Chattertons Solicitors & Wealth Management
CORPORATE SOLICITOR - LINCOLNSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
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Corporate Solicitor - Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
We are a leading "Top 200" Law Firm and provider of wealth management services, based in Lincolnshire and across the Midlands. Established in 1856, we are considered to be one of the oldest law firms in the UK.
Benefits
Some of the great benefits that we offer are:
- Generous holiday entitlements
- Staff discount on legal fees and wealth management fees
- Income protection
- Life assurance at 3 x salary
- Salary Exchange Pension Scheme option
- Employee Assistance Programme
The Role
We are looking to recruit a confident, proactive and organised Corporate Solicitor to join our team. The successful candidate should be an excellent communicator, be commercially aware and will take an active role in business development activities with the willingness to expand into new areas of work.
You will be confident in dealing with a broad range of transactional and non-contentious matters including:
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts
- Corporate restructures and setups
- Corporate governance including shareholders’ agreements, options and members’ agreements
- Franchise acquisition, sale and development
- Distribution agreements
- Intellectual property
- Shareholder, director and investor rights
- Corporate finance
- Data Protection
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Experience In The Following Areas Would Be Advantageous
- Construction law
- Charity law
- Consumer law, including consumer credit
In addition, you will work with the department’s Marketing Policy to promote and enhance the reputation and business of the company.
Key Duties And Responsibilities
- Maintain high levels of service to our existing clients
- Develop the corporate department in line with the department’s marketing policy
- Produce fee income in line with targets and agreed objectives
- Maintain and enhance legal skills
- Financial control with particular regard to cash flow
- Perform fee-earning work accurately, reliably and in accordance with the company’s quality and risk procedures.
Hours of Work: 09.00 – 17.15 hrs Monday to Friday (36.25 hours per week)
Location: Flexible
Salary: Depending on Experience
Essential
Person Specification:
Desirable
Qualifications
- Qualified solicitor.
- Previous experience of managing a busy corporate caseload.
Knowledge
- Experienced in all mainstream corporate matters.
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Skills
- Good computer literacy, including knowledge of case management systems
Competencies
- Ability to work with confidence, managing own caseload.
- Strong planning and organisational skills.
- Clear understanding of AML Regulations and Solicitors’ Account Rules.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to create and nurture relationships with key clients at all levels.
- Desire to provide a high quality service.
- Marketing and business development.
- Presentation and public-speaking skills.
Attributes
- Proactive and positive attitude.
- Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines.
- High level of integrity.
- Hardworking, proactive and positive attitude.
- Client following.
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Please email your CV and covering letter to: recruitment@chattertons.com
Chattertons recognises that it is essential to provide equal opportunities to all persons without discrimination. The firm has an Equality and Diversity Policy and this sets out the firm’s position on equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. This is available upon request.
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