We have the following current legal jobs and other vacancies (last updated November 15th 2023).
1 & 2. Two Consultant Fee-Sharing Lawyers – (1) Company Commercial and (2) Employment Law – REMOTE WORKING AVAILABLE
3. Experienced Conveyancing Secretary or Paralegal – Salisbury Office
4. Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Team Administrator – PART 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 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 an entry-level legal job 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.
2 X Consultant Fee-Sharing Lawyers – (1) Company Commercial and (2) Employment Law
We are looking for 2 enthusiastic and experienced lawyers to work fully remotely, or on a hybrid basis at 1 of our offices, on a part time fee sharing consultancy based.
Both of these legal jobs are suitable for solicitors or legal executives who are able to run files without supervision. Although we have over 65 staff, you will be our only lawyers dealing with these 2 areas 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 legal work – either employment law or company/commercial 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 these 2 areas 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 candidates. 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 these legal jobs 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.
We already have serious expertise in both commercial property and commercial litigation work. For example, the Head of our Dispute Resolution team is a highly experienced commercial litigator, having been equity partner at top 100 firm, Thrings, for 30 years before joining us.
How to apply for these legal jobs
Email Senior Partner Tim Bishop at tim.bishop@bishopslaw.com with an accompanying letter and your CV.
Experienced Conveyancing Secretary or Paralegal – Full Time – Salisbury Office
We are looking for an experienced conveyancing secretary or paralegal to support our increasingly busy 21 strong conveyancing team. The role is full-time and will be based at our Salisbury office.
NB this is a brand-new position as a result of the significant continued growth in our conveyancing work, despite the subdued housing market.
Experience required
We will be looking for the successful candidate to have a minimum of 18 months solid experience of conveyancing. Therefore this particular role will not be suitable for a legal graduate looking for their 1st job.
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.
Medical Negligence And Personal Injury Team Administrator – Part Time – Salisbury Office
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated part-time legal administrator to support our busy medical negligence and personal injury team.
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 and to deal sensitively with clients who have often been through a traumatic experience.
· 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
The job is part-time, but the times are negotiable
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 roles 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.
