NQ Solicitor

The Group Head for Commercial Services is Paul Kite. We aim to provide you with premium quality, cost-effective solutions tailored to your business needs. We are partner-led, accessible and responsive. Most of all, you can expect experienced and commercially aware lawyers who understand your business.

Our clients range from start-up companies to large institutions, including UK and overseas private and public companies. Our work ranges from modest to large, complex transactions. Our network of contacts also enables us to service your European needs.
 

To provide a high quality legal service to clients on all aspects of Company / Commercial law in line with the firm’s standards of performance. Ensure exemplary client care establishing trust and confidence and demonstrate strong financial management, commercial awareness and professionalism at all times.

The Commercial Services Group works closely with the firm’s other commercial teams acting for clients ranging from start-up companies to large institutions, including UK and overseas private and public companies.

1. Provide a high quality legal service to clients on all aspects of Company / Commercial law including:

• General Corporate work

• Corporate Finance

• Mergers and Acquisitions

• Commercial Agreements

• Intellectual Property

• Banking

• Property support

2. Develop own technical knowledge and skills including the ability to:

• analyse information and reach sound decisions

• understand and adhere to instructions

• communicate succinctly both orally and in writing

• research appropriate case law and technical and legal precedents to progress matters.

3. Ensure you remain up to date professionally and technically by planning, documenting and evaluating objectives and activities to comply with the SRA’s competence statement, as well as developing knowledge of the market place and client base.

4. Meet the firms quality standards including:

• ensuring personal time recording and billing targets are achieved

• ensuring that all chargeable work is properly recorded on client matters

• adhering to the SRA’s client care directive and to the firm’s own policies as set out in the Office Manual

• maintaining good file management as set out in the Office Manual

• understanding the obligations relating to client accounts and ensure preparation and delivery of bills in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules.

5. Assist the team in its marketing and business development objectives, including activities such as attending client events, writing text/articles for the website and other publications, and assisting the Partners in organising marketing events.

6. Develop own self-organisational and interpersonal skills so that:

• work is prioritised and progressed

• you demonstrate a balance of working on your own initiative and seeking advice or guidance

• Partners are aware of your workload and specific issues which arise on your matters

• you maintain a flexible and proactive approach to work

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level (with a minimum 2:1) and a strong LPC pass or equivalent and must hold a current clean practising certificate from the SRA. 
• Experience gained in a Corporate and Commercial training seat or following admittance to the roll.

Skills and Experience

• Indicatively, NQ-2 years’ experience in this area of legal work which will be demonstrable though an awareness of relevant legislation and experience of and the ability to provide advice or consideration to relevant issues.  
• A demonstrable commitment to building and developing a career in Commercial Services, evidenced by legal experience in this area of law, coupled with broad commercial experience, technical training and an awareness of wider issues in the market place. 
• Commercially minded with the ability to operate, liaise and advise to a high standard and think laterally and commercially with and for clients.
• Experience of working to targets and time recording.
• An awareness and demonstrable experience of involvement with business development activity.
• A team player who is prepared to assist other members of the Commercial Services Group.
• Demonstrable commitment to customer service including providing high standards of service to clients.
• A commitment to the highest quality standards together with an eye for detail.
• A flexible approach and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Proven communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to the audience.
• IT literate including proficient with Microsoft applications and self-sufficient in using document management systems and the internet as business tools.