Legal Administrator jobs in United Kingdom

• Seniority: 2-5 years post-qualification experience
• Department: Wills, Trusts & Probate – Bereavement team
• Office: Hertford/Hybrid

Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work-life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as invested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in - and where the only ceiling is your ambition?

Then Attwaters Solicitors is the firm for you. Come and find out what made us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2024 and 2025, and why 96% of our staff are proud to work for us.

With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the ‘go to’ private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect.

In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we’re looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field.

We also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That’s why we are dedicated to creating a positive and supportive work environment where your wellbeing and job satisfaction really matter.

We offer structured, documented career paths with opportunities for supported and mentored professional development and progression that ensure you thrive and reach your full potential. But that’s not all: Attwaters Solicitors is also passionate about giving back to local communities and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

We are looking for a Solicitor or GILEX/FILEX with 2-5 years’ post-qualification experience to join our Wills, Trusts & Probate team. Ideally, you will have a STEP membership, be in the process of acquiring one, or be willing to work towards this qualification.

Your role will include some taking of instructions and preparation of basic to more complex Wills, LPAs and general Powers of Attorney.

Your workload will involve Probate and the administration of estates, from basic estates falling below the IHT threshold to more valuable and taxable estates involving IHT400s and relevant schedules, claiming appropriate reliefs, etc. You will have experience in estate administration where the deceased has died intestate, in addition to a good understanding of intestacy rules and procedures.

We are looking for a candidate with an understanding of trusts and their tax treatment, both upon creation of the trust and during its lifetime. You can advise on the appropriateness of trusts within Wills and whether the creation of a trust would be beneficial during a client’s lifetime.

You have an understanding of the set-up and administration of life interest trusts and discretionary trusts where they are found in a deceased’s Will, in addition to an understanding of the mechanism for collapsing trusts where not required.

• You’re dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge.
• You’re somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud.
• You’re interested in promoting the firm’s good name both internally and externally.
• You’re a team player who will always go the extra mile.
• You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them.
• You show good judgement and maturity.
• You’re risk-aware – you know what you don’t know.
• You’re a hard worker with a ‘can-do’ attitude.

• A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress.
• A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme.
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
• Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing.
• Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee’s expense.
• Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform.
• Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events.
• Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz!
• And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits.

Click ‘Apply’ to complete and submit your application – we can’t wait to hear from you!