Skip to main content

This job has expired

In House Lawyer - Bristol

Employer
Hays Legal
Location
England, Bristol
Salary
£40000.00 - £75000.00 per annum
Closing date
29 Oct 2018
Reference
3400683

View more

Practice area
Company and commercial
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years
Position
Legal counsel
Sector
In-house

Job Details

In House Lawyer Job in Bristol 2PQE+ Up to 75K + Parking on site

Your new company
This growing international business have experienced strong growth over the last few years. Their environment is lively, down to earth and fast paced with a passion for client service. They are now seeking an in-house solicitor with good quality experience in the Commercial field to join their legal team. Reporting into the Group Legal Counsel, you will be supporting them directly, specifically on the contracts side. This is an excellent opportunity for a legal counsel who is looking for an autonomous position with plenty of stakeholder contact.

Your new role
You will be joining an entrepreneurial company and will be comfortable making commercial decisions quickly and confidently. You will have strong commercial contracts knowledge, drafting and negotiation skills, and demonstrable an ability to handle conflict and provide legal advice in an appropriate and timely manner and understand the effects of key regulatory issues on contractual terms. An understanding of data protection would be desirable but is not essential.

What you'll need to succeed
Your experience should be of good quality, but there is flexibility on experience levels here and we would encourage applications from candidates from 2 years PQE upwards, having trained either an in-house environment or recognised commercial law firm. Experience in the financial services industry would be desirable but not essential.

Skills required:

  • You will be a commercial Solicitor with at least 2 years PQE
  • You will have commercial contracts knowledge, drafting and negotiation skills
  • You should have a strong technical knowledge
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships is key
  • Financial Services sector experience is desirable but not essential


What you'll get in return
This is a great opportunity to be involved in all aspects of a Financial Services organisation in the centre of Bristol. A unique role not to be missed.

What you need to do now
If you are interested in applying for this position click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new role, please contact Harriet Chapman in complete confidence at Hays. We would expect a lawyer with the given PQE to have gained the level of experience required, but this does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Company

At Hays, we know that finding the right role at the right time takes careful consideration. As lifelong career partners we’re with our candidates each step of the way.

Whether you’re seeking a job for right now, a career change, or to move up the career ladder, we have the expertise, the up-to-date knowledge, connections and training to help you get where you want to go.

Providing an unmatched wealth of jobs across industries and professions, using our insights and market leading salary checker, employer relationships, pathways and support, we bring roles that challenge and excite you.

 And it doesn’t end there. Our expert consultants are here to help get you more than your next job – offering training and upskilling via our free-to-use My Learning platform.

 

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert