Job Description
Our client provides effective legal advice to individuals and businesses across the Southwest region and the wider UK.
They have won, or been shortlisted for, national and regional awards for their client service, innovation and corporate social responsibility. They have been ranked inThe Legal 500,Chambers UKandChambers High Net Worth.
The firm offers flexible working between their Plymouth office, their Bath office and working from home and so the role is suitable for any individuals living in the Southwest of England.
On behalf of our client, we are seeking an ambitious and motivated Company Commercial Lawyer. This opportunity has arisen due to the structure and growth of our client, the role offers fantastic career progression opportunities with no limits on what can be achieved for the right person.
Main purposes of role:
To conduct a caseload of files for clients including company commercial work for sole traders, partners, directors and shareholders.
To work alongside colleagues in the department across their Plymouth and Bath offices, including assisting on sales, mergers and acquisitions of businesses and corporate reconstructions.
Required skills, knowledge and experience:
- A proven team player, willing to work under supervision where required, receptive to constructive criticism and happy to work on files alone in areas they are experienced.
- An excellent communicator both written and oral, capable of building a good rapport with clients and colleagues.
- Commercially savvy and with a good understanding of company/commercial work, especially empathetic to the needs of commercial clients.
- Fully conversant with Word, Outlook and Excel and used to working with computerised case management systems.
- Enjoys spending time outside normal office hours with people and at events in order to build relationships and their own network, which will ultimately result in new business.
- Committed to keeping clients informed all of the time and dealing with cases, clients and colleagues outside of normal business hours when required.
This is a full-time position, remuneration is dependent on qualifications/ experience.
Benefits currently include:
- Free private healthcare insurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced contributory pension scheme
- Ongoing investment and training for personal development and career progression
- Annual bonus schemes for all staff members
- Staff discounts on legal services
- Homeworking and flexible working considered where possible
- Staff discounts and incentives
- Long service awards
- Regular and fun staff events
- Lifestyle hour ‘free passes’
- Special discounts and ticket access for numerous theatre productions
- Discounted gym membership
- Exclusive deals at popular city centre bars
- Free annual flu jab
- Refurbished offices including staff canteen and shower facilities
- Free fruit made available for all staff
Please get in touch if you would like more information about this role or send your CV via the form below in complete confidence and we will get back to you.
Legal Southwest will never, without exception, send out your CV without your prior knowledge or consent so please be assured that we treat every application with the utmost confidentiality.