Commercial Senior Associate
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £50000 - £75000 per annum + Additional Benefits
- Closing date
- 19 Sep 2019
- Reference
- BBBH23610
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- Practice area
- Company and commercial
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Commercial Senior Associate/Legal Director - Legal 500 Firm
International Legal 500 practice is looking for a Commercial Lawyer to join their thriving department. This is a varied and interesting role involving drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements. The position offers a genuine opportunity for an ambitious, hard-working self-starter to push their career forward.
You will ideally have a minumum of 4 years PQE and this role will see you drafting and negotiating a full suite of commercial contracts including IT/IP contracts, procurement contracts, tenders, joint ventures and general commercial enquiries. This firm acts for a range of clients and there will be an element of sports, IP and media work is required.
As the successful candidate you will have excellent communication skills and good business and commerciality skills. You will need to be hungry and ambitious and keen to push your career forward in what is an exciting practice.
For more information on this great opportunity please contact Dawn Everton at QED Legal on the details provided.
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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