Corporate Solicitor - great work and culture - flexibility and low target hours

QED Legal

  • Glasgow
  • £55,000-70,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 22 hours ago
Corporate Solicitor - great work and culture - flexibility and low target hoursEmployer Location Glasgow Salary £55000 - £70000 per annum, Benefits: unrivalled flexibility and low target hours Closing date 1 Oct 2025 Reference BH-50846View more categoriesView less categoriesVacancy Type , Experience Level , Contract Hours Practice Areas , , PQE ,Save jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Job DetailsLeading firm are looking for a corporate solicitor with between 2 and 5 Years' PQE to join their corporate team. You can be based from the Glasgow or Edinburgh office.
  • Great opportunity for a corporate solicitor already at a leading firm but who is looking for better (and more predictable) working hours and more flexibility, or more opportunities for client secondment. Or for someone looking to take the step up in firm and get exposure to more complex and higher-value mandates as part of an impressive corporate team.
  • This firm are renowned for the flexibility they offer. Design your hours around your life (as opposed to the other way around, which is usually the case in corporate law) and with 2 days a week in the office.
  • The team really punches above its weight and handles regular 7-8 figure mandates spanning M&A, PE and corporate structuring. Wide sectoral exposure too - financial services, insurance, technology and R&D and food and drink. Good mix of Scottish, UK-wide and local counsel mandates for Magic Circle firms etc in London and abroad.
  • This firm are universally regarded as having one of the best cultures in the Scottish market. Partners who really look after their junior associates and who want them to succeed, giving them as much client and deal exposure as they want/feel comfortable with. Juniors who are close-knit and support each other on deals. Achievable and transparent progression pathways for all fee-earners, and very low target hours.
If this sounds of interest, or if you would like to know more, either apply here or contact Dominic Roberts at QED for more information.CompanyAs 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 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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