Senior Corporate Solicitor
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £35000 – £50000/annum
My client are hiring for a Senior Corporate Solicitor to join their team based in Belfast.
Responsibilities:
* Scoping and setting-up new matters and conducting fee earning work directly, as well as supervising and training teams.
* Supports with pricing at the outset of a matter and then assists in managing costs and billing throughout.
* Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of relevant areas of law, providing technical excellence in relation to one (or more) of the specialist areas of the corporate practice.
* Working with legal technology tools appropriate to the relevant matter (e.g. artificial intelligence tools for DD) and keeping up to date with technological advances.
* Assists with preparing pitch documents and likely to attend client presentations and assist more generally with business development.
* Liaising with clients and teams elsewhere in the firm as required on fee-earning or other projects.
Experience:
* Qualified solicitor or barrister in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, but Republic of Ireland or other common law jurisdictions will be considered. (If not qualified in England and Wales then willing to complete process to requalify as such, if required.)
* Minimum of 3 years’ PQE, the majority of which should be within Corporate (including Commercial and Funds), unless exceptional circumstances exist. If you do not meet the 3 years PQE requirement, but feel that exceptional circumstances are applicable to you, then you will be required to submit a supporting statement outlining why you are an exceptional candidate (including relevant skills and experience) – i.e. you have spent a significant amount of time undertaking Corporate work, during or prior to your training contract / qualification.
* Proven experience of supervising and supporting a legal team
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear IT Recruitment.
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More Information
- Address Belfast, City of Belfast
