East Anglia and Essex Legal Jobs
Browse our Legal Jobs directory SHIPPING LAWYER - 2 YRS PQE + SUFFOLK/NORFOLK - TO £60,000 - REF: OL/ARP4745Our client wishes to recruit a capable and ambitious assistant to join their thriving shipping team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced shipping lawyer to join a successful and growing team which enjoys an excellent reputation in the shipping field and can offer good career prospects. Working for one of the regions leading commercial law firms, you will be engaged in the highest quality work in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Shipping team advises on all aspects of dry shipping, multi-jurisdictional litigation, contractual issues in relation to shipping joint ventures, port operation and expert inspection services. Their advice covers: Bills of lading Charter parties Contracts of affreightment Cargo claims MoA disputes Club rules Shipbuilding disputes Marine insurance Ship finance and sale/purchase Cruise and ferry line operation The team has wide experience of acting in shipping disputes before the English High Court and in London arbitration. Work comes out of both the London and international markets and as such the team receives top quality instructions from a client base that includes cargo and hull underwriters and brokers, foreign law firms, most of the leading P&I Clubs and/or direct instructions from owners, operators and charterers.
HEAD OF PRIVATE CLIENT 5 YRS PQE + - ESSEX - TO £100,000 - REF: OL/ARP4744Our client is an extremely reputable, friendly, progressive and forward thinking professional law firm, highly rated by both the Legal 500 and Chambers directory across many disciplines and provides its clients with quality, professional legal advice. In line with strategic planning they now seek an individual of the highest calibre for an exciting opportunity to lead the private client team and take it to the next stage. In exchange for your talents, you will be joining a solid business with cutting edge I.T, non long hours culture and a clear route to equity partnership.
FAMILY LAWYER - 4 YRS+ PQE - SUFFOLK - REF: OL/ARP4752Our client is an extremely reputable, friendly, progressive and forward thinking professional law firm, highly rated by both the Legal 500 and Chambers directory across many disciplines and provides its clients with quality, professional legal advice. They now seek an individual of the highest calibre for an exciting opportunity within a friendly, energetic, private and publicly funded family department committed to mediation and collaboration. Resolution accreditation preferred it is essential that you are client focussed; working with the highest integrity; flexible, positive approach; and an ability to work effectively under pressure
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION/INSOLVENCY 4-6 YEARS NORWICH - REF: OL/ARP4749Our client is one of the big players in the region highly rated by both Chambers and Legal 500. This multi partner practice with a national influence and presence, providing a broad spectrum of legal services to both private and commercial clients from their four offices seek additional members of the commercial Litigation team. The successful candidate will have the benefit of quality of work which is second to none and generally only found within the top 20 City law firms.
EMPLOYMENT LAW - CAMBRIDGE - 4-7 YRS+ PQE TO £60,000 - REF: OL/ARP4873Our client one of the top tier firms in this region have a new and exciting role for a solicitor with at least 4 years call to join the employment team. The successful candidate will give advice on contentious and non-contentious employment issues including working on transactions, representing clients in employment tribunals and helping employers with their contracts of employment and compliance with the ever changing employment laws in the UK. This is a new and exciting challenge for a Lawyer who has ambition and strives for partnership, greater reward and a culture and ethos that is second to none.
SNR FAMILY LAWYER - 4 YRS+ PQE - CAMBRIDGE - REF: OL/ARP4869Our client is an extremely reputable, friendly, progressive and forward thinking professional law firm, highly rated by both the Legal 500 and Chambers directory across many disciplines and provides its clients with quality, professional legal advice. They now seek an individual of the highest calibre for an exciting opportunity within a friendly, energetic, private funded family department committed to mediation and collaboration. Resolution accreditation preferred it is essential that you are client focussed; working with the highest integrity; flexible, positive approach; and an ability to work effectively under pressure They are looking to appoint a senior assistant solicitor with the following characteristics: Strong academic background. Not less than 5 years PQE exclusively in private family law matters. A demonstrable track record of good financial performance. Experience in dealing with complex ancillary relief cases involving family companies, business assets is essential. Experience in cases involving landed estates or offshore trusts would be helpful but not essential. The candidate must be able to work predominantly unsupervised and be a "safe pair of hands" with excellent interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour. Training in collaborative family law or mediation would be an advantage but not essential. The opportunities for career progression are excellent for the right candidate who would be encouraged to participate in networking/marketing/profile raising activities including writing articles for the legal press and participating in the presentation of seminars both to clients and intermediaries. Depending upon seniority there may be opportunities for assisting in various aspects of team management although this is predominantly a fee earning role.
