Recruitment

We like to think that the firm is a good place to work. There is a low staff turnover, but with great enthusiasm and commitment, and perhaps most importantly, everyone has a life outside the office.

The firm is still quite small by city standards, so that everyone gets to know most if not all of their colleagues and also has the opportunity to get to know a wide variety of clients.

Opportunities break down into three types.

• Training Contracts
• Support Staff
• Lawyers

Training Contracts

We currently have one trainee.  Each trainee spends six months in each of the four departments, working with Partners as well as more senior qualified members of the firm. You will have a great deal of daily support from those with whom you work, and have early contact with clients so that you can develop your interpersonal skills and at the same time have the benefit of experience to supplement the training which you acquired on your various courses.

We have no particular academic criteria, but we do welcome applications from those who are late entrants to the profession or "returners", or foreign lawyers looking to qualify in the English Jurisdiction. The ability to speak a foreign language is a distinct plus. At present our earliest vacancy is for 2008.

Support Staff

At the moment we have one  vacancy in our Clifton office:-

A  cashier, duties will include being responsible to the Managing Partner , working with two other cashiers, maintaining the accounts to SAR standards, maintaining the fims database, contact with all suppliers,with some report preparation and office management duties too. Salary commensurate to experience. Part time considered. 

Please contact Lyn Jeffries at our Clifton office with your CV, her email address is lyn.jeffries@sisnic.co.uk. 

Lawyers

At present we have one vacancy:-

A solicitor to join our Probate and Trust Team, ideally a member of Solicitors for the Elderly. This would probably suit someone with at least 3 to 5 years experience but part time candidates will be actively considered. Duties will include taking instructions for and drafting wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney, advice on Inheritance tax and estate planning generally, applications to the Court of Protection, winding up and distributing higher value, more complex Estates, Deeds of Family Arrangement, dealing with local authorities relating to care matters, you will be assisted by and responsible for the supervision of a legal executive. Market rate.  Based in our Clifton office

Please contact  tim.johnson@sisnic.co.uk for further details.

If none of these vacancies sound like you, don't be put off from sending in your CV, we are always willing to consider a speculative approach from anyone wishing to join us.

Benefits

We provide Health Insurance and there is a Pension scheme in place, into which the firm makes a contribution equal to 5% of salary. Both of these are available to members of the firm who have been with us for more than three months.