Tees Law is a Top 200 UK law firm, with over 400 dedicated professionals across our six offices. We offer expert legal services and independent financial advice to a wide range of clients, including individuals, businesses, professional partnerships, charities, schools, multi-academy trusts, and national corporations.
Founded in 1913, Tees has grown from a traditional family firm with strong community roots into a modern, forward-thinking practice. Our vision is simple: to be the firm of choice for delivering exceptional service.
At Tees, we believe in open, honest, and empathetic communication. No matter how complex the situation, we offer clear, long-term solutions tailored to each client’s needs. Drawing on over a century of experience, we proactively anticipate challenges and share insights to help our clients achieve a better future.
Our goal is not only to support our clients but to build brighter futures for them, their businesses, and their families. |
As an Associate Solicitor in our Private Client department, you will take charge of managing a diverse and complex caseload with minimal supervision. Your key responsibilities include:
- Client Relationship Management: Providing clients with high-quality legal advice while proactively managing and nurturing client relationships.
- Performance and Mentorship: Meeting the firm’s fee targets and contributing to the team’s success by mentoring and developing junior colleagues.
- Time and Financial Management: Efficiently managing your time to meet targets and ensuring that cash flow, time recording, lock-up, profitability, and billing are effectively handled.
- Cost-Efficient Service Delivery: Delivering legal services in a manner that is both cost-effective for clients and beneficial for the firm, utilizing technology to enhance performance.
- Delegation and Team Contribution: Delegating casework appropriately within the team to maximize overall performance and contribution.
- Performance Reporting: Providing regular updates on key performance indicators to the team lead and assisting in implementing new systems and processes to improve efficiency.
- Client Value and Profitability: Identifying opportunities to add value to clients and improve profitability by anticipating needs, understanding requirements, and offering cross-referrals and additional services. Ensuring availability and accessibility to deliver exceptional client service, even outside regular hours.
- Reputation Building: Contributing significantly to the firm’s reputation for excellence, attracting new clients and referral sources through your professional standing.
- Marketing and Business Development: Leading marketing initiatives such as presenting at events, networking, seminars, and contributing to publications to enhance the firm’s visibility.
- Continued Professional Development: Pursuing additional technical qualifications, such as STEP certification, to enhance the quality of legal advice provided.
This role requires a proactive approach, strategic thinking, and a commitment to delivering outstanding client service.
Person Specification
- Demonstrated success in handling complex private client cases, with a proven track record of delivering favorable outcomes.
- Possession of a Law degree, completion of the LPC and a two-year training contract, or holding a qualifying degree with completion of the GDL one-year conversion course, LPC, and a two-year training contract.
- Alternatively, candidates may hold the relevant CILEX qualification.
Benefits:
- An attractive salary
- Discretionary payments
- Birthday holiday
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with entitlement increasing with length of service
- Employee assistance programme through Health Assured (including Counselling sessions, 24/7 access to trained Counsellors, Health Assessments, 4-week wellness programs, and more)
- Contributory pension
- Discounted legal services
- Discounted financial advice services
- Life assurance
- Permanent health insurance
- Interest free season ticket and travel loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye care
- Access to a discount platform that includes special rate cinema tickets, shopping discounts and free treats from Cafe Nero and Greggs
- Discounted gym membership
- Social events throughout the year
- Payment for professional memberships and development opportunities
- A day’s leave per year to undertake Volunteer Day
- The opportunity to become involved with firm initiatives such as the Tees Better Future Fund and the ESG project.
If you are ambitious, driven, and want to work with a firm focused on helping give our clients a better future, then you are aligned in our aim to achieve that and empower you to be your absolute best. You will have a blended working schedule, giving you the freedom to arrange your days to benefit your commitments - in and out of the office. We understand that both the big and small details are important and believe that rewarding staff for their contributions and investing in their future is vital to the growth of our firm.
At Tees, diversity and inclusion are the heart of our vision for a better and more equitable future. We embrace diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, and socioeconomic background. We recognise that by embracing diversity, we can harness the collective power of our employees and create a culture that promotes collaboration, empathy, and understanding.
By prioritising diversity and inclusion, we believe that we create a more innovative, creative, and compassionate workplace. Our diverse perspectives lead to better problem-solving and enhanced decision-making, enabling us to better serve our customers and make a positive impact. |
