Professional Support Lawyer
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £60000.00 - £90000.00 per annum
- Closing date
- 28 Sep 2018
- Reference
- BBBH20274
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- Practice area
- Professional support
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 7 years+
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Professional Support Lawyer
(Regulatory & Litigation)
Leeds
This Top 100 national law firm are looking to hire a senior contentious lawyer to join them as part of a group of 3 PSL's to lead 4 departments (Commercial, Employment, Pensions, Risk) on business advisory projects, knowledge management, business development and technical legal training.
This is the perfect role for those Lawyers who are already in a relation PSL position, or an experienced contentious lawyer looking to move away from fee earning and provide contentious support to the wider department.
The role will vary widely but in essence it will be providing guidance and direction under 4 areas - Business Advisory Projects, Knowledge Management, Business Development and Technical Legal Training.
If you have a background of training staff, providing legal updates, being regularly involved in business development (e.g client training and bulletins, article production, or technical presentations etc) then this may be the perfect role for you.
Ideally you are likely to have at least 7 years PQE experience in a contentious area across one of the following areas of law: Commercial, Employment, Pensions or Risk, in a large regional or national practice.
The firm are known to be very modern and progressive, with a fantastic open culture, and modern, flexible workspaces.
There is a competitive salary based on experience and generous benefits.
If you would like to hear more about the role please contact Graham Rawlinson at QED Legal for a confidential chat.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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