We have the following current legal jobs and other vacancies (last updated September 4th 2024)
1. Litigation Lawyer – Salisbury office – REMOTE WORKING AVAILABLE
2. Consultant Fee-Sharing Employment Lawyer – REMOTE WORKING AVAILABLE
3 & 4. 2 X Graduate Paralegals (family law and conveyancing)– Full Time – Salisbury Office
5. Paralegal or Conveyancing Secretary – Full Time – Salisbury or Fordingbridge Offices
6. Leasehold Property Admin Assistant – Full Time – Salisbury office
We are also looking to add to our bank of Reception and Secretarial casual workers – for our Salisbury, Amesbury and Fordingbridge offices. See below.
Please note we do not accept job applications for secretaries, inexperienced paralegals and other support staff through agencies.
LEGAL SECRETARIES – regardless of current vacancies, we always happy to hear from experienced legal secretaries who are looking for a new local legal job, part time or full time.
Bonallack & Bishop | Salisbury | Fordingbridge | Andover | Amesbury
PARALEGALS – we take paralegal training very seriously and regularly take on paralegals as part of our Accelerated Development Programme. Click here for more details of our law graduate paralegal scheme. Regardless of whether we have any current paralegal job vacancies, we are always keen to hear from bright enthusiastic LLB and LPC graduates who are looking for entry-level legal jobs and a long-term legal career – and who live near to one of our four branch offices.
REMOTE WORKERS – please note that while some of our vacancies are entirely suitable for remote lawyers, we will only consider applications for these legal jobs from candidates who have already had experience of purely home working for law firms.
Litigation Lawyer – hybrid or office based – FULLY REMOTE working also available
Are you looking for the opportunity to work with an exciting and progressive firm which continues to grow? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced lawyer to join our busy dispute resolution team, and possibly take over the role of Department Head. The position is available to both solicitors and CILEX legal executives.
The successful candidate
The right candidate will have :
- at least 4 years’ solid experience of litigation work
- desire to help in the growth of the litigation department
- great people skills and will be an enthusiastic team player
- good organisational. time management and IT skills
- high standards of customer care
- a history of strong billing
The job is suitable for a solicitor with genuine ability and proven experience.
Experience as Head of Department previously is useful but not essential.
So, if you are a confident, well-presented, friendly and approachable lawyer with excellent communication skills, we want to hear from you.
The job
Initially, the job will broadly replace an existing lawyer’s caseload of mainly civil with some more limited commercial litigation work – with the current caseload split broadly as follows;
- Contested probate claims – 70%
- Other commercial and civil litigation, including professional negligence and construction disputes – 30%
It does not involve dealing with personal injury and medical negligence work (we have 2 other experienced solicitors dealing with that work exclusively).
The dispute resolution department includes an existing team of 2 other litigation lawyers, and a paralegal, dealing exclusively with property disputes.
Head of our dispute resolution team
A Head of Department role is available for the right candidate.
Developing additional niche work
We love niches – areas where we can develop genuinely specialist areas of law to completely outshine the opposition regionally and even nationwide.
If you have a niche area of law you have developed or would like to develop in addition to the existing workload, we would love to talk to you about it.
Location
The job is currently based at our Salisbury office, and that is our preference – with very flexible hybrid working, although working out of either our Amesbury, Andover or Fordingbridge branch is also possible. However, we are happy to consider fully remote working for the right candidate.
Many of our lawyers routinely work from home. We are more concerned with output than input – what we are really looking for is quality work, highly satisfied clients and great billing.
Salary?
Market rate – dependent on the successful candidate’s qualification and experience.
How to apply
Sound good? If you’re interested in the job, email Senior Partner Tim Bishop at tim.bishop@bishopslaw.com with an accompanying letter and your CV.
Consultant Fee-Sharing Employment Lawyer
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced lawyer to work fully remotely, or on a hybrid basis at 1 of our offices, on a part time fee sharing consultancy basis.
This legal job is suitable for a solicitor or legal executive who is able to run files without supervision. Although we have over 70 staff, you will be our only lawyer dealing with this area of work.
So, if you are a confident, well-presented, friendly and approachable lawyer with excellent communication skills, we want to hear from you.
The successful candidate
The right candidate will have
- at least 4 years’ solid experience of High Street employment law work
- great people skills and will be an enthusiastic team player
- good organisational, time management and IT skills
- the ability to multi-task under pressure
- a keen eye for detail
- the confidence and the ability to react to change whilst working within a pressurised environment
- excellent standards of client care and great communication skills
Your work
While we are perfectly happy for you to bring in your own work, we already have work in this area of law which we currently have to turn away or refer on. And we are confident that we can grow this work for the successful candidate. But we do not foresee generating enough work for a full-time position.
We have no objection to the successful candidates working for other firms, or as an independent freelancer, in addition to this legal job with us.
Our position
We are a successful mid-sized and growing law firm. And much of our existing work is for private clients. However, it is clear that there is considerable scope to grow our work for business clients. So, we are looking for someone to work with Senior Partner, Tim Bishop, and our marketing team to help grow our business law work.
How to apply for these legal jobs
Email Senior Partner Tim Bishop at tim.bishop@bishopslaw.com with an accompanying letter and your CV.
2 X GRADUATE PARALEGAL VACANCIES (family law and conveyancing)– Full Time – Salisbury Office
(No agencies please for inexperienced law graduates)
Are you a paralegal who is looking for a job in Salisbury?
