Dental / Pharmacy - Transactional and Advisory Partner or Senior Associate

Weightmans; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

About your new role

Are you a Lawyer with experience within the Dental and/or Pharmacy transactional and advisory sector? Are you ready to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking firm? If so, read on…

Are you seeking an opportunity to enhance and develop your capabilities in a highly regarded team of specialists ranked in the legal directories for our legal and medical expertise, acting for GPs, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other health professionals on the full range of issues affecting them?

If you have experience, contributions, or connections to offer, we would be keen to engage in conversations with you and are open to potential collaborations and exploring what we can achieve together with our expanding team.

Weightmans is open to engaging with candidates possessing the right skills and potential, even if they are not currently partners.

Join our award-winning organisation and team at Weightmans. For the 18th consecutive year, we have been honoured as a leading employer at Britain’s Top Employers Institute awards 2025, ranking 5th on the list. We have also achieved top positions in Chambers UK.

Reach out to us or apply online and let's see the possibility and explore how we can be ambitious together!

About You

We would love you to get in touch if you are a Partner exploring new opportunities or a Senior Associate ready for partnership. If you possess unique legal expertise, we are eager to connect with you.

Why work for us

Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 5th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2025 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.

We are proud to be an accredited living wage employer.

Click here to find out more about industry recognition for excellence, through our achievements, awards and accreditations.

The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation."

We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.

Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans – We See the possibility in you.

As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people, we offer a wide range of Partner benefits including:

• 33 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
• Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment*
• Healthcare cover
• Health Assessments every three years
• SIPPS contribution for you to invest in your own pension plan
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Income Protection Scheme
• Interest free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
• Discounted gym membership
• Dental Insurance scheme
• Technology benefit scheme
• Offers & discounts
• Great reward and recognition scheme

*there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.

* lateral hires and Legal Director’s annual holiday entitlement and benefits will differ from other roles

Please note

• We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available.

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.

• We are open to part time/job share applicants.

Recruitment agencies (PSL /non-PSL)

Weightmans operates a strict 'preferred supplier list' (PSL) and is committed to working closely with the recruitment agencies that feature on that list. As such, Weightmans does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs, profiles or any other introductions from both our PSL and non-PSL agencies. If a PSL or non-PSL agency chooses to submit a speculative or unsolicited CV, profile, or introduction without instruction from a member of Weightmans’ recruitment team, we will reserve the right to treat the introduction as a gift and contact the candidate directly without accepting or entering into the agency’s terms nor being liable for a recruitment fee.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.