Company Commercial Solicitor

COMMERCIAL SOLICITOR/ASSOCIATE - HEAD OF DEPARTMENT 

Our Established Law firm are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual to head up the Company Commercial Team.

The person appointed will:

• Be qualified with a minimum of five years' post-qualification experience in the field of company commercial law;

• Be able to demonstrate detailed knowledge and technical expertise in dealing with a mixed caseload; • Be able to work independently but also with the other staff in the Team;

• Be able to generate their own referrals in order to create their own client base and generate further work for other Teams and the firm; • Help evolve a marketing strategy for the Company Commercial Team;

• Be fully engaged with the firm's marketing strategy and be prepared to attend marketing events and so forth; • Have worked within, or be familiar with and able to comply with, the requirements of Lexcel. Essential Skills: The appointed individual must: • Have excellent organisational skills; • Have a commercial and creative mindset; • Have a proven ability of working to deadlines; • Be prepared to head up, manage and build a team, delegating and mentoring as appropriate; • Have good IT skills, preferably with experience on case management systems; • Have an ability to generate their own client base. Technical knowledge The appointed individual must have a proficiency, aptitude and proven track record in company commercial work, as well as a good working knowledge of property and basic non contentious employment issues (eg TUPE). Applicants should have a broad experience of transactional and non-transactional work types, acting for a range of different business types. Basic taxation knowledge of key issues is also required for various stages of a transaction or for general advice on certain key projects.

Experience is also required of business acquisition/disposal whether by way of assets sale/acquisitions or shares. It is important to understand the key tax differences from the point of view of seller and buyer as well as the difference in agreements with particular reference to warranties, indemnities and the disclosure letter.

Our client is located in Central Guildford with excellent transport links.  Salary according to experience. • 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays. • Pension. • Life Assurance scheme. • Childcare Vouchers. Please apply asap or email your cv to mark@rgsearch.co.uk