1. Providing additional strength and depth to the existing team by supporting the partners with more complex corporate and commercial work and supervising the more junior members of the team working within the following areas of work:
i) Corporate including:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Advisory
- Private Equity
- Joint Ventures
- Reorganisations
- Secured and Unsecured Lending
- Insolvency and Reconstruction
ii) General Commercial including:
- Terms & Conditions
- GDPR Advice
- Supply Agreements
- Franchise Agreements.
2. Providing support to other IBB teams such as real estate, charities, employment and construction to include working with other teams on larger cross disciplinary projects as and when required.
3. Being responsible for billing and administration processes in line with team procedures; taking responsibility for delegating work to junior solicitors, trainee paralegal and /or the group legal administrator(s) where appropriate; providing guidance on legal issues for more junior members of the team where appropriate; managing cash and disbursement control and working on ad hoc projects as and when required
4. Helping to develop team capability to the point it can be marketed more extensively to existing clients not yet using the service and/or new prospects. This will mean: looking for ways to innovate with existing streams of ancillary work, building your own personal reputation and building eminence for the firm by; developing existing and new contacts and referrers of work; taking the lead on article writing in your team; joining relevant associations and seeking out positions of responsibility to support your personal ambitions to become or maintain your position as a leader in your field and encouraging others in the team to build the team reputation
5. Developing self-organisational and interpersonal skills so that: work is prioritised and progressed as efficiently as possible; new business is effectively introduced and managed into the firm; the partners in the Group are sufficiently aware of your workload and specific issues which arise on your matters and you maintain a flexible and proactive approach to work and good working relationships with external institutions including clients and any professional referrers to promote IBB’s brand in the marketplace.
6. Ensuring that professional services provided by the team are of the highest quality, that client care standards are effectively maintained, and that work completed meets the appropriate standards. To ensure that the files are maintained properly and that matters are progressed in line with the firm’s standard up to and including billing and file closing.
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