SOLICITOR PRIVATE CLIENT - SUFFOLK - REF: OL/ARP2015Our client are one of the leading firms in East Anglia, providing reliable, professional advice to commerce and agricultural clients across the region. They wish to recruit a competent Private Client Lawyer due to the forth coming retirement of a Partner within the team. The successful candidate will have experience of probate and administration of estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection, tax and in general elderly client services. In return you will be joining a practice that is secure and thriving with a work to live culture rather than live to work
SOLICITOR - COMMERICIAL PROPERTY - ESSEX - REF: OL/ARP2013Our client an extremely well regarded, professional and commercial Essex firm with over 100 staff wish to succession plan. The successful candidate would have a minimum of 4 years experience in broad based commercial property work, be committed to working in Essex and more importantly be looking to secure a long term opportunity with a fast track to partnership. Initially you will be working side by side with the departing partner before taking over his entire caseload on retirement.
SOLICITOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY - REF: OL/ARP2003Ambitious and successful practice on the outskirts of East London with a turnover of £3m If you are looking to join an ambitious and successful practice on the outskirts of East London then you should consider our client. A practice that is well managed with state of the art computer software and an outstanding track record of success, they wish to further expand their commercial Property department with the appointment of a solicitor or legal executive who will be able to take on a broad mix of work. You will be joining a thriving department dealing with purely private funded matters for wealthy local clients and businesses and for that reason you should be currently employed within a firm which concentrates on like clients.
SOLICITOR FAMILY LAW - 4-6 MONTH CONTRACT - ESSEX - REF: OL/ARP2014Our client is an extremely reputable, friendly, progressive and forward thinking professional law firm, highly rated by both the Legal 500 and Chambers directory across many disciplines and provides its clients with quality, professional legal advice. They now seek 2 family lawyers for maternity cover contracts of around 6 months. The ideal candidates will have both public and private family law experience be focussed; flexible, positive approach; and an ability to work effectively under pressure.
PARTNER COMPANY COMMERCIAL - CIRCA £100,000 - REF: OL/ARP2029Our client wishes to recruit an associate or salaried partner to join an already successful commercial team. A firm that stands out for its collegiate culture, the strength of its management team and its consistent level of profitability. Here is a unique firm and platform from which you can play a lead role in further shaping and developing the corporate and commercial practice. Being a long established firm it has credibility in the market and with its various sector focuses and public and private client bases it has been able to ride out relatively comfortably the turmoil of 2008 and 2009. With an equity structure that is based on traditional lock step it has a partnership ethos and respect that makes it feel like a true partnership. This is a key appointment and one that the senior management team are keen to get right. If you are looking for a senior appointment and want to work for a practice with a genuine commitment to its staff and clients you will be hard pressed to beat this.
SOLICITOR EMPLOYMENT LAW - ESSEX/EAST LONDON - REF: OL/ARP2008Ambitious and successful practice on the outskirts of East London If you are looking to join an ambitious and successful practice on the outskirts of East London then you should consider our client. A practice that is well managed with state of the art computer software and an outstanding track record of success, they wish to further expand their litigation department with the appointment of a third member to deal with a broad mix of contentious and non contentious employment law. You will have a minimum of 12 months experience within employment law either gained during your training contract or as a Solicitor and be joining a thriving department dealing with purely private funded matters for wealthy local clients and businesses and for that reason you should be currently employed within a firm which concentrates on like clients.
SOLICITOR CIVIL LITIGATION - REF: OL/ARP4955Our client is one of the longest established law firms in the region. They wish to expand the Litigation team by recruiting a lawyer to join two others plus support staff and handle a mixed bag of commercial and civil litigation. Candidates with broad litigation experience are most welcome. The firm already acts for numerous business and local entrepreneurs handling a wide range of business disagreements, from small contractual claims worth a few hundred pounds to major disputes valued in many millions.
SOLICITOR FAMILY LAW - EAST LONDON/ESSEX - REF: OL/ARP2030Our client is a multi partner practice with over 100 personnel situated on the edge of East London. State of the art I.T, together with a fantastic culture and belief that staff and partners have a personal life as well as work life, make this practice a desirable career move. They now seek a dedicated and competent family lawyer to take over a full caseload of private ancillary relief and private childrens matters. The successful candidate with have a minimum of 4 years plus PQE and be looking to move to a practice that offers excellent salaries together with a generous bonus scheme and more importantly a route to partnership.
SOLICITOR EMPLOYMENT LAW - REF: OL/ARP4957Our client one of the top tier firms in this region have a new and exciting role for a solicitor with at least 2 years call to join the employment team. The successful candidate will give advice on contentious and non-contentious employment issues including working on transactions, representing clients in employment tribunals and helping employers with their contracts of employment and compliance with the ever changing employment laws in the UK. This is a new and exciting challenge for a Lawyer who has ambition and strives for partnership, greater reward and a culture and ethos that is second to none.
SOLICITOR HEAD OF PRIVATE CLIENT - REF: OL/ARP4956PRIVATE CLIENT Our client is an extremely reputable, friendly, progressive and forward thinking professional law firm, highly rated by both the Legal 500 and Chambers directory across many disciplines and provides its clients with quality, professional legal advice. In line with strategic planning they now seek an individual of the highest calibre for an exciting opportunity to lead the private client team and take it to the next stage. In exchange for your talents, you will be joining a solid business with cutting edge I.T, non long hours culture and a clear route to equity partnership.
SOLICITOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT/HOUSING ASSOCIATION - REF: OL/ARP4958This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in an outstanding firm that strives to be the best in industry and is committed to the development of its people. The candidate will join the property team and will carry out land acquisition and development work for existing social housing clients of the firm. This is also a business development role and the candidate will play a key part in growing and servicing the firms social housing client base You will be responsible for managing a diverse and varied workload of largely property development work as well as work for a range of other business and not for profit clients while the affordable housing client base is being developed. Working in tandem with the head of social housing to grow the affordable housing practice firmwide. It is essential that you have the ability to work unsupervised on a wide range of development related matters for social housing providers including high value complex transactions be proficient at structuring transactions to clients advantage and advising on VAT and SDLT implications and have an understanding of the planning regime in relation to affordable housing including 106 Agreement implications.
SOLICITOR - CIVIL/COMMERCIAL LITIGATION - REF: OL/ARP2002Ambitious and successful practice on the outskirts of East London If you are looking to join an ambitious and successful practice on the outskirts of East London then you should consider our client. A practice that is well managed with state of the art computer software and an outstanding track record of success, they wish to further expand their litigation department with the appointment of a third member to deal with a broad mix of commercial and civil litigation. You will be joining a thriving department dealing with purely private funded matters for wealthy local clients and businesses and for that reason you should be currently employed within a firm which concentrates on like clients.
SOLICITOR FAMILY/MATRIMONIAL - REF: OL/ARP4961Our client is an extremely reputable, friendly, progressive and forward thinking professional law firm, highly rated by both the Legal 500 and Chambers directory across many disciplines and provides its clients with quality, professional legal advice. They now seek an individual of the highest calibre for an exciting opportunity within a friendly, energetic, private funded family department committed to mediation and collaboration. Resolution accreditation preferred it is essential that you are client focussed; working with the highest integrity; flexible, positive approach; and an ability to work effectively under pressure They are looking to appoint a senior assistant solicitor with the following characteristics: * Strong academic background. * Not less than 5 years PQE exclusively in private family law matters. * A demonstrable track record of good financial performance. * Experience in dealing with complex ancillary relief cases involving family companies, business assets is essential. * Experience in cases involving landed estates or offshore trusts would be helpful but not essential. * The candidate must be able to work predominantly unsupervised and be a "safe pair of hands" with excellent interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour. * Training in collaborative family law or mediation would be an advantage but not essential. The opportunities for career progression are excellent for the right candidate who would be encouraged to participate in networking/marketing/profile raising activities including writing articles for the legal press and participating in the presentation of seminars both to clients and intermediaries. Depending upon seniority there may be opportunities for assisting in various aspects of team management although this is predominantly a fee earning role.
SOLICITOR COMMERCIAL/CIVIL LITIGATION - REF: OL/ARP4954Fantastic opportunity for a change! Our client wishes to recruit a capable and ambitious Civil or Commercial Litigator with at least 2 years PQE to retrain into their thriving shipping team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced litigatior to retrain and join a successful and growing team which enjoys an excellent reputation in the shipping field and can offer good career prospects. Working for one of the regions leading commercial law firms, you will be engaged in the highest quality work in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Shipping team advises on all aspects of dry shipping, multi-jurisdictional litigation, contractual issues in relation to shipping joint ventures, port operation and expert inspection services. Their advice covers: * Bills of lading * Charter parties * Contracts of affreightment * Cargo claims * MoA disputes * Club rules * Shipbuilding disputes * Marine insurance * Ship finance and sale/purchase * Cruise and ferry line operation The team has wide experience of acting in shipping disputes before the English High Court and in London arbitration. Work comes out of both the London and international markets and as such the team receives top quality instructions from a client base that includes cargo and hull underwriters and brokers, foreign law firms, most of the leading P&I Clubs and/or direct instructions from owners, operators and charterers.
