high application volumes, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don't hear from us within 5 days, please assume you have not been successful</li><li>By applying, you accept Lloyd Recruitment Services' Privacy and GDPR Policy (see website)</li></ul>Lloyd Recruitment Services acts as an employment agency for this vacancy and is an equal opportunity employer.

Legal Manager - Litigation

Our clients are looking for a Solicitor or Legal Executive with 2+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE) to take on a diverse caseload, including both major projects and smaller matters spanning multiple sectors. This role will offer significant client interaction, providing excellent opportunities for professional growth and development. You will be: <ul> <li>Technically proficient and commercially minded</li> <li>Passionate about business development</li> <li>A strong team player with a proactive and client-focused approach</li> <li>Capable of delivering creative and practical solutions for clients</li> <li>Equipped with strong academic credentials, communication, and organisational skills</li> </ul> We endeavour to reply to all applications, however, if you haven t heard from us within 7 days, you have been unsuccessful with this particular role. You are very welcome to apply to future advertisements placed by Grafters Recruitment Consultants / Grafters Accountancy Personnel.

Commercial Lawyer

Legal Litigation Team Manager - NQ 6 months to 1 yearUckfield 50,000 per annumBenefits including: 25days holiday + BH, Xmas Close, Parking, Healthcash . Salary will be reviewed after probation.Office Hours - Onsite 9-5/5.30pmWe are seeking an experienced and motivated Team Manager to lead a busy Litigation Department. In this hands-on leadership role, you will oversee a team of 3-4 fee earners, managing workloads, processes, and performance while also handling complex and defended legal matters. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled litigator with strong leadership abilities to make a real impact in a growing practice, or a step up into a management role as a career move Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Manage and supervise departmental workloads, task allocation, and performance.</li><li>Conduct one-to-one meetings, monitor performance, and manage annual leave.</li><li>Develop and update process plans for claims, mapping from inception to eviction.</li><li>Maintain and update departmental templates and procedures.</li><li>Ensure effective time recording and task target setting.</li><li>Liaise with clients, defendants, courts, solicitors, and managing agents.</li><li>Assess complaints and report to the client and Practice COLP.</li><li>Attend legal update conferences (in person or virtually).</li><li>Undertake fee-earning work, including defended and complex cases (fast track, intermediate track, multi-track).</li><li>Draft legal documents and ensure compliance with court directions and orders.</li><li>Issue possession claims (online and paper applications).</li><li>Prepare notices seeking possession, applications, and advocate/counsel instructions.</li><li>Maintain accurate case management and status records.</li></ul>Skills &amp; Experience Required<ul><li>NQ 6 months to 1 year, with litigation experience (CILEX lawyers with equivalent experience considered).</li><li>Proven management experience, or the readiness to step into a management role.</li><li>Good understanding of the Civil / Litigation processes.</li><li>Strong IT skills and proficiency with case management systems.</li><li>Highly organised, with excellent communication and leadership skills.</li></ul>Apply today online for this excellent opportunity to move your career forward.This role is being managed by Debbie Foster - Office Angels - Tunbridge Wells - (phone number removed)Or please send your CV in confidence to (url removed).Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.

Team Manager (Solicitor)

If you are an experienced Legal Assistant in Conveyancing, have the following skills and are looking for a new challenge we would like to hear from you. <ul> <li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships with clients and third parties with efficiency and great customer service.</li> <li>Ability to prioritise and manage your own time</li> <li>Excellent problem solving and research skills</li> <li>Work well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.</li> <li>Well organised and pay attention to detail.</li> </ul> Duties <ul> <li>Assist in the preparation of legal documents for property transactions, including contracts and transfer deeds.</li> <li>Conduct property searches and obtain relevant information from local authorities and other agencies.</li> <li>Maintain accurate records and files using the case management system, ensuring all documentation is up-to-date and compliant with legal requirements.</li> <li>Communicate effectively with clients, estate agents, and other professionals to provide updates on the progress of transactions.</li> <li>Manage incoming correspondence, including emails and phone calls, responding promptly to queries.</li> <li>Assist in the completion of financial statements and ensure timely payments are processed.</li> <li>Support the team in administrative tasks as required to facilitate smooth operations within the department.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Excellent salary and benefits package with 25 days annual leave entitlement, plus Bank Holidays;</li> <li>A day s holiday on your birthday!;</li> <li>Bonus scheme;</li> <li>Supportive and friendly team culture; and</li> <li>Opportunity to grow and develop in a busy and varied role.</li> </ul>

