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Current Vacancies - Last Updated 08/05/24
LAWYER VACANCIES
We currently have exciting opportunities for additional lawyers to join our team. We operate from one office which is conveniently, yet discreetly, located on the outskirts of Tamworth.
We are proud to be both LEXCEL and CQS accredited, as well as being recognised in the Legal 500, and we pride ourselves on the quality of service we offer our clients.
We understand that people are our greatest asset, and we offer a positive, friendly, and supportive team environment. All our positions have excellent opportunities for progression, and we work with all members of staff to help them achieve their career goals. We are happy to accept applications from candidates looking for either full-time or part-time work.
1. CHILDREN LAW SOLICITOR / CHARTERED LEGAL EXECUTIVE
We are recruiting for a solicitor or chartered legal executive to join our highly successful children law team. Our children team is known for its technical expertise and pragmatic approach, dealing with a wide range of matters including children issues and disputes, care proceedings, adoption and surrogacy.
Our solicitors are skilled advocates who appear regularly in court including in the High Court in public and private law proceedings. We are often instructed by professional guardians to act in the most serious and complex cases. Where it is not possible to resolve a dispute outside of court proceedings, our experience and knowledge means that we are able to robustly protect our clients’ positions and present their cases to the court. We often conduct our own advocacy, but also have excellent relationships with high-calibre barristers as well as other experts
Clients vary from affluent professionals to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our society; we pride ourselves on providing high levels of service to all our clients. This is a highly expert team who work together to deliver exceptional service to family law clients.
There is an existing caseload as our team generates referrals on a regular basis.
Ideally candidates will be a member of the Law Society Children panel, although we will consider candidates with suitable experience who will work towards panel membership.
Must be a team player who displays flexibility and a supportive approach to colleagues.
Resilient, committed and highly driven family lawyer.
Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable clients and resolve complicated practicalities involved in children law matters
Excellent communication skills.
Experienced in publicly funded Child Care work with the ability to service privately funded cases Experience in own advocacy is an advantage.
Ideally 5 days per week, although 4 day working considered
2. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LAWYER/PARALEGAL
We are looking for an additional Lawyer or experienced Paralegal to join our Commercial Property team. Recognised as one of the leading teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands, we act for a wide range of clients including individuals, investors, developers, landowners, corporate entities, charities, and retailers. We advise both public and private sector clients on all aspects of Commercial Property.
Our expertise includes:
• Landlord and Tenant matters
• Freehold Sales and Purchases
• Property Development and Associated Agreements
• Residential Development
• Funding
• Pension Fund Transactions
• Agricultural/Rural Land
• Title Investigation and Rectification
If you have experience in any of these areas, we would like to hear from you.
3. EMPLOYMENT LAWYER/PARALEGAL
We are looking for an additional Lawyer or experienced Paralegal to join our Employment Team.
Our team acts for both respondents and claimants and has expertise in the following areas:
• Settlement agreements
• Business reorganisations
• Redundancy situations
• Family friendly rights
• TUPE
• Unfair and constructive dismissal claims
• Equality and discrimination claims
• Grievances and disciplinaries
• Absence management
• ACAS Early Conciliation
• Contracts, policies, and handbooks; and
• Restrictive covenants.
You should have at least 1-4 years’ relevant experience, ideally with both respondent and claimant experience.
4. CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAWYER
We are looking for an additional lawyer to join our Corporate and Commercial team.
Our client base is varied, encompassing start-ups, owner-managed businesses, PLCs, partnerships, local authorities, and charities.
Our areas of expertise include:
• Company formation
• Memorandum & articles of association
• Sale and purchase of companies and businesses
• Management buy-outs/buy-ins and venture capital investments
• Corporate restructuring and reorganisation
• Shareholder and partnership agreements & dissolutions; and
• Terms of business and share options.
You should have 1–4 years’ PQE, with broad corporate and commercial experience.
Applicants for all positions should be client-focused with good commercial acumen and excellent interpersonal and team skills.
In return we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes:
• Private healthcare
• 25 days’ holiday per annum (plus public holidays), with the option of taking additional unpaid leave; Company pension scheme
• Sick pay; and
• Hybrid working arrangements.