Here at Bonallack & Bishop, a fast-growing progressive Wiltshire and Hampshire law firm, we are looking for 2 more enthusiastic paralegals – 1 for conveyancing and the other for our family law and divorce team. Both positions are brand-new reflecting the continuing growth in our work, both locally and nationwide.
The successful candidate will have;
- excellent English Language skills to ensure accuracy of legal information
- good numeracy, organisational, time management and IT skills
- excellent standards of client care and great people and communication skills
- the ability to work well as part of a team
- initiative
- a strong work ethic
- an ability to stick to strict deadlines
- a desire to help in the continuing growth of the firm
- the ability to multi-task under pressure
- a keen eye for detail
Qualifications
The job is suitable for a law graduate looking for their first role. No previous legal experience is necessary.
Hours
Full Time – 9.00am to 5.15pm – Monday to Friday
The team?
The conveyancing paralegal will be part of a increasingly busy and our fast growing CQS accredited 28 strong residential property team. The family paralegal will be supporting our 4 family lawyers and part of a 6 strong team.
Additional factors
We are only interested in candidates who live in, or reasonably close to, the Salisbury area.
Training and support
The successful candidate will immediately join our Accelerated Development Programme – click here for further details.
Depending on performance, our plan is that the successful candidate will be trained up, using the new Legal Apprenticeship pathway, as a Legal Executive or Solicitor with the intention that the candidate will remain throughout in the Family Team on a permanent basis.
If we agree to support the candidate as a legal apprentice, there will be a contribution towards funding external training and providing time off for learning and study.
How to apply
Interested? If you’re interested in the job, email Senior Partner Tim Bishop at tim.bishop@bishopslaw.com with an accompanying letter and your CV.
Paralegal or Conveyancing Secretary – Full Time – Salisbury or Fordingbridge Offices
(No agencies please for inexperienced law graduates)
We are looking for either a paralegal or an experienced conveyancing secretary to support a member of our increasingly busy 28 strong property team. This position is in addition to the 2 Salisbury-based paralegal vacancies above.
NB this is a brand-new position as a result of the significant continued growth in our conveyancing work.
The work
The successful candidate will support a highly experienced solicitor member of our team who deals with a combination of both commercial property transactions, along with residential property for property investors and developers only.
Experience required
· Conveyancing secretary – we will be looking for the successful candidate to have a minimum of 18 months solid experience of conveyancing
· Paralegal – although solid paralegal experience, particular in relation to property law is ideal, the job is also available to law graduates looking for their first role.
Locally based candidates
The successful candidates will live locally or within an easy commuting distance of our Salisbury or Fordingbridge offices.
We will not consider candidates from further afield for this role
Person specification
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, including a high standard of grammar and spelling
• Good numeracy and a keen eye for detail
• Ability to multi-task and deal with confidential information appropriately is essential.
• Excellent standards of client care – the ability to deal sensitively and effectively with clients
• Good phone manner
• General administration/office skills
• Good IT skills and working knowledge of Word software
• Time management skills and the ability to stick to strict deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Initiative and a strong work ethic
How to apply?
If you’re interested in the job, email alana.bury@bishopslaw.com with an accompanying letter and your CV.
Leasehold Property Team Administrator – Full Time – Salisbury office
(No agencies please for this role)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated legal administrator to support our increasingly busy and highly specialist 5 strong leasehold property team who are gaining a national reputation for their expertise.
The majority of the team’s work involves lease extension, but the team also deal with enfranchisement and other aspects of leasehold property.
Experience required
Training for the role will be provided. Previous office experience is preferred but not essential. We are prepared to consider bright young people looking for their first job.
The successful candidate
The right candidate will have the following qualities;
· Professional manner and appearance.
· Organised.
· Ability to solve problems and use initiative.
· Calm and able to work to deadlines.
· Ability to manage and prioritise a range of tasks.
· Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Good telephone manner.
· Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, including a high standard of English grammar and spelling.
· Attention to detail.
· Willingness to learn new skills.
· General administration/office skills including use of e-mail.
· Good IT skills and working knowledge of Word software.
· Time management skills
· Ability to work as part of a team.
Hours
Full Time – 9.00am to 5.15pm – Monday to Friday
Duties of the post
· Supporting a team of fee earners when necessary.
· Opening files and creating new matters on the client database.
· Maintaining, organising and archiving client files.
· Answering telephone calls and taking accurate messages
· Organising and managing the central diary system.
· Photocopying and scanning
· Linking incoming post to appropriate case files
· Sending and receiving e-mails
· Dealing with clients and third parties
· Preparing bills and invoices and other Accounts related tasks.
· Dealing with new enquiries when required, obtaining relevant information from clients and sending out client care documentation.
· Performing general administrative duties as required.
· Undertake any training required in order to maintain and develop your effectiveness in the role.
· Other tasks as required.
How to apply?
If you’re interested in the job, email alana.bury@bishopslaw.com with an accompanying letter and your CV.
Casual and Temporary Staff – Reception and Secretarial Legal Jobs – Salisbury, Amesbury and Fordingbridge
We are actively recruiting to our bank of casual and ‘temp’ secretaries and reception staff.
Secretaries should have solid secretarial experience and ideally some exposure to a legal office environment. Receptionists will ideally have reception experience – but we will consider those with solid experience of client facing roles in service industries
These jobs are paid on an hourly or daily basis and are ideally suited to people who want to work flexibly.
If you are interested in one of these jobs, please email your cv and covering letter to Alana Bury at alana.bury@bishopslaw.com.
