Head of Corporate and Commercial Law

Salary: £114,000 – £144,000 per year

Are you ready to head up and grow a team?

Are you ambitious with a flair for leadership?

This is an outstanding opportunity to join and be supported by one of the fastest growing well established legal and professional services firms in the UK.

They are looking for a Head of Corporate and Commercial who will be given carte blanche to set up their own team backed by the commercial infrastructure of a leading national practice.

You will be supported by the Marketing Team who are pretty impressive and will make sure you have the work generated for your team and make your team and department one to be a part of.

You will have full autonomy to grow your team – your way.

And your next step will be to grow your team throughout their national network of offices – progression is a natural way of working for my client.

My client’s belief in you will translate into a very good salary, profit share scheme, bonus, private health, parking, pension and complete flexibility. You will also join the Employee Trust and own shares in the Group.

Here’s some more detail of the role:

Lead and motivate a team of fee earners, paralegals and assistants.

Provide guidance on regulatory, client care and legal issues

Monitor and managing performance of the team

Further developing the culture of delivering exceptional customer service to clients

Monitor and review workflow and caseloads, ensuring they are handled in a timely manner

Supporting the team with technical legal queries

Helping grow the business

Handling your own mix of commercial and corporate clients

What we are looking for from you:

will need to be a qualified solicitor

You will need a good understanding of the SRA Code of Conduct and other regulatory requirements

Have proven track record of providing proactive, consistent and efficient client services

At least five years’ experience of working within a busy commercial/corporate team

Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and department targets

Ability to provide the highest standard of client care

To have excellent written and verbal communication

Team management experience

Problem solving skills

Attention to detail, good organisational skills and ability to priories workload

What will you bring:

All of the above plus ambition, flair, drive and passion for developing a team.

What next?

Time to talk? Please send me your CV and I will call you – discretion assured.