In-House Corporate/Commercial Solicitor NQ – 1 years’ PQE OR experienced Paralegal NORTH YORKSHIRE

Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment agency in North Yorkshire is seeking a junior Corporate/Commercial Solicitor or an experienced Paralegal for a temporary role of 9 to 12 months to support the in-house legal team. The candidate will assist with M&A transactions, provide commercial legal advice, and handle company secretarial work. This position offers hybrid working and flexibility for full-time or part-time arrangements.

Qualifications

• 0 to 1 years’ PQE as a solicitor or experience as a Corporate/Commercial Paralegal.
• Good quality legal training from a commercial law firm or in-house legal department.
• Experience in Commercial Contracts and Corporate law.

Responsibilities

• Support M&A transactions.
• Provide commercial legal advice.
• Assist in administration of the company’s share plan.
• Review and amend commercial contracts.
• Handle company secretarial work.

Skills

M&A transactions

Commercial legal advice

Issue resolution

Contract review

Company secretarial work

Education

England & Wales qualified solicitor

Experience as a Paralegal

Job description

Large company in North Yorkshire requires either a junior Corporate/ Commercial Solicitor (of 0 to 1 years’ PQE) or an experienced Corporate/ Commercial Paralegal to join their in‑house legal team. This will be a temporary contract of 9 to 12 months, as one of the junior lawyers in the team is going on maternity leave. Our client is a global company with headquarters in North Yorkshire, operating in over 20 countries and has a turnover of £5.5 billion. The successful candidate will support the Group General Counsel and other members of the Group Legal Team managing a wide range of corporate and commercial legal matters for the Group both in the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Supporting M&A transactions
• Supporting strategic International legal projects
• Commercial legal advice
• Assisting in administration of the company’s share plan
• Hands‑on issue resolution
• Reviewing and amending commercial contracts including big compliance contracts
• A range of company secretarial work

Qualifications

To be considered for this role, applicants must either be an experienced Paralegal or a junior England & Wales qualified solicitor with a good quality legal training and experience from either a commercial law firm or an in‑house legal department. Your experience can come from a range of the mainstream commercial practice areas, inc. Commercial Contracts and Corporate. Our client will also consider applications from candidates seeking either a full‑time or part‑time (3 or 4 days per week) contract role as they can accommodate both.

You will be an integral member of a small but supportive team and the company operates a hybrid working policy.