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1. Congratulations Hannah!

   October 3, 2022 3:42 pm Leave a Comment

   A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our own Hannah Henderson who today is officially admitted as a Solicitor!

   Hannah graduated from the University of the West of England with a First Class (Hons) Degree in Law, before completing her LPC at the University of Law in Exeter where she was awarded a Distinction. Having undertaken a two-year training contract at Scott Richards, we’re delighted to announce that Hannah has now formally joined our Commercial Property team.

   Hannah – “I thoroughly enjoyed my Training Contract with Scott Richards. It gave me the opportunity to experience numerous different areas of law and find the one that I liked the most. I am really pleased to now be qualifying as a Solicitor into the Commercial Property Team and I feel lucky to work for such a caring, innovative and forward thinking firm.”

   Well done Hannah

   #solicitor #TeamSR #celebration #CommercialProperty #GoGreen

   

2. Macmillan Total!

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   A huge THANK YOU to everyone who visited our cake stall today & to our resident TeamSR bakers

   We’re chuffed with the result! #Teamwork!

   Macmillan Cancer Support#TeamSR#Charity#macmillancoffeemorning2022

   

3. Macmillan Coffee Morning!

   September 23, 2022 1:00 pm Leave a Comment

   

   It’s that time of year!

   Our TeamSR bakers are dusting off those aprons and getting ready to go head-to-head for our annual Best-Cake Award

   See what’s on offer, grab a sweet treat for a great cause and cast your vote outside our Teignmouth office next Friday!

   All proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Support

   Free tea or coffee with every cake purchased!

4. VACANCY – Legal Assistant

   September 14, 2022 9:41 am Leave a Comment

   **Thank you to those who applied for our position. This vacancy has now closed.**

   Fancy joining #TeamSR?? We’re hiring!

   

   Job description

   Private Client Legal Assistant

   Scott Richards Solicitors, Newton Abbot & Teignmouth

   We are looking for a suitable candidate to join our growing Private Client team as a Legal Assistant to support the administrative aspects of Wills, Powers of Attorney, Trusts, and Probates. Although previous experience is preferred, this is not essential as we are able to provide full SR training to the successful candidate.

   More importantly, we need you to have excellent communication, IT, and customer service skills to deal with our clients with care and empathy and to work as part of a dedicated team. Most work will be produced through BigHand dictations meaning that accurate typing and attention to detail, as well as a high standard of grammar and spelling, are all essential. Having the ability to work under pressure to required deadlines is also an advantage. You will report to the Head of the Private Client team.

   Summary of role:

   Dealing with client enquiries both face to face and over the telephone and making appointments as required.

   Supporting the Private Client team with file openings and helping our Solicitors and Paralegals to progress matters through to completion and closing.

   Dealing with general file management including compliance.

   Assisting and undertaking various delegated tasks from team members.

   Working efficiently within our Leap case management system

   If you feel such a role is for you, please send an up-to-date CV with a covering letter to Lindsey McIntyre, via lm@scottrichards.co.uk.

   If you have any questions about the role, please do give Lindsey a call on 01626 771194.

   Hours: 29 hours per week. We are a 4-day week firm, meaning our staff are paid for 5 days, but work for 4! You will be allocated a day off in the week. Our office hours are Monday – Friday (9:00am – 5:00pm)

   Closing Date: Tuesday 20th September

   Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

   Salary: From £19,000.00 per year

   Benefits:

   • Company events
   • Employee discount

   Schedule:

   • 8 hour shift

   Application deadline: 20/09/2022, 12pm.

5. Office Closure – Mon 19th Sep

   September 12, 2022 1:58 pm Leave a Comment

   

   Following the announcement of the Bank Holiday for the State Funeral of the Queen, our offices will be closed on Monday 19th September.

   Thank you for your understanding.

6. The Law & LGBTQIA+

   September 7, 2022 1:52 pm Leave a Comment

   

   At Scott Richards, we’re beyond excited that Pride has finally found its way to Teignmouth and jumped at the chance to show our full support; to be part of the movement that takes the LGBTQIA+ community from a shushed topic at the table, to being a celebration of who you are.

