Senior Solicitor (Funds/Corporate/Commercial)

Your New Company Our client is a leading international law firm that is conducting a search for a capable lawyer with either funds/regulatory experience to join their Funds - Digital Legal Delivery as a Senior Solicitor. High calibre candidates with experience/training in a corporate/commercial firm who are willing to adapt and build up their knowledge and experience in a new legal area will also be considered. Your New Role As the Senior Solicitor on the Funds Digital Legal Delivery team, you will specialise in providing legal services to investment funds clients. You will also supervise the work of Solicitors, Trainees and Legal Analysts on a day-to-day basis and play a proactive role supporting the senior team with strategic management and delivery of matters, as well as the development of our junior team. You will be expected to lead certain projects, escalating to Managers who will support as necessary. As the Senior Solicitor, you will likely have a particular area of specialism within Corporate, Funds and/or Financial Services Regulatory, in which they are capable of delivering complex work, as well as being closely involved in developing processes and know-how for the wider team. Key responsibilities Scoping and setting-up new matters and conducting fee earning work directly, as well as supervising and training teams. Supports with pricing at the outset of a matter and then assists in managing costs and billing throughout. Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of relevant areas of law, providing technical excellence in relation to one (or more) of the specialist areas of the corporate practice. Working with legal technology tools appropriate to the relevant matter (e.g. artificial intelligence tools for DD) and keeping up to date with technological advances. Assists with preparing pitch documents and likely to attend client presentations and assist more generally with business development. Liaising with clients and teams elsewhere in the firm as required on fee-earning or other projects. The responsibilities outlined above cannot totally encompass or define all tasks that may be required of the post-holder. The outline of responsibilities given above may, therefore, vary from time to time without materially changing either the character or level of responsibility or grade. What You Need To Succeed As the Senior Solicitor on the Funds Digital Legal Delivery Team; TECHNICAL Essential You will be a qualified solicitor or barrister in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, but Republic of Ireland or other common law jurisdictions will be considered. (If not qualified in England and Wales then willing to complete process to re-qualify as such, if required.) Have a minimum of 3 years PQE, the majority of which should be within Corporate (including Commercial and/or Funds), unless exceptional circumstances exist. If you do not meet the 3 years PQE requirement, but feel that exceptional circumstances are applicable to you, then you will be required to submit a supporting statement outlining why you are an exceptional candidate (including relevant skills and experience) i.e. you have spent a significant amount of time undertaking Corporate work, during or prior to your training contract/qualification. Proven experience of supervising and supporting a legal team. What You'll Receive In Return As the Senior Solicitor on the Funds Digital Legal Delivery Team you will receive; A competitive salary An extensive health care package A hybrid working model A pension plan Flexible start and finish times and more! Applying For Your New Role Does this position sound of interest? Please submit your CV confidentially and we will be in touch shortly to discuss the opportunity in further detail. Or, if you prefer to chat about the role confidentially before submitting a CV, please get in touch via the contact details provided. Skills: Funds Lawyer Funds Solicitor Commercial Lawyer Commercial Solicitor Corporate Lawyer Corporate Solcitor Benefits: Private Health Care Pension Flexible Start & Finish Times Hybrid Working