Probate Team Leader 
£32,000 - £40,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6A)
Full time, 37.5 hours, or part time 22.5 hours available 
Bristol and Sheffield - We’re now working in a hybrid way, with colleagues dividing their time between working from home and 3 days a week in either of our office locations.

We’re looking for a legal manager to join our probate operations team.

In this role you’ll coach, mentor, and develop your team to deliver quality legal advice, strong case progression and great client service. You won’t need to source your own work, or bring a following of clients with you. And you’ll be joining a fast growing, innovative legal business where we use technology to respond to the changing needs of our clients.

What you’ll do

• lead, develop and motivate your team to deliver performance targets 
• take responsibility for all line management duties for your team
• drive and improve the quality of all legal work carried out within the team, providing legal and technical audit support to case managers
• champion client focus and the delivery of outstanding service
• identify areas for continuous improvement and help to positively implement change in the team and the wider department

This role would suit people who have

• excellent technical probate knowledge with the ability to understand legal issues and resolve them through expert support
• the ability to support, mentor and develop colleagues to improve their performance
• a passion for delivering outstanding client service
• strong analytical skills with the ability to use management information (MI) effectively

Why Co-op?

Our legal team is the number one market leader in probate. Here you’ll do work that matters. Co-op is an organisation with a purpose beyond profit, and by contributing to our success you’ll help us to realise our vision of co-operating for a fairer world. 
You’ll also get a package that includes:

• an annual bonus scheme (dependent on personal and business performance)
• a pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
• wellbeing benefits to support your physical financial and mental health
• coaching, training, and support such as study leave, to help you develop your skills and progress your career
• discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve. 

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. 

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. 

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

If you’re successful in your application, we’ll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.