Oculus Legal Group
Corporate & Commercial Director
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A well-established Top 100 law firm is looking for an experienced Corporate & Commercial Director to join its senior team in Stoke.
This is a senior opportunity for someone who wants to combine high-quality legal work with business development and team building. The Stoke office is continuing to develop its Corporate & Commercial offering, so the successful candidate will have genuine scope to bring in work, build relationships and help shape the team as it grows.
The Role:
- Manage a varied Corporate & Commercial caseload
- Advise business owners, companies, directors, shareholders and partnerships
- Handle business sales, acquisitions, M&A, asset and share purchases
- Advise on company restructures, governance and shareholder arrangements
- Draft and advise on commercial contracts, including supply, distribution, service and franchise agreements
- Deal with LLP and partnership agreements
- Provide practical commercial advice to clients across a range of business matters
- Develop existing client and referrer relationships
- Generate new business and build a personal following
- Help develop the Corporate & Commercial offering in Stoke
- Support and develop junior members of the team
- Work closely with the wider senior team across the firm's offices
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About You:
- Qualified Solicitor with significant Corporate & Commercial experience
- Ideally 8+ PQE, although the firm is open to the right level of experience
- Strong experience across both corporate and commercial work
- Existing client following or a clear ability to develop one
- Commercially minded and confident with business development
- Strong connections within the regional business community would be advantageous
- Able to manage your own workload with a high degree of autonomy
- Strong client communication skills and a pragmatic approach
- Comfortable supervising and supporting more junior lawyers
- Someone who is proactive, confident and motivated to build something
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What is On Offer:
- Annual tax-free profit share
- Additional Director share scheme
- Hybrid and flexible working, with three days in the office working well for the team
- 28 days' annual leave, including birthday and an additional ex-gratia day, plus UK bank holidays
- Long-service awards
- 4% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance worth 3x salary
- Enhanced sick pay
- Medicash Health Cash Plan
- Financial wellbeing support
- Employee savings and salary sacrifice schemes
- Annual contribution towards legal services
This is a good opportunity for an experienced Corporate & Commercial Solicitor who wants to combine quality work with genuine business development and the opportunity to help build a growing team in Stoke.
Get in touch with me if this would be of interest: megan.keyworth-wright@oculuslegalgroup.com 07771357113
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