As an expanding business, we are always keen to hear from individuals who feel that they could make a positive contribution to the firm.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you feel we’re the right firm for you. We are always happy to receive enquiries from prospective recruits regardless of whether or not we have a specific vacancy which fully matches your background.
Our Ethos
Founded in 1893, Ellis-Fermor & Negus is a well-respected East Midlands practice with offices at Beeston, Long Eaton, Ripley, and Belper. We deliver a high-quality service to a wide range of private and business clients.
The mission of the firm is to establish a lifelong relationship with all our clients, ensuring that they and staff alike are treated as individuals with individual needs. Relationship building is a key part of our ethos.
Our Christian values are important to us in the way we approach our work and we strive to achieve the highest possible standards in terms of everything we do.
Why Join Us
Our ethos means that we endeavour to provide our staff with all the leadership, encouragement and support they need. We want everyone to feel truly appreciated for the contribution they make to the firm. We like to think that this is manifested by the fact that many of our Directors and staff have been with the firm for many years.
A happy and motivated team means that we are well placed to offer a competitive and dynamic service to our clients, ensuring the continued success of our firm.
Staff Benefits
We offer a wide range of generous staff benefits to all our employees. Find out about our staff benefits and more here:
Current Vacancies
Secretary – Wills and Probate
Ellis Fermor and Negus, Beeston, Nottingham
35 hours pw (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm)
Salary circa £19,000 – £23,000 commensurate with experience
We are looking for an experienced secretary to join our Wills and Probate team in Beeston.
Excellent typing (including audio typing / digital dictation), IT, communication and organisation skills are essential. High levels of accuracy and a good eye for detail coupled with professionalism and integrity are also required. You must be comfortable dealing with clients face to face and over the telephone and be able to work to deadlines in a fast paced and busy environment.
Previous experience working in Wills and Probate or other legal areas would be helpful but is not essential.
In return we can offer a supportive work environment, a commitment to work life balance, generous annual leave entitlement plus Christmas closure, Health Cashback plans, a 24/7 Advice and Information Line, access to a discounts and offers platform, free counselling service, wellbeing support, good training and career development opportunities and the opportunity to join a caring and friendly team.
Closing date – Open
Secretary to the Director – Wills and Probate
Ellis-Fermor and Negus Solicitors, Ripley, Derbyshire
35 hpw (Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm)
Circa £22,000 pa depending on experience
We are looking for an experienced secretary to join our Wills and Probate team in Ripley. Previous legal services experience, particularly within Wills and Probate, is desirable.
High level secretarial skills (including audio / digital dictation) and diary management skills plus excellent IT, communication and organisation skills are vital and you must have a good eye for detail coupled with professionalism and integrity. You must be used to working in a busy office environment, handling highly confidential information and providing exceptional customer care to clients.
The ability to multitask, work to deadlines and be a good team player along with the ability to work quickly on your own initiative and with a high degree of accuracy are all essential.
In return we can offer a supportive work environment, a commitment to work-life balance, generous annual leave entitlement plus Christmas closure, Health Cashback plans, a 24/7 Advice and Information Line, access to a discounts and offers platform, free counselling service, wellbeing support, good training and career development opportunities and the chance to join a caring and friendly team.
Closing date – Open
Part-time Secretary – Commercial Property
Ellis Fermor and Negus, Beeston, Nottingham
Monday – Friday, 9.30 – 3.30 (approx. 25 hours per week)
Salary commensurate with experience
We have an opportunity in our Commercial Property team in Beeston for someone wanting a career as a Secretary or Administrator. There is a degree of flexibility with the hours but they will need to be between 9am and 5pm, working 4 – 5 hours per day in the office, ideally every day of the working week due to the nature of the work.
Excellent IT, communication and organisation skills and the ability to work effectively with our digital dictation / audio typing systems are essential. High levels of accuracy and a good eye for detail coupled with professionalism, confidentiality and integrity are also required. You must be comfortable dealing with clients face to face and over the telephone, be able to turn enquiries into paid work through excellent response times and high levels of customer care and be able to work to deadlines in a fast paced and busy environment.
In return we can offer a supportive work environment, a commitment to work life balance, generous annual leave entitlement plus Christmas closure, Health Cashback plans, a 24/7 Advice and Information Line, access to a discounts and offers platform, free counselling service, wellbeing support, good training and career development opportunities and the opportunity to join a caring and friendly team.
Closing date – Open
LEGAL LOCUMS
Ellis-Fermor and Negus is a multi-disciplinary high street legal practice based in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Our mission is to establish lifelong relationships with our clients by anticipating and responding to their needs for quality legal services. We work in a range of disciplines. This includes commercial property, residential conveyancing, wills and probate, commercial business, family law, litigation, employment and charity law.
We are seeking to expand our team of experienced (qualified and unqualified) locums to ensure we continue to look after our clients during times of annual leave or other absences.
Currently, we need locums for our commercial property teams in Beeston, in Nottingham and Belper, in Derbyshire. Candidates must have experience of handling small–medium size commercial property sales, purchases and leases from start to finish. You will also need to have experience of acting on behalf of both landlords and tenants.
We would also be keen to hear from you if you can provide locum cover in our other disciplines.
For all of our locum roles you must be highly experienced in your area of practice. Locums will need to be able to hit the ground running, have excellent communication and IT skills. You must be able to work to tight deadlines, manage your own workload and give excellent client care. You will need to be self-motivated, flexible, able to work on your own and as part of a team. Candidates must also have a caring and professional manner. Please note that these are office based roles and not available for remote working.
Remuneration will be commensurate with your experience and qualifications.
For more information about the roles please email andrea.shea@ellis-fermor.co.uk. To apply please send your CV and covering letter to applications@ellis-fermor.co.uk
Closing date – Open
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for a position at Ellis-Fermor & Negus, please send your CV and a covering letter via email to applications@ellis-fermor.co.uk.
If your application is not for one of our advertised roles then please include details in your covering letter outlining the type of role you are seeking.
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