NQ - Charities

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Support for health and wellbeing

Job summary

A leading law firm in Newcastle is seeking a newly qualified lawyer for their Charities team. The role involves handling diverse cases and engaging with clients while fostering professional development and teamwork. The firm prides itself on an inclusive culture and offers support for career progression.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with a law degree (2:1 or higher) or equivalent legal qualification.
• Interest in Charities law.
• Experience in managing client relationships is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Handle a variety of high-quality cases within the Charities sector.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Develop technical expertise through hands-on experience.

Skills

Client Relationship Management

Drafting Skills

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Commercial Outlook

Education

Law Degree (2:1 or higher)

Job description

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Are you a newly qualified lawyer looking to make a difference? Our Charities team, renowned across the UK, is seeking a passionate individual to join us in either our Newcastle or Leeds office.

We pride ourselves on being down-to-earth, straightforward, and we foster a real team approach. Our clients range from local to international, including service providers, grant makers, religious orders, professional societies, universities, independent schools, academies, social enterprises, and more.

What You'll Be Doing

• Diverse Work: No two days are the same. You'll handle a variety of high-quality cases, collaborate with colleagues across different areas, and be part of our dynamic team.
• Client Interaction: Build and maintain strong relationships with our clients, ensuring their needs are met with clarity and confidence.
• Continuous Learning: Develop your technical expertise through hands-on experience and ongoing professional development.

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking someone who has a genuine passion for the Charities sector and who wants a fulfilling and rewarding career. While experience in this field is advantageous, it is not essential; what truly matters is your interest and enthusiasm, and ability to be a team player. We value the unique talents and perspectives that each individual brings to the table. To succeed in this role, you will need exceptional drafting and communication skills, a commercial outlook, and a dynamic, enthusiastic approach. You should be willing to work in a fast-paced environment alongside others who share your passion for the charities sector. In return, you will be supported to achieve your career aspirations and develop as a lawyer.

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• To be a qualified lawyer with a law degree (2:1 or higher) or equivalent legal qualification
• Experience in managing client relationships
• Knowledge of or interest in Charities law

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.

We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring.

We are an in-house recruitment team and will always aim to fill our roles directly in the first instance. If you're an agency, please click here for ways that you can work with us.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice and Legal Services

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