SOLICITOR COMMERCIAL LITIGATION/INSOLVENCY - REF: OL/ARP4951Our client is one of the big players in the region highly rated by both Chambers and Legal 500. This multi partner practice with a national influence and presence, providing a broad spectrum of legal services to both private and commercial clients from their four offices seek additional members of the commercial Litigation team. The successful candidate will have the benefit of quality of work which is second to none and generally only found within the top 20 City law firms.
SOLICITOR - COMMERCIAL PROPERTY - REF: OL/ARP2007Our client is an established private practice Commercial and Private Client Law Firm providing legal services to a broad range of clients in East Anglia, London and throughout the country. With 2 offices, they offer expertise in a number of areas and are Legal 500 rated. . The Commercial Property team acts for a broad range of private investors, developers, public companies, pension funds, banks, major house builders, British and European retailers, leisure operators and restaurateurs. The types of transactions typically handled range from the assembly of development sites to the purchase and sale of large investment portfolios; from funding arrangements, joint venture structuring and secured lending, to landlord and tenant disputes; from planning agreements to construction contracts; and from pre-lets to corporate support. They are now looking for an experienced Commercial Property Solicitor with a proven track record over the last few years solely in Commercial Property to join the team of 18 other fee earners, with a minimum PQE of 2 years. The caseload will consist of a mix of property development work and commercial conveyancing. The successful candidate will be able to deal with client contacts up to board level and be happy to take on business development activities.
SENIOR SOLICITOR FAMILY/MATRIMONIAL - ESSEX - REF: OL/ARP4952Our client is an extremely reputable, friendly, progressive and forward thinking professional law firm, highly rated by both the Legal 500 and Chambers directory across many disciplines and provides its clients with quality, professional legal advice. Due to the retirement of one of the firms most senior and respected partners, they now seek an individual for an exciting opportunity within a friendly, energetic, privately funded family department committed to mediation and collaboration. Resolution accreditation preferred it is essential that you are client focussed; working with the highest integrity; flexible, positive approach; and an ability to work effectively under pressure
SOLICITOR/ASSOCIATE - COMMERCIAL LITIGATION - CAMBRIDGE - REF: OL/ARP2000Our client wishes to recruit a first class litigator who is able to provide first rate client service on a range of contentious matters for the firms clients across a wide range of sectors Responsibilities will include all apsects of case management (statements, instructions to counsel, trial preparation, engaging with experts) and plenty of exposure to clients The candidate will be expected to contribute to the strategic direction of cases and to work pro-actively to drive them forward. On some matters the recruit will be the lead lawwer and be expected to work with minimal partner supervision The candidate will be expected to play a key role in budgeting and managing financial performance on cases that he/she is working on Assisting the team grow its profile internally and externally through focussed business development activities, including in particular helping to make the most of the firms substantial client base Mentoring and acting as a role model for more junior members of the team The successful candidate will have worked for a recognised City litigation practice with good general experience of commercial litigation and be used to playing the Lead Associate role on complex high value litigation and be someone who can step into the partners shoes when required. Evidence of plenty of direct exposure to clients / counsel / experts will be required Experience of mediation and arbitration as well as High Court litigation is essential Some evidence of exposure to international disputes will be expected Some exposure to business development activities and a good understanding of how to win work in expected. A network of contacts will be assumed although at this level there is obviously no expectation of the recruit bringing work with him / her Must be able to operate at a fast pace in a vibrant open plan environment Strong communication and client handling skills are essential Profit - Drives business development with minimal supervision - Introduces clients to other teams or practice groups - Delegates effectively to junior colleagues - Has initiated or made strong contribution to marketing events / activities Clients - Receives praise and positive feedback from clients - Builds effective relationships with existing and new clients - Shows good technical knowledge across specialist practice areas Behaviour - Takes a key role in managing complex projects / transactions within practice area - Communicates confidently and effectively in a range of business situations. - Complies with quality systems and risk management procedures People - Evidence of a team based approach - Invests time in other aspects of the business, eg training, recruitment, secondment, corporate responsibility activites etc - Supports and coaches others
