Build Your Legal Career at Avery Walters Solicitors

Powell Eddison Solicitors is a full-service law firm based in Harrogate.

We are a down-to-earth, friendly firm. There are a total of 23 members of staff across our Leeds and Harrogate offices, with further expansion plans in 2026. The firm is a thriving and expanding law practice committed to serving individuals and businesses with an enviable client base.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with an experienced private client team.

The right candidate will have the opportunity for training, development and progression, and will run a caseload independently with supervision and support.

The role

As a private client solicitor working in the private client department, you will deal with all manner of private client work to include Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Trusts, probate administration and Court of Protection applications.

This will include: – Liaising and meeting with clients, drafting legal documents, dealing with third parties such as the land registry, HMCTS and HMRC, preparing estate accounts, managing client expectations, updating databases and case management software, and more.

The team will take an active interest in your training and development in this post.

Candidate

The ideal candidate will:-

• Be 1-2 years PQE
• Have strong client care service skills and able to work to various deadlines
• This is a busy department, and the role can be demanding and challenging, so you need to have excellent organisational and time-management skills and work well under pressure
• Have excellent IT skills – Experience using case management systems is desirable
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Have very good verbal and written communication skills
• Have a clear understanding of confidentiality / Data Protection
• Have the ability to work in a team, whilst having the initiative to work alone
• Have a full clean driving licence (ideally)
• Live locally

Please send your CV at ls@averywalters.com

Powell Eddison Freeman & Wilks Solicitors is a full-service law firm based in Harrogate.

We are a down-to-earth, friendly firm. There are a total of 23 members of staff across our Leeds and Harrogate offices, with further expansion plans in 2026. The firm is a thriving and expanding law practice committed to serving individuals and businesses with an enviable client base.

We are looking for an enthusiastic conveyancer to join our reputable and growing conveyancing team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with an experienced conveyancing team and help build the team and our local working relationships with estate agents and mortgage brokers.

The role

As a conveyancer working in the residential conveyancing department, you will deal with all manner of conveyancing work to include purchases, sales, transfer of equity, remortgages (both freehold and leasehold), shared equity, staircasing and more. You will be responsible for the file from start to finish.

You will have the support of a conveyancing assistant working 1-1 with you to assist with the caseload and administrative tasks with the assistance of a case management system.

Candidate

The ideal candidate will:-

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ of working within a similar role and be confident running a full and varied caseload of approximately 60-100 files.
• Have strong customer service skills and able to work to various deadlines
• Have excellent organisational and time-management skills and work well under pressure
• Have excellent IT skills
• Experience using case management systems is desirable (proclaim/redbrick/quill or other)
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Have very good verbal and written communication skills
• Have a clear understanding of confidentiality / Data Protection
• Have the ability to work in a team, whilst having the initiative to work alone
• Have a full clean driving licence (ideally)
• Live locally
• Be willing to train and develop junior members of staff whilst they assist

Please send your CV at ls@averywalters.com

Employment Solicitor – Avery Walters Solicitors 

Avery Walters Solicitors is a full-service law firm based in Leeds.

We are a down-to-earth, friendly firm. There are a total of 22 members of staff across our Leeds and Harrogate offices, with further expansion plans in 2025 and 2026. The firm is a thriving and expanding law practice committed to serving individuals and businesses with an enviable client base.

We are looking for an enthusiastic employment solicitor to join our team.

This is an exciting opportunity to grow and develop the existing department working with our Managing Director and to help establish and maintain our local working relationships with businesses and HR companies.

The role

As a solicitor working in the employment department, you will deal with all manner of employment work to include employee and employer work such as dismissal/discrimination claims, settlement agreements, tribunal proceedings, pay issues, contracts, HR advice, redundancy and more . You will be responsible for the file from start to finish.

You will have the support of a paralegal/trainee to assist with the caseload and administrative tasks with the assistance of a case management system.

Candidate

The ideal candidate will:-

– Have a minimum of 5-6 years’ of working within a similar role and be confident running a full and varied caseload

– Have strong customer service skills and able to work to various deadlines

-Have excellent organisational and time-management skills and work well under pressure

– Have excellent IT skills

– Experience using case management systems is desirable (proclaim/quill or other)

– Have excellent attention to detail

– Have very good verbal and written communication skills

– Have a clear understanding of confidentiality / Data Protection

– Have the ability to work in a team, whilst having the initiative to work alone

– Live locally 

– Be willing to train and develop junior members of staff whilst they assist

Please send your CV at ls@averywalters.com

Commercial Property Solicitor – Avery Walters Solicitors 

Avery Walters Solicitors is a full-service law firm based in Leeds.

We are a down-to-earth, friendly firm. There are a total of 22 members of staff across our Leeds and Harrogate offices, with further expansion plans in 2025 and 2026. The firm is a thriving and expanding law practice committed to serving individuals and businesses with an enviable client base.

We are looking for an enthusiastic commercial property solicitor to join our team.

This is an exciting opportunity to grow and develop the existing department working with our Managing Director and to help establish and maintain our working relationships with businesses.

The role

As a solicitor working in the commercial property department, you will deal with all manner of commercial work to include buying and selling of businesses, leases, lease renewal, subleases, surrenders, setting up businesses, landlord and tenant work and more. You will be responsible for the file from start to finish.

You will have the support of a paralegal/trainee to assist with the caseload and administrative tasks with the assistance of a case management system.

Candidate

The ideal candidate will:-

– Have a minimum of 7-8 years’ of working within a similar role and be confident running a full and varied caseload

– Have strong customer service skills and able to work to various deadlines

-Have excellent organisational and time-management skills and work well under pressure

– Have excellent IT skills

– Experience using case management systems is desirable (proclaim/quill or other)

– Have excellent attention to detail

– Have very good verbal and written communication skills

– Have a clear understanding of confidentiality / Data Protection

– Have the ability to work in a team, whilst having the initiative to work alone

– Live locally 

– Be willing to train and develop junior members of staff whilst they assist

Please send your CV at ls@averywalters.com