Assistant Lawyer
- Employer
- Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP
- Location
- London (City of), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £46,300
- Closing date
- 31 Oct 2020
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- Practice area
- Commercial property
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP is a full-service law firm with an international outlook. We have a permanent vacancy for a full-time junior Assistant Lawyer to be based at our City office in London to work in the firm’s Commercial Property and Investment Team, in particular assisting ultra-high net worth individual and corporate investors from Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan. The firm is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association as a Foreign Attorney Partnership and the job may include work transacted in Istanbul as well as London. Regular travel to Istanbul will be required.
Job Description
- Assistant Lawyer in the Commercial Property and Investment
- Team Manage a case load of real estate and investment matters
- Manage and develop client relationships and pursue marketing opportunities
- Setting up and participating in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan marketing initiatives; speaking at conferences; preparing client pitches/capability statements and procuring work from clients and intermediaries
- Working with other lawyers, including foreign lawyers and professionals
Essential skills, qualifications and experience
- Be a qualified lawyer in Turkey and registered with the Istanbul Bar Association
- Have a strong academic legal background both in Turkey and the UK
- Post graduate qualification in the UK is desirable
- Be either a qualified solicitor in the UK or completed Legal Practice Course with distinction or high commendation
- Be a native Turkish and Kurdish speaker
- Other languages such as Arabic and French are preferable
- Be fluent in English language (both spoken and written). A very high level of functioning is required
- Have experience in private practice in English and Turkish jurisdictions
- Be experienced in advising ultra-high net worth individuals particularly those from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, and Iran
- Have a track record of fee earning
- Have significant business development experience and connections in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Iran
- Have the ability to bring existing client relationship to the firm
- Typing skills in English, Turkish and Kurdish (at least 50-60 words per minute)
- To have the ability to travel to Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan as and when required
Salary range
£46,300
Closing date: 31 October
Contact
- For further information please contact Rakeebah Rahim by email at r.rahim@rfblegal.co.uk
Applications
- Email your CV and covering letter to Rakeebah Rahim at r.rahim@rfblegal.co.uk
Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP is an Equal Opportunity employer.
No agencies please.
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