Commercial/IP/Sports, min 4 yrs PQE
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Salary
- £90000 - £95000 per annum
- Closing date
- 3 Apr 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property, Media/Entertainment/Sport, Data Protection
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
Top rated London law firm with a wide range of corporate, institutional and private clients are looking to hire a Commercial/IP/Sports Law Solicitor, min 4 yrs PQE.
You will primarily report to the head of the Sports Business Group and work under supervision advising a diverse range of clients, from start-up businesses to major listed companies on a broad range of commercial matters, with a strong focus on sports-related clients.
The successful candidate will:
- have experience within private practice in a commercial team with a broad range of commercial experience including IP and technology. Some prior corporate and banking experience will also be beneficial;
- have experience in working within the sports sector (whether in house or in private practice) and will have a reasonable expertise in and understanding of sports law;
- be able to demonstrate a commitment to specialising in commercial law and in particular within the sports sector; and
- be proficient in supporting business development activities (and must have a strong desire to engage in business development generally). You will have started to develop a network within the sports sector and (ideally) a client following.
Company
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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