Solicitor (Corporate)

Forbes Solicitors LLP; Preston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Annual leave purchase scheme

Enhanced family policies

Enhanced sick pay

Profit share scheme

Staff discount on Firm services

Health care benefits

Job summary

Forbes Solicitors LLP is seeking a Corporate Solicitor to join the Corporate team at Gordon House Office. The role is full-time, 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, based at Gordon House Office in Lancashire region with convenient travel links.

You will handle corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, demergers, buybacks, and shareholders’ agreements while delivering strategic guidance to clients and maintaining high professional standards.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or CILEX with 2–5 years PQE.
• Experience in Corporate department handling mergers & acquisitions, demergers, buybacks, shareholders’ agreements.
• Ability to manage own caseload and meet deadlines while generating fees against targets.
• Excellent client care and compliance with SRA Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Handle a varied Corporate matters caseload including M&A, demergers, buybacks, and shareholders' agreements.
• Provide expert legal advice and strategic guidance to clients.
• Complete tasks and documentation accurately within area of expertise.
• Analyse matters, assess risks and determine case strategies.
• Negotiate, mediate or litigate to achieve client outcomes.
• Collaborate on complex cases with Senior Associates and Partners.
• Build relationships with clients and enhance the Firm’s profile.

Skills

Client care

Time management

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Solicitor/CILEX

Tools

MS Office

Legal research tools

Job description

Solicitor- Corporate

Location: Gordon House Office

Hours: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week

Forbes Solicitors LLP are seeking a Solicitor to join our Corporate team at our Gordon House Office. This role is full time, working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Based at Sceptre Way (PR5 6AW), this role offers excellent accessibility, positioned just a 10-minute drive from Junction 29/30 of the M6 and the M61/M65 interchange near the M60 network.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Corporate Solicitor that can bring their experience, skills and knowledge to progress their career and become part of a collaborative and professional team.

Key Responsibilities

• Handling a varied case load of Corporate matters consisting of, but not limited to, mergers and acquisitions, demergers, company buybacks, shareholders’ agreements.
• Provision of expert legal advice and strategic guidance to clients.
• Accurate completion of legal tasks and documentation, within the Solicitor’s area of expertise.
• Analyse legal matters, assessing risks, and determining case strategies.
• Negotiating, mediating, or litigating to achieve optimal client outcomes.
• Collaborate on complex cases with Senior Associates and Partners.
• Building positive relationships with current/prospective clients and enhancing the Firm’s profile.

About You

We are looking for people that can demonstrate the following:

Essential

• Be qualified Solicitor or CILEX, 2 to 5 years PQE.
• Previous experience of working within a Corporate department.
• Experience handling a varied caseload of Corporate transactions, such as, mergers and acquisitions, demergers, company buybacks, shareholders’ agreements.
• Proven experience of handling own caseload, working to and managing deadlines, alongside the capability to generate fees in accordance with agreed targets.
• Demonstrates good client care skills, providing professional and competent legal advice in accordance with SRA Code of Conduct.
• Aligns with the Firm’s values.

Desirable

• Previous experience with Business Development activities, with the ability to network with potential clients and introduce them to the Firm.

If you are interested in this role and would like to know more before applying, please read the full job specification on our website.

The Firm

Forbes Solicitors offer the full range of legal services to individuals, commercial clients and a number of specialist sectors where we excel nationally. We have offices across the North, and although our roots are firmly based in Lancashire, we do have a national client base. Our clients tell us that we stand out from other firms. We are real people who are passionate about getting the best results. Working together and listening to our clients, we provide genuine and practical advice.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Annual leave purchase scheme (Subject to T&Cs).
• Enhanced family friendly policies and pay for Maternity, Paternity and Adoption.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Celebration and Volunteer leave.
• Ongoing professional development and progression opportunities.
• Profit share scheme.
• Additional long service awards.
• Subsidised tuck shops.
• Staff discount on Firm services.
• Health care benefits (Health Cash Back Plan and Mental Health Counselling Services).
• BUPA (Solicitor positions only, for self, not dependents).
• Retail and gym membership discounts.
• Recruitment and legal department referrals (Subject to T&Cs).
• Annual Events.

Forbes is an equal opportunities and disability-confident employer, accredited by Investors in People and ISO 9001 quality management systems. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment, service provision, and supplier engagement, and strive to maintain a workforce that reflects the local community.