Commercial Associate / Senior Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Manchester is seeking a Commercial Associate/Senior Associate to join their growing team. This role promises a collaborative work environment and opportunities for significant professional development, with responsibilities spanning various commercial agreements and direct collaboration with firm leadership.

Benefits

Strong salaries & flexible working

State of the art offices in Manchester City Centre

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with 2+ years PQE in Commercial Law.
• Experience handling commercial agreements and transactions.
• Desire for rapid career progression.

Responsibilities

• Deal with various commercial agreements, including trading agreements and joint ventures.
• Work closely with the Managing Partner and leadership team.
• Contribute to the firm’s growth and succession planning.

Skills

Commercial Law

Negotiation

Contract Management

Job description

Having formed less than 10 years ago, this firm are considered Manchester's leading legal disrupter. With L500 accolades across many practice areas coupled with recruiting Partners from top 10 International firms, they are now looking to take the next step on their growth journey with the addition of a Commercial Associate / Senior Associate.

The firm

This firm specialise over a broad array of legal services focussing on big ticket business clients across Corporate Law, Employment Law, Commercial Disputes, Construction and more whilst boasting a strong team who handle HNW / UHNW individuals work spanning Property, Private Client and Family. For lawyers looking to join a fully serviced practice which encourages cross referral work, collaboration and team work, this is an excellent choice.

Despite housing partners who trained and progressed at larger internationals, there is a very open door culture here. The partners are accessible to associates and senior associates providing a rare platform to collaborate with leaders in the field. As a result, routes to progression in the sense of job title and technical ability are far clearer and transparent at this practice in comparison to their international competitors.

There is a significant level of financial investment in the practice from the partnership giving any fee-earner the chance to join a firm who are undoubtably going to grow significantly in the next 5/10 years.

The role

The firm are looking for a Commercial Associate / Senior Associate 2-8 PQE to join their flourishing Manchester office in the heart of the City.

You will work closely with the Managing Partner of the firm within the Commercial team, and be supported more generally across the firm, to drive the business forwards. You will work as part of a driven and commercially successful leadership team.

You will work alongside industry leaders and will deal with all types of commercial agreements, ranging from trading agreements, complex major projects, IP and IT-related agreements, compliance, data protection, outsourcing and joint ventures.

The team advise on all commercial agreements, including in relation to manufacturing, supply and procurement of goods and services, distribution (whether through agents, distributors or resellers), outsourcing, and joint ventures.

This role comes with strong prospects to progress, in line with the growth agenda. The firm likes to push their lawyers with a view succession planning and are keen to find the next generation of senior Lawyers.

Requirements

• You will be a Commercial Solicitor 2+ years PQE
• You will have experience working directly in Commercial Law
• You will want to progress quickly and work alongside a leading individual in the Commercial space

What's on offer

• Strong salaries & flexible working
• State of the art offices based in Manchester City Centre
• The chance to join a growing business who have plans to grow significantly over the next 5/10 years.