Solicitor / Legal Executive - Corporate and Commercial

We are seeking a solicitor, or legal executive, to work in our busy Commercial department in our Petersfield office to assist and develop the Corporate and Commercial work with the aim of you managing your own caseload. Many of our fee earners have a combination of working from the office and from home, and we embrace flexible working where possible.

Ideally you will be a solicitor with 1 - 4 years PQE and have a broad range of Commercial and Corporate experience from a leading regional practice. Some Commercial Property experience would be an advantage but not essential.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside the Partner as an integral part of the team in a wide range of work including financing and corporate re-structuring, mergers, acquisitions and sales of companies and businesses and drafting and advising on all manner of commercial contracts. If you are a newly qualified solicitor, you will be expected to have been in a Company Commercial or Corporate seat in your training contract.

You will have excellent academic qualifications, be IT literate and highly competent in MS Word, Outlook and Excel and have experience in a legal case management package (preferably DPS Outlook Office) although training will be given.

You will be providing the highest level of service to our clients, which is tailored to their individual needs. You will also need to share our values of being Open, Responsible and Fair, which lie at the heart of what we stand for as a firm and which guide how we approach all aspects of our work. You will be involved in client sourcing work and business development where necessary.

We can offer a supportive working environment, training opportunities and excellent career prospects for the right candidate as well as a very attractive remuneration package including the potential to earn bonuses if certain targets are met, a generous holiday allowance, certain staff discounts and an invitation to join a comprehensive private health insurance scheme. We also invest in wellbeing at our firm with a number of different initiatives such as an Employee Assistant Programme, online health portal, annual firm-wide social events and we foster a positive, collegial culture based on our values.