Job Description

Guest Walker:

Guest Walker Limited is a firm of solicitors providing legal services to businesses and individuals from its offices on and around the Shambles in York. The company specialises in commercial property, residential property and life planning (private client) legal work. Guest Walker has been established since 1981 and employs around 30 individuals including solicitors, other legal advisors / fee earners and support staff. In April 2025, we became an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) one of only a handful of UK Law firms to have done so. An EOT means the firm is now run for the benefit of our staff, who will share financially in the success of the company, whilst ensuring we maintain our high-quality client service.

The job - main duties and responsibilities:

You will be assisting in a busy Commercial Property department working closely with the team. You will gain very broad, hands-on experience whilst undertaking a variety of work and having direct client contact. Training will be given as required.

The team is in a period of development as we adopt AI and speech recognition technology. It may start as a more traditional role of audio-typing and task dictation, but a key aim of the role is to helping the team transition into a new digital future, helping implement the changes across the department.

The post is office based and full time.

You will

develop expertise, experience and skills with training, direction and appropriate supervision;

demonstrate effective time management and organisational skills and the initiative to work independently but also as part of a team;

communicate and engage at all levels both internally and externally

be flexible, adaptable and have a positive attitude to work;

identify priorities within a complex and demanding workload and sustain consistent quality performance when under pressure;

analyse and apply problem-solving skills;

be confident in your own abilities and self-motivated;

be friendly and approachable;

have a genuine commitment to the delivery of outstanding client service.

Key qualifications and skills:

Some real estate/land law knowledge acquired whilst doing a law degree or post graduate degree would be an advantage;

Genuine interest in working in Commercial Property, including development of new housing estates;

Some work experience in a law firm;

Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

Good IT knowledge; and

A willingness to adopt and implement new technologies.

Benefits:

A competitive salary

A tax-free bonus scheme

Workplace pension scheme

Organised social and team events

Professional Development

Discounts on legal costs within the firm

Enhanced annual leave over the period between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 23,091.25 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme
Benefits:

Company pension
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person