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Commercial Lawyer

Employer
Search Legal
Location
England, Merseyside, Wirral
Salary
£30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Closing date
11 Dec 2019
Reference
Req/543384

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Practice area
Company and commercial
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Due to continued company growth of this firm, we have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Lawyer / Solicitor / Senior Paralegal to join their rapidly growing, Wirral based operation.

Successful candiates will:
Be educated to degree standard.
Completed LPC and training contract or equivalent

And have:
High quality and relevant post qualification legal experience.
Demonstrable experience of successfully managing a large and varied caseload of legal work
Thorough knowledge of legal software as a case management systems
Advanced IT skills
Experience of negotiating contracts with blue chip companies

Typical responsibilities:
Advising, negotiating, reviewing and drafting
1. All types of commercial contracts, including variations, assignments and the novation of existing agreements.
Global procurement contracts (such as services, IT software, hardware, telecoms, etc.) under English law.
Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.
Any other industry specific contract types as may be required.
Creating and implementing templates and processes.
Performing legal and compliance due diligence analyses.
Recording comprehensive, accurate and high quality Management Information for customers.
Ensuring the efficient and effective performance of all work, in compliance with all Service Level Agreements, Key Performance Indicators and other targets.
Acting as point of escalation from junior team members for dealing with more complex legal issues, using experience, knowledge and judgement.
Assisting with the compliance program including undertaking file audits.
Developing and maintaining precedents, share know-how, drive positive, measurable change and engender a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organisation.
Providing customer and service feedback and managing inbound service feedback as required.
providing legal services to FTSE 100 business customers
support regulatory and compliance areas of supervision and file auditing

Excellent, negotiable salary (dependant on experience) and great benefits package

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Company

At Search, our Legal specialism provides bespoke recruitment solutions to all aspects of the legal community across the UK, and Channel Islands. Our expert legal recruitment consultants working on roles within private practice, in-house legal and the public sector boast a wealth of experience gained in legal practice and throughout the industry.

Our private practice team forms the core of our legal business. We specialise in providing tailored career advice to legal professionals at all levels, from paralegal to qualified solicitor, associate through to partner. Our industry teams, comprising of both in-house and public sector divisions, have legal experience, underpinned with detailed industry knowledge.

As one of the leading legal job agencies in the UK, Search Consultancy has an enviable list of expertise and resources:

  • Search has filled over 60 locums and 250+ permanent placements per year.
  • Search Legal has 20+ specialist consultants with over 145 years combined international experience in legal recruitment.
  • We also have dedicated resource team with over 150 years combined experience
  • A unique approach to delivery combining broad legal knowledge with a deep understanding of the many disciplines within the legal profession.

At Search, our legal division provides bespoke recruitment solutions to all aspects of the legal community across the UK, and the Channel Islands. Our specialist teams within private practice, in-house legal and the public sector boast a wealth of experience gained in both legal practice and throughout the industry.

Our private practice team forms the core of our legal business. We specialise in providing tailored career advice to legal professionals at all levels, from paralegal to qualified solicitor, associate through to partner.

To register with Search Legal or find out more about our range of services please contact your local market expert. Alternatively visit https://www.search.co.uk/jobs/legal/  to view the full range of opportunities currently available.

Brighton
Third floor 96 - 99 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XE
T: 01273 855000


117-119 High Street
Crawley
RH10 1DD
T: 01293 848 100

Park Row House, 
19-20 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JF
T: 0113 308 8000

Suite 2 Ground Floor 
4 St Paul’s Square
Liverpool
L3 9SJ
T: 0151 229 5555

Floor one 
Corner Block 
Quay Street, 
Manchester, 
M3 3HN
Tel: 0161 835 8600

 

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Edinburgh, Manchester
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BN1 3XF
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