Commercial Litigation Solicitor - Quality Work & Career Progression - No Targets
- Preston
- £40,000-60,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
✅ Supervise Junior Staff
✅ Have your own clients
✅ Guidance from a Snr Partner
✅ Development OpportunitiesIdeally you will have gained at least 2 years' PQE within Commercial Litigation and be comfortable managing your own caseload. You will be joining a small team but one that still deals with complex legal matters and a wide variety of work to include: contract disputes, shareholder & partnership disputes, insolvency matters, property disputes, boundary disputes and professional negligence.Working alongside a Director, you will become an integral part of the firm right away and will enjoy a lot of direct client contact with key clients of the firm as well as contribute to building the department further by getting actively involved in the business development activities of the firm and the department.The team currently consists of x2 Solicitors, x2 Paralegals and support staff, so you will fit into a structure that does offer the opportunity to progress your career and increase your responsibilities. One aspect of this role that will be expected of you is management and you will be able to supervise 2 Paralegals and assist with their progression, whilst also assisting with the growth of the team. The firm are very work/life balance focused and can offer a fully remote role, however there would be some travel to an office needed to liaise with the Director and discuss plans for progressing & growing the team. All fee earners currently have the choice to work remotely, hybrid or from the office and this will continue to be in place.Salary for this role is based on existing your existing package and PQE level however as a smaller firm they are able to offer extra benefits like a flexible working patterns, a pleasant work/life balance and generous holiday allowance. For further information please contact Nick Skelly at QED Legal for a confidential chat.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.
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