Education Partner
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Salary
- £70000 - £90000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
- Closing date
- 26 Apr 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Partner, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Public Sector/Local Authority
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years, Partner
Job Details
Education Legal Director / Partner with 5 - 8 years PQE required to join a leading legal department in the heart of Central London. This is a great opportunity for an existing Partner in another reputable firm or a Senior Associate/Legal Director with a practice looking for that step up into Partnership.
The Firm
Ranked in the Top 100 this firm are different to many other City firms - they have a unique progressive culture, and unlike other City firms, it is common for people to stay with them for their entire careers.
The firm is multi-service and are continuously evolving and have a good blend of commercial and creativity. The firm has three offices across the country, and the Head Office is in City of London.
The firm is known for dealing with the highest quality work, and the London office has 400 members of staff, and they punch well above their weight. The firm really value work life balance and have a friendly, progressive and supportive team dynamic but handle a quality of work like that of much larger City firms.
The Role
This expert team are leading the field when it comes to advising all types of maintained Schools, Academies and Multi Academy Trusts.
The workload will relate to contracts/procurement, employment, exclusions, admissions, parent complaints, discrimination cases, capital works, construction and expansion, land/building & lettings, data protection & GDPR, safeguarding and crisis management.
As well as the above the team need a specialist in providing governance advice, including company/charity law, managing conflicts of interest, governance reviews and strategic support for Trust Boards and company secretarial support
The firm will offer support in growing the practice with backing from the Partners in the well established Education department.
Requirements:
- England & Wales qualified Education Legal Director/Partner with 5-8 years PQE.
- Strong experience in Education law practice acting on behalf of schools, academies and other educational bodies.
- Attention to detail and able to see issues from a commercial perspective.
- Keen, driven and ambitious attitude to provide the highest levels of services to clients
This is a real opportunity to become an important part of a successful Education practice in a leading London law firm.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.
We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through. Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.
What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.
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