Solicitor

As West London's leading law firm, IBB enjoys a reputation for representing significant clients in complex legal matters. Our practice areas span commercial, employment charities, commercial and residential real estate, family, private client, and community and legal services. The firm and it's partners are ranked highly by independent legal guides Chambers & Partner and Legal 500.

The purpose of this role is to provide 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 & 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 lae and technical legal precedents to progress matters.

3.  Ensure that you remain up to date professionally and technically by attaining and recording CPD, as well as developing knowledge of the market place and client base.

4. Meet the firm’s 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 st 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-organising and interpersonal skills so that:

• Work is prioritised and progressed.
• You develop a balance of working on your own initiative and seeking advice or guidance.
• Partners are aware of your work load and specific issues which arise on your matters.
• You maintain a flexible and proactive approach to work.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level and a strong LPC pass or equivalent;
• 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

• 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, CPD and an awareness of the commercial issues in the wider 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.

• 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 including case management and the internet as business tools.

Brand Values

As a member of staff in the Commercial Services Group you will be expected to demonstrate on One IBB brand values:

We are positive:

• Role model behaviour
• Ensuring that you demonstrate exemplary standards of compliance.

We are engaged

• Firm - Team - Me mentality
• Participation in practice management initiatives
• Consistently achieving / over achieving against your individual performance objectives and targets (set at regular reviews)
• A commitment to own learning and development through attendance at and delivery of training courses, seminars and technical updates.

We care

• Excellent client relationship skills 

We are united

• Contributing to your team to perform to budget.