Careers
What We Do
We help people with key issues in their daily lives, so we specialise in areas such as housing disrepair claims, property disputes, and conveyancing.
Our clients live and work all over the UK and we deal with courts and experts all over the UK too. That means we need to be great communicators. So, we need staff who are fantastic at dealing with people over the phone and online.
Our Values
We want lawyers who can talk and write to our clients using words they understand. No Legal jargon. No convoluted explanations. Keep it simple and effective.
Our clients need us to be accessible so they can speak to us when they need us. We are not local to most of our clients so they can’t just pop in to see us. So, trust must be earned by making ourselves available and giving them good, simple advice.
Clients who get the result they want from us are happy clients. We always work with that in mind. Our goal is always to achieve what our client asked for when they first got in touch.
With this in mind, our core values are:
- Always use clear simple language.
- Clients should have easy access to their lawyer.
- To achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.
You can find out more about our firm on our About page.
Why Work With Us?
For us to provide exceptional service to our clients, we know we need an exceptional team. So we work hard to attract the right people.
Career Support and Development
We are a small and relatively new practice, but we are well financed and we’re looking to expand. So, there will be opportunities for promotion into team management and practice management.
A big part of this is investing in our staff and their professional development.
Matthew is an experienced litigator who was looking for a training contract. We don’t pass up the chance to work with skilled litigators, so a training contract was arranged and Matthew is now a fully qualified solicitor and our head of litigation.
Thomas, who manages our in-house marketing, started working with us as a marketing apprentice and has since completed a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing.
Where We Are
We work in a friendly, open plan office, close the the center of Warrington. Travelling to and from the office is easy as we are close to the bus station, both of Warrington’s train stations, and there is parking opposite our office.
Plus, being based on a high street means we’re also close to shops, restaurants, and bars.
Our Marketing and Our Clients
We run our own in-house marketing, meaning you will be dealing with clients who contacted us directly – not clients who have been passed from disinterested referrers.
You will also be given the opportunity to get involved in our marketing, if that interests you. But, we want you to focus on what you’re best at. So, you won’t have to deal with the nitty gritty of initial calls and retainers. We have an client liaison team to handle this, letting you focus on your case load.
Our Current Vacancies
So, if you’re looking to take the next step in your career, and build on your professional skills, please take a look at our current vacancies here.
Don’t see a role that suits you? That’s ok – we’re always happy receive CVs whether we’re actively recruiting or not.
To enquire about a role, please call us on 01925 351 350 or email chris@chrisruddsolicitors.co.uk.
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or disability status.
Client Liaison / Admin
Job Description
The role will be varied. It will cover such things as answering calls from existing clients and taking new enquiries, opening files, closing files, filing and general office duties such as handling post etc. Legal knowledge would be useful, as would experience of office admin work or sales.
Personality is important, so it is a little difficult to be precise about the role as we will tailor it for the right person. We are looking for someone with drive and a friendly personality and great communication skills, a person who would enjoy talking to our clients. Some sales experience would also be an advantage.
We will expect you to live reasonably local to the office or within an easy commute. As this is an entry level role we would not be expecting the candidate to travel from too far away.
We are a small friendly team with a relaxed outlook. We are based in pleasant offices on a high Street location in Warrington town centre close to shops and bars. There is a car park opposite and both train stations and the bus station are very close by.
The job is likely to suit somebody starting out who is willing to be trained, or someone with some sales or admin experience but it is likely to be a relatively junior role. However, if you have greater experience and you believe that you are an excellent fit for the role and can bring something special to our business then you should apply stating salary requirements.
About You:
- Good GCSE’s would be required for the role; a bonus would be A levels, and some kind of legal qualification would certainly be of interest
- You are friendly and personable
- Meticulous and careful in handling client files
- A great communicator, particularly on the phone, who will be comfortable talking to our clients
- Good and accurate literacy, numeracy, and administrative skills
- Good computer skills and the ability to learn new software skills
- You are a positive individual, always seeking new ways to meet your goals and improve your current working methods
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Sick pay in accordance with the company handbook
- Work from home is available but the default position is to work from our office
- Flexi-time
Schedule:
- 7.5 hour shift plus 30 mins for lunch
- Monday to Friday
Salary: £18-22k per year
Full-time hours: 37.5 per week. Permanent
Part remote working may be available, if travel to the office is an issue.
Fee Earner (Possibly 1-2 required)
Possibly experienced paralegal or Legal exec / Solicitor with Good experience in civil litigation including housing disrepair.
Job Description
To conduct civil litigation including Housing disrepair, but experience in property litigation, personal injury, and other types of litigation experience would be useful.
We are a small friendly team with a relaxed outlook. We are based in pleasant offices on a high street location close to shops and bars. There is a car park opposite and both train stations and the bus station are very close by.
We do our own marketing and generate much of our own work and you will become involved in our marketing campaigns; however, we do obtain work from referrers so skills in dealing with referred claims would be of interest.
The higher salary ranges will be open to those with experience of management and/or team leadership, or business development.
As the firm is new and expanding there will be ample opportunity for career development.
Pay will be dependent on skills, experience, and qualifications, but will be within the range quoted above.
Required skills/experience and Responsibilities:
- Minimum 2 years litigation experience
- Appropriate professional qualifications for Solicitors and legal execs
- Experienced in handling issued claims to a resolution
- Skilled in drafting letters and documents and excellent communication skills
- Good billing record
About You:
- You are friendly and personable both within the office and to clients
- A great communicator and negotiator
- You are capable of leading a team, assisting junior fee earners and working closely with management
- You are flexible and adaptable and always willing to learn new skills
- You can demonstrate high attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
- You are a pro-active individual, always seeking new ways to improve your current working methods
- You have the ability to work to tight deadlines, manage time effectively and work as part of a busy team
- You have a target driven approach
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Salary: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Full-time hours: 37.5 per week. Permanent
Part remote working may be available, if travel to the office is an issue.
