Commercial Solicitor

Law Staff; Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Healthcare plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Bonus Scheme

Free Car Parking

Staff Incentive Scheme

Christmas Saving Club

Staff discounts

Job summary

Law Staff seeks a dynamic Corporate Commercial Senior/Associate Solicitor to head the department, manage high‑value transactions, and build client relationships within a fast‑growing Gloucestershire practice.

This hybrid role offers leadership opportunities, a frontend to senior strategic growth, and benefits including healthcare, life assurance, and a bonus/incentive scheme. The firm values ambition and impact.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Senior Solicitor or Associate with 4–5 years’ PQE in company commercial law.
• Proven leadership abilities, with a track record of growing departments and mentoring junior lawyers.
• Robust technical expertise in mergers, acquisitions, restructures, and business sales.
• Hands‑on experience drafting and negotiating sale and purchase agreements and other complex transactional documents.
• Strong knowledge of the Companies Act 2006, contract law, and corporate governance matters.
• Commercially savvy with a focus on delivering exceptional client service and attracting high‑quality business to the firm.

Responsibilities

• Head up and lead the department, managing complex transactional work and cultivating strong client relationships.
• Drive team development, mentoring junior lawyers, and recruiting top talent.
• Steer strategic business growth initiatives and help grow this key practice area.
• Engage in marketing, article writing, PR, and dynamic BD and networking activities.
• Use commercial acumen to put the client at the centre of every decision.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring juniors

Business development

Negotiation

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Tools

M&A knowledge

Contract drafting

Job description

Are you a dynamic Corporate Commercial Senior/Associate Solicitor with 4–+ years PQE, itching to take the reins and make your mark? If you’re looking for more than just a seat at the table and if you want to shape the conversation, this could be your next bold move.This isn’t just any role. It’s hybrid, it’s high-profile, and it comes fully loaded with great benefits like corporate healthcare plan, life assurance, bonus and incentive scheme plus lots more.

This Legal 500 firm is on the hunt for someone ready to rise, Thinkleadership potential, strategic impact,and a clear path to heading up the department.

Our client is a well-established and fast-growing legal practice rooted in Gloucestershire. With over 260 years of trusted service to the local community, they’re not just making history, they're shaping the future of legal excellence.

Specialising across a wide spectrum of personal and commercial law, this is a firm where integrity meets innovation. Now, they’re looking to welcome a Corporate Solicitor who’s ready to bring expertise, energy, and ambition to the table.

This is your chance to join a team that values tradition, champions professional growth, and offers a platform to genuinely make an impact.

Commercial Solicitor Position Overview

This is more than a job, it’s a launchpad into leadership. As a Senior Commercial Solicitor, you’ll head up and lead the department, managing complex transactional work and cultivating strong client relationships. You'll play a hands‑on role in:

• Handling high‑value company commercial matters, including M&A, restructuring, and corporate advisory
• Driving team development, mentoring junior lawyers, and recruiting top talent
• Steering strategic business growth initiatives and helping grow this key practice area
• Engaging in marketing, article writing, PR, and dynamic BD and networking activities
• Using your commercial savvy to put the client at the centre of every decision.

Commercial Solicitor experience to include

• Qualified as a Senior Solicitor or Associate with 4–5 years’ PQE in company commercial law
• Proven leadership abilities, with a track record of growing departments, mentoring junior lawyers, and spearheading business development efforts
• Robust technical expertise in all areas of company commercial law, including mergers, acquisitions, restructures, and business sales
• Hands‑on experience drafting and negotiating sale and purchase agreements, and other complex transactional documents
• Strong knowledge base of the Companies Act 2006, contract law, and corporate governance matters
• A commercially savvy mindset with a laser focus on delivering exceptional client service and attracting high‑quality business to the firm

The Benefits of this Commercial Solicitor position

• 24 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• A variety of employee benefits including:
• Life Assurance
• Corporate Healthcare Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bonus Scheme
• Free Car Parking
• Staff Incentive Scheme
• Christmas Saving Club
• Various Staff discounts / Concessions
• Opticians Scheme