Legal Assistant- Conveyancing

A highly respected, award winning law firm are currently seeking an experienced Residential Conveyancer or Solicitor to join their busy Conveyancing department. Due to their continued success, as well as future succession planning, this firm are seeking to further strengthen their residential conveyancing offering. With a focus on high quality residential conveyancing, and a clear client-centric approach, the successful Residential Conveyancer or Solicitor will manage their own case load of residential property matters, to include (but not limited to): <ul><li>Sales and purchases</li><li>Freehold and leasehold</li><li>Transfer of equity and remortgage work</li><li>New build</li></ul>This is a firm who have won numerous awards and are recognised for their staff-centred and inclusive culture, quality work and exceptionally low staff turn over. Benefits include: <ul><li>Flexible working options - applications are welcome from those who wish to work 4 days per week or full-time</li><li>Hybrid working available (after a period of settling in)</li><li>Generous holiday allowance, with additional Christmas closure</li><li>Regular social events</li><li>Charity events</li><li>Parking</li></ul>The successful Residential Conveyancer or Solicitor will offer the following background/skill set: <ul><li>Have at least 4 years experience of managing a case load of residential property matters, gained within private practice, legal services or local authority</li><li>Ideally to be qualified - Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer or Legal Executive (applications are also being considered from experienced non-qualified Conveyancers with the appropriate experience)</li><li>Demonstrate a solid technical knowledge</li><li>Excellent communication skills, with the ability to forge long-term professional relationships with colleagues, clients and referral contacts</li><li>Be a keen team player</li><li>Ideally to have experience of mentoring junior members of staff</li><li>Have solid IT skills</li></ul>If you believe that this might be the next step in your conveyancing career, please get in touch today! GWV Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Gerrard White Consulting and Vermelo RPO) acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary and contract workers. By applying for this job you accept the terms of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service Agreement which can be found at (url removed)

Residential Property Conveyancer

Senior Legal Secretary. This leading and well respected firm of Solicitors with office in East Sussex are looking to recruit a Senior Legal Secretary to be based in their Hastings office. The successful candidate will preferably need previous experience as a Senior Legal Secretary but good audio skills and experience, working on a one to one basis, plus good IT skills, excellent customer service skills and enjoy working in a busy environment. In return the company offer an excellent salary and benefits, and the security of working for an expanding Law firm. To apply please submit your CV to, Jan Hanley at Staff Recruit or for more information please telephone Jan Hanley on (phone number removed) or for out of office hours until 8pm including weekends call Jan Hanley on (phone number removed)

SENIOR LEGAL SECRETARY

Our clients are recruiting for a Residential Conveyancing Lawyer at their central Eastbourne office. You will need to have current experience of managing conveyancing transactions from instruction through to completion, including sales, purchases, re-mortgages and transfers, and also be highly organised and with a keen attention to detail. A further requirement is that you should have good IT skills and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and Excel). As part of this role you will also be given access to, and required to use, online accounts (e.g. The Land Registry, Government Gateway, anti-money laundering searches, quotation system etc) as well as office equipment (scanning, copying and printing). You will be required to have good written and spoken English and the ability to communicate well with clients, colleagues and other external contacts. You will need to be both confident and personable on the telephone and face to face. This is a full time, office based role with assistance from support staff. Candidates close to qualifying as a legal executive or solicitor who have relevant experience will also be considered. We endeavour to reply to all applications, however, if you haven t heard from us within 7 days, you have been unsuccessful with this particular role. You are very welcome to apply to future advertisements placed by Grafters Recruitment Consultants / Grafters Accountancy Personnel.

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