Sales Consultant – Legal Services

Company: Co-op
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Location: Sheffield
Job Description:

Sales Consultant – Legal Services

£26,500 – £30,000 base salary, OTE £42,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6B). Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours flexible between 9am and 9pm, with 3 evenings per week, and two in four Saturdays. Remote across England and Wales with occasional travel required. For this role you’ll be required to start on 6th July 2026.

We’re looking for people with great customer service and communication skills to join us as sales consultants at Co-op Legal Services. We offer accessible legal advice and support around later life issues – without the jargon. You’ll work in our estate planning team; helping our clients to plan for events that happen in life and looking after their loved ones when they need our support.

In this role, you’ll discuss solutions with potential clients using a consultative approach. You don’t need a background in law to do this job, as we’ll provide full training and ongoing development. If you’ve got the client care skills and commercial awareness we’re looking for, we can offer you the chance to build your career with a business that puts people at the heart of its strategy.

What you’ll do

  • Attend video or phone-based appointments to discuss the benefits of later life legal services with clients.
  • Work closely with clients to identify their different needs, providing information and solutions to best meet their requirements.
  • Explain legal issues to clients in an understandable way, without legal jargon.
  • Develop positive relationships with Co-op colleagues, working together to provide the best possible client journey.
  • Perform to agreed targets to deliver outstanding client outcomes and commercial success.
  • Occasionally travel for face-to-face client or company meetings.

What you’ll bring

Previous experience of B2B or B2C consultative sales and supporting customers to make decisions.

  • A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
  • Confidence, empathy and understanding when speaking with potential clients.
  • Active listening skills with the ability to adapt your communication style and engage a diverse range of clients through telephone, video, and face to face discussions.
  • The ability to consult and influence while showing enthusiasm for our products and services.
  • Advanced level of literacy and numeracy.
  • The ability to achieve key targets.
  • Good general IT skills, with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems.

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. We put people and communities first, powered by purpose, and believe in supporting our employees. In addition to the competitive salary and targets, we offer:

  • A pension with up to 10% employer contributions.
  • An incentive scheme up to 10% after probation depending on performance.
  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 32 days in line with service length.
  • 30% discount on Co‑op products and 10% off other brands.
  • Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
  • Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice.
  • 24/7 colleague support service.
  • Coaching, training and support such as study leave.
  • Cycle-to-work scheme.

A place where you’ll belong

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues feel like they belong. We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and support disabled candidates during the recruitment process.

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Posted: May 17th, 2026