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Legal Counsel / Commercial Lawyer

Employer
QED Legal
Location
England, Greater Manchester, Horwich
Salary
£28000 - £37500 per annum + Additional benefits
Closing date
15 Feb 2019
Reference
SC22046EL

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Practice area
Company and commercial
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
Newly qualified, 1 year, 2 years
Position
Legal counsel
Sector
In-house

Job Details

Our client is looking for a Legal Counsel / Commercial Lawyer to join their busy and growing in-house legal department. A leader in its field this is a varied and interesting role involving drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements.

Based in Horwich the ideal candidate will:

  • Be a UK qualified solicitor with strong academics and most likely between newly qualified (NQ) and 2 years PQE
  • Have a strong grounding in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and other legal documentation is essential
  • Be able to assist and help the business on a wide range of other projects and legal matters including corporate, regulatory, data protection, disputes and other legal matters
  • Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commercial / business outlook to their work

Our client envisages that candidates with between NQ / 0 - 2 years PQE will have the relevant skills / knowledge for this position, however this has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but who have the relevant experience.

For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Simon Campbell at QED Legal. If this position isn't for you but you know someone who could be suitable then please let us know. We offer a reward fee for any successful referrals. For full details please see our website.

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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