Company Commercial Solicitor
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £55000 - £65000 per annum
- Closing date
- 11 Feb 2021
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
This opportunity gives you the exposure to work with great clients at an innovative firm that has a high level of technical know-how with commercial astuteness, putting you ahead of the curve.
The Firm
This heavy-weight regional, Legal 500 and Chambers ranked practice are commercially aware, entrepreneurial in spirit and pragmatic in approach, making them an up and coming, innovative law firm. They have built a strong reputation for providing high quality, results-focused advice across all key commercial disciplines, giving you a taste of their success.
You will find there is very much an open-door policy where access to senior member of staff is commonplace. The firm places junior lawyers alongside Partners, ensuring that you do not just learn technical skills, but also equipped in becoming a strong business developer.
The practice is a genuine investor in people, making it a great place to work with countless opportunities for progression and no feeling of hitting a glass ceiling. They want you to excel and reach your full potential with a number of their partners being 'home grown', showing the level of career prospects.
By having a culture that challenges the conventional law firm approach, the firm prides itself on focussing their energy on getting results for their clients while attracting and developing industry leaders. The relationship they build and nurture with their clients is of paramount importance, which is why many clients stay with the firm for decades.
The firm recognised they not only have a duty of care for their clients, but also their staff, in turn offering competitive benefits, work life balance initiatives and agile working.
The Role
The firm are looking for a proficient Company/Commercial Solicitor to join their busy city centre department in Leeds, covering a multitude of commercial work.
You will deal with a broad client base covering many industry sectors, the sheer level of variety will make for an interesting caseload. Industry sectors will include but not be limited to; FMCG, IT, Finance, Banking, Media, Retail, Real estate, Construction and Medical.
The caseload will involve business start-ups, restructuring, investment and fundraising, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, exiting shareholders and share buybacks, shareholder disputes, banking and re-financing projects as well as governance advice,
You will be a team player with strong communication and networking skills; combined with a friendly and professional approach to work and will be adept at working to targets within a busy team.
Requirements
- You will ideally be 5 years PQE (there is no upper limit in terms of PQE and less may still be considered)
- You should have a strong background in this area of law
- A meticulous eye for detail
- You will be commercially minded and enjoy business development and marketing
- Salary is competitive around market rate, which will be dependent on experience, on offer is an excellent benefits package and bonus scheme
- Excellent career prospects, no glass ceilings
This opportunity to join a substantial and dynamic firm in central Leeds of one not to be missed, with excellent career progression on offer.
Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.
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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