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About The Role
This senior position as Corporate Solicitor (Head of Department) is based in Stoke-on-Trent, offering a highly competitive salary plus benefits and bonus on a full-time contract. The appointed lawyer will lead the firm's corporate practice across Staffordshire and surrounding regions, shaping strategy while managing a varied caseload of mergers, acquisitions and commercial matters. Candidates must be established practitioners with a strong market reputation, an existing client following, and proven business development skills to win new instructions. The role provides genuine autonomy to build relationships, mentor colleagues and drive departmental growth, making it suited to an ambitious Corporate Partner or senior solicitor ready to step into leadership within a forward-looking legal practice.
REGIONAL HEAD OF CORPORATE – STOKE / STAFFORDSHIRE
- Highly Competitive
- Benefits
- Bonus
THE ROLE
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Corporate Partner or senior Corporate Solicitor to take on a key leadership position as Regional Head of Corporate, based in Stoke or the surrounding Staffordshire area.
This is an opportunity to join a firm with ambitious plans for growth and take a leading role in developing its corporate offering across Stoke, Staffordshire and the wider region.
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The successful candidate will be an established Corporate practitioner with a strong reputation in the market, an existing client following and, importantly, the ability and appetite to business develop and win new work.
- You will have the freedom and platform to develop relationships with existing and prospective clients, grow the corporate team and play a significant role in shaping the firm's regional strategy.
TEAM MOVES CONSIDERED
The firm is also open to considering an established corporate team move. If you have a team around you and are looking for a platform where you can continue to develop your practice and take your team with you, this opportunity is well worth exploring.
THE CANDIDATE
The Ideal Candidate Will
- Be a Corporate Partner, Legal Director or senior Corporate Solicitor with a strong regional profile.
- Have substantial experience across a broad range of corporate transactions.
- Have an established following and demonstrable track record of generating work.
- Be commercially minded with excellent business development and networking skills.
- Have strong relationships with businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and professional contacts across Stoke, Staffordshire and the surrounding areas.
- Have the ambition to develop and grow a corporate team.
- Be confident taking a leadership role and contributing to the firm's wider strategic growth.
- Be entrepreneurial, personable and committed to developing long-term client relationships.
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THE OPPORTUNITY
This is not simply a fee-earning position. It is an opportunity for someone who wants to build something, develop a regional corporate practice and have genuine influence over its future direction.
The successful candidate will have the platform and support to develop their own practice, strengthen the firm's presence across the region and potentially build a team around them.
An established following and the ability to demonstrate business development success are essential.
Team moves will be considered.
For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Penny Trotman at eNL Legal. 0121 454 1004
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