   Historically, the law has not been either kind or accepting towards members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and in the UK, the start of the battle for equality can be traced right back to 1533 with the dreadful passing of an Act during Henry VIII’s reign. Very little changed for the community until the 1950s and 60s when both the Wolfenden Report in the UK and Stonewall in the US finally started to stoke the winds of change, sending waves around the world.

   Substantial change in the law finally came in 1998 with the Human Rights Act and was the first huge step to breaking down barriers for the community. This included basic human rights such as the right to private and family life, freedom of thought, the freedom of expression, and most importantly the prohibition of discrimination. As the barriers started coming down, people from the LGBTQIA+ community were able to live without fear that the law could change and criminalise them. The Equality Act 2010 added further securities for the community by adding sexual orientation and sex as a protected characteristic.

   In 2004, Civil Partnerships were created for those within the community to allow them to hold a status like marriage, before finally in 2013, after years of campaigning, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act came into force, providing true equality for same-sex married couples compared with their straight counterparts. It is now also the case that straight couples can have a Civil Partnership, which used to be reserved only for the same-sex couples. In more recent times, we’ve seen embracement of the community in other areas as well, with same sex couples now able to foster and adopt children, and being provided with access to fertility options to start families.

   Whilst huge advances have been made in the last century, we know there is more to be done to help the LGBTQIA+ community. At Scott Richards we look forward to continuing working with the community in the future and seeing the progression that Pride and your voices can make both to our small community, and the world.

   Thomas Glover – Scott Richards

7. Proud Sponsors – Teignmouth Pride!

   August 24, 2022 4:05 pm Leave a Comment

   🏳️‍🌈“Everyone is welcome, accepted, celebrated, encouraged, and respected here.”🏳️‍🌈

   ❤ We recently stumbled upon this quote, and couldn’t have put it better ourselves – in 2022, there is no room for anything other than respect and acceptance.

   🧡 We’re beyond excited that Pride has finally found its way to Teignmouth and jumped at the chance to show our full support.

   💚 We love our SR Green, but come September, we’ll be proudly donning the whole rainbow.

   #TeamSR #LoveisLove #Acceptance #Support #Respect

   

8. Saturday Surgery Dates 2025-2026

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   At Scott Richards, we are fully committed to providing our clients and local community with the best possible service. Being regularly available outside of standard business hours is just one of the ways we make sure we are doing just that!

   Whether you require specific or general legal advice, or an estimate for a legal service, why not take this opportunity to pay us a visit?

   Pop in to see us, no appointment necessary on any of the below dates, from 9.30am – 12.30pm.

   

   NEWTON ABBOT OFFICE – Saturday Surgery Dates

   13th September 2025

   11th October

   8th November

   13th December

   10th January 2026

   14th February

   14th March

   11th April

   9th May

   13th June

   11th July

   8th August

   TEIGNMOUTH OFFICE – Saturday Surgery Dates

   27th September 2025

   25th October

   29th November

   December – no surgery

   31st January 2026

   28th February

   28th March

   25th April

   30th May

   27th June

   25th July

   29th August

9. Centenary Celebration – Office Closed 8.7.22

   July 6, 2022 9:23 am Leave a Comment

   

   Our offices are closed from 1.00pm on Friday 8th July as our staff, clients and local businesses celebrate our centenary milestone in aid of Volunteering in Health at Exeter Rugby Club.

   We will be back open on Monday 11th July, 9.00am. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

10. 4-Day Week!

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    100% of the work – in 80% of the time – for 100% pay?

    Yes.

    The last couple of years have been…well, intense, but for all the negatives it brought, the pandemic made everyone take a step back and re-evaluate things, encouraged innovation and showed us the importance of mental wellbeing.

    We can’t think of a better way to use all that we have learned during the upside-down, than to lead the way locally with a 4-day working week!

    Our offices will remain open 5 days a week, and you can be assured that you won’t notice any drop in our first-class legal service – but our staff will enjoy a designated extra day off to rest, creating a healthy work-life balance which we know will mean a positive, focused, and productive #TeamSR at the office.

    …added bonus: a further reduction in our carbon footprint 😉