Job Description
Our client has recently experienced unprecedented growth across within their firm. They are therefore looking to recruit experienced Employment Lawyers to join their team in Plymouth.
Our client is growing significantly. They’re not just looking for an exceptional Corporate Commercial lawyer, but an exceptional person too. You’ll report to the Head of the Corporate Business Team who has worked in and around Plymouth for over 15 years, he has developed a strong following of business clients assisting them through the years with setting up and restructuring their businesses including through mergers and acquisitions, taking finance, advising on their general commercial agreements, establishing succession arrangements and dealing with management buyouts, and asset and share sales.
Providing the very best client service is a priority for them and must be for you too.
They strongly believe in supporting and developing the careers of their lawyers. As such, they’ll ensure that you receive all the training and support that you need.
The Corporate & Business team works with a wide range of clients in both the private sector and both locally and regionally.
The team provides a comprehensive range of services, encompassing:
- Succession planning
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Management Buyouts
- Company law
- Restructuring
- Joint Ventures
- Commercial & Partnership agreements
- IP & Licensing
The firm’s commercial offering has grown significantly over the last decade, which has allowed them to establish and grow dedicated company commercial, commercial property, commercial dispute resolution and employment teams. This has enabled a greater focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and business legal support services providing the core of the work of the Commercial team, while working closely with the other non-contentious teams in the firm to provide a full range of legal services for established businesses and startups as well as working alongside the private client teams to ensure that the owner’s personal legal requirements are also met.
There are no set upper or lower limits of PQE for this opportunity. We have however given an indicative PQE as an approximate guide for applicants. Candidates who have at least 2 – 5 years PQE are likely to have the right level of enthusiasm and knowledge, with the right level of experience needed to be able to undertake and develop within this role.
- Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive in England & Wales
- Well-developed professional and interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and legal technical skills
- Ability to work in a team environment and develop relationships across the business
- Ability to demonstrate a deep understanding of the technical issues that are key to our clients
- Recognises and seizes opportunities for the firm, including repeat business
- Builds and develops own network of internal and external contacts
- Awareness of business development initiatives in the team and identifies ways to contribute
- Good knowledge of PC applications, including MS Office
In line with their top priority as a firm, you should provide an exceptional client service at all times.
Alongside a very competitive salary, you’ll be given the opportunity to receive a generous bonus (upon the team exceeding targets) and an attractive range of benefits. They are also open to discussing the option to work more flexibly.
As one of the top firms of solicitors in the region, or client serves business clients across the city and throughout Devon and Cornwall. They also work closely with clients across the UK.
Our client’s statement on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Environment
“We put a lot of time and effort into our local community. We genuinely care about the people around us; not because we think we need to do it in order to look good, but because we passionately believe in making a difference to people’s lives. We live and work in the local community. So, for us, it’s vital that we play our part in supporting it.
We also believe in making a positive impact on the environment and have recently embarked on a number of rewilding and green projects at our office and in the immediate vicinity. We’re members of theLegal Sustainability Allianceand were the first in the City to be recognised bySurfers Against Sewageas a Plastic Free Champion.”
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