Corporate Commercial Solicitor

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Corporate & Commercial Solicitor (1 – 5 year PQE) to join the Corporate & Commercial department in our Lincoln office.

Wilkin Chapman LLP is the largest law firm in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, providing a wide range of legal services to both businesses and individuals. The Firm achieves regularly department and individual recommendations in the UK's leading legal directories and is ranked 106 in the top 200 UK law firms by turnover. We are an armed forces friendly employer.

The role will suit an aspiring Solicitor who is looking to gain more responsibility and prove themselves in an established team and Firm.

The successful candidate will be involved in corporate matters, including share and business acquisitions and sales, MBOs, rights issues, fundraising, restructuring, reorganisations and corporate governance, as well as commercial work, such as drafting and negotiating contracts (including framework agreements, supply and purchase contracts, software licences, franchise agreements), advising on GDPR and Intellectual Property issues.

• Providing support and assistance under the supervision and guidance of senior colleagues in a busy and developing department.
• Taking responsibility for due diligence and disclosure, including supervising more junior colleagues in data room management.
• Delegating work as appropriate to more junior colleagues and supervising that work (offering guidance where appropriate) to ensure quality of work produced by the department is of the highest standard.
• Taking an active involvement in business development activities organised by the department, division and firm.
• Dealing with enquiries from potential clients, colleagues and existing clients promptly to ensure that all business opportunities are dealt with professionally and to the satisfaction of the client or enquirer.
• Achieving both individual and team financial targets agreed with the Department Head or Branch Partner.
• Identifying and following up new business opportunities.

We are interested to hear from Solicitors 1 - 5 year PQE from similar sized or larger law firms.

Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent client relationship skills.

• Excellent drafting and communication skills.

• Team player.

• Ability to network and develop business opportunities.

• Ability to adopt a commercial, as well as a legal, approach to clients’ issues.

• Excellent interpersonal and IT skills.

• Excellent time and matter management skills.

• Understanding and adoption of the Firm’s values and behaviours.

Wilkin Chapman is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious practice or any other perceived differences.

Our Values

All that we do is shaped by our five values: Service, Teamwork, Approachability, Innovation and Commitment to achieving results. These values are the bedrock of Wilkin Chapman, they define who and what we are - they underpin everything that we do. For more information on our values, please click here.

If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact recruitment@wilkinchapman.co.uk.