Corporate & Commercial Solicitor

Description:

Corporate & Commercial Solicitor 3-10 years PQE
Salary: Flexible & competitive depending on experience
Excellent benefits: Employee Share Scheme (Employee owned company), profit share, Hybrid working, 28 days holiday with BH on top, holiday purchase scheme, medical plan, discounted legal fees, Exercise club and discounted gym, study leave, funding for qualifications, Enhanced Maternity and more!
The firm offer a comprehensive range of legal services, from the drafting a simple Will or buying your first home to a complex commercial matter, clinical negligence or personal injury claim, mesothelioma litigation or family matter. It is a fully employee owned with all staff invested in the success of the business.
This is a great opportunity to join the growing Corporate team and have an opportunity to progress your career to become a Departmental Head while helping to shape the direction of the department with the full support of those around you.
This position is for a full-time experienced Solicitor to join our busy Corporate & Commercial Department. The applicant must be able to demonstrate an aptitude for a variety of business-related disciplines.
The successful candidate will have an opportunity to be actively involved in and to experience all practice areas summarised below:
* Acquisitions & Disposals (including advising on employee ownership trusts)
* Corporate Finance
* Restructuring
* Share Option Schemes
* Shareholders Agreements
* Contractual Frameworks with Customers & Suppliers
* Agency, Distribution & Franchising
* E Commerce
* Data Protection
* Protection & Exploitation of IP Rights
To be successful in this role you must be able to demonstrate:
* A strong desire to work in Corporate & Commercial disciplines,
* Providing legal support to owner managed and SME sized businesses, from start-ups to established companies with owners that are looking to accelerate growth or plan a successful exit.
* In addition to running their own caseload and building up a portfolio of clients for whom they will be the principal point of contact, the role will involve mentoring and supervising trainee and newly qualified solicitors in the Department and liaising closely with the Departmental Head on a strategic and operational level with a view to becoming Departmental Head in two years’ time.
* An entrepreneurial flair or interest in business development would also be a welcome asset given the Department’s commitment to growth and to involving all our members in marketing and development initiatives