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clients, some of the most successful and prestigious law firms in Devon,
Somerset and Cornwall, seek the following Legal Professionals.
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Employment Lawyer £40-60K
Large local prestigious law firm seek an employment lawyer to deal with both contentious and non-contentious employment-civil associated types of work.
Experience of Tribunal advocacy associated with employment proceedings is desirable as well as drafting and correcting general and complex employment contracts.
Working knowledge and experience of general civil litigation - dispute resolution would also be highly desirable.
Combined with case knowledge of the following types of employment work:
Redundancy, discrimination, unfair dismissal, compromise agreements, disability discrimination, race discrimination, locality discrimination,
sex discrimination, discrimination on grounds of religion or belief, grounds of sexual orientation, equal pay, breach of contract, working times,
minimum national wage, whistle blowing, health and safety, restrictive covenants, TUPE, maternity, paternity, adoption, flexible working,
employment appeal, tribunal and court of appeal, victimisation for trade union activity, disciplinary matters at the nursing and midwife council or the health provisions council.
The position is based mid county in an expanding team that can offer realistic career and promotion prospects to partner and equity-buy-in stage.
Insolvency Lawyer £50-70K "Partner or Training Option!"
Two positions are available, one within a small-medium law practice group, offering superb equity-partner prospects.
The other in a major local law firm offering managerial prospects within a medium sized business team.
This firm will also consider training promising candidates - 2 years plus PQE; "any discipline will be considered for this training role".
For the future partner role a background in contentious work involving a high degree of experience in insolvency work.
Experience is also desired in non-contentious insolvency commercial work, residential and commercial property transactions and CDDA 1986.
Private Client Lawyer - Partner / Assistant Partner £100K+
Busy law firm with private client department housing over 16,000 wills,
plenty of contentious and non contentious probate work. Additionally
will drafting, inheritance tax planning, estate administration, power
of attorney, court of protection and deputyship applications, issues
affecting the elderly, trust law and administration including disabled
beneficiaries, personal injury, continuing care, compensation trusts,
membership of STEP, probate section of the law society and solutions
for the elderly ideal.
Private Client Lawyer £40-60K
Prestigious local law firm seek to appoint an ambitious PC lawyer. Good technical knowledge
inc. - Private client general litigation and civil procedures work.
Will drafting, inheritance tax planning, estate administration, trust
law, non contentious probate rules, claims against personal representations,
family provision claims, equities trust law, IHT, CGT, personal tax
planning, life term settlement, initiating powers of attorney, membership
of the probate section of the law society, STEPS and ACTAPS desirable.
Clinical Negligence and PI Lawyer 40-80K Cornish Law firm seeks CN-PI
lawyer experience ranging from 2-8 PQE or a professional who covered
these specialist areas during training.
The current position is working
with panel member who is running a large caseload of complex claims.
You will become a member in a large team where management/leadership
needs to be addressed-strengthened. Assist develop the caseload by
marketing to clients and other professionals. Ideally we seek strong
CN/PI work experience, additionally grounding in civil litigation
or dispute resolution work procedures and CPR. Also NHS complaints,
publicly funded civil work and LSC procedures.
Private Client lawyer - "Wills Trust & Probate"
Central Cornwall - £30-80K
We have been retained by one of Cornwall's most prestigious law firms who seek the above.
Listed below is experience that our client requires.
There is a future partnership opportunity for the right senior candidate.
The salary listed above is only an indication of what could be offered; for the right senior candidate, the figures above can be doubled.
Our client is the law firm that all local ambitious professionals would like to work for.
Experience required includes: Estate planning in relation
to inheritance tax, advanced computations and all administration regarding
inheritance tax liabilities, enduring powers of attorney, cross-border
taxation, trusts, pension issues, EPA's, codicils, letters of wishes,
drafting wills, nil-rate-band discretionary trusts and trust wills,
wills containing life interests.
Drafting deeds of variation, deeds
of appointed trustees, deed of disclaimer and indemnity for a retiring
trustee, settled land act trusts, heritage property, gifts with reservation
of benefit and pre-owned asset provisions, lifetime giving and inheritance,
drafting executors oaths, grant of probate - preparation of IH200
accounts, winding up of high-net-worth estates, valuation of chattels,
property and farmland, auction of property, distribution of estates,
preparation of estate accounts, deeds of valuation to sever joint
tenancies, registering powers of attorney with courts, running power
of attorney and declaration of trust files, drafting and registering
LPA's, drafting settlements, loan agreements, entering restrictions
on property registers, testimony capacity issues, intestate estate
files, cross-selling and marketing technical services to other law
firms.
IFA's and HNI's regarding probate tax and trust services. Running
evening seminars at IFA's and firms of Chartered Accountants, promoting
and cross-selling employing law firm and all of its departments. Additionally
the sort and complexity of work that the departments can complete
for chartered accountants or IFA's clients.
This position is open
to all candidates with the right experience both locally and on a
nationwide basis.
Company and Commercial Lawyer - Partner 40-250K
We currently have two clients that seek a very senior company and commercial law practioner.
In both cases our clients would consider a partner from another law firm based either in Cornwall or from an outside county.
The fee earning work would include a mixture of M@A, MBO, MBI related transactional work, shareholder agreements, corporate finance,
agency & distribution, franchise work, terms of trade, commercial property, joint ventures, setting up of unincorporated businesses,
employment issues, agency and distribution work, advice on new business structures, drafting complicated non standard contracts and partnership law.
Company sales and acquisitions.
This position is open to candidates on a nationwide bases. Additionally lawyers working in the City within merchant banking may also apply.
Family Lawyer - Family Panel Member - Partner Potential
4-10 years PQE. 30-50K plus bonus. 60-120K for a Partner.
The client, a dynamic Cornish law firm, is looking to strengthen its family department with the appointment of a senior matrimonial lawyer.
Duties involve running your own wide-ranging large and complex caseload, incorporating the full spectrum of family law matrimonial work including "children's act 1989" cases and assisted advocacy.
- Administer new and existing client files from initial instruction through to final completion.
- Take a proactive approach to obtaining new work and promoting/cross-marketing services of the department and firm to new clients.
- Marketing the firm when regularly attending social and business parties, PR events, press releases, and general adhoc meetings.
- Additionally write articles for the local press and inform the public and clients of new regulations and happenings in family law.
- Assist in managing the family department within the firm, including future strategies, recruitment and expansion plans.
Client's work is both private and publicly funded. The clients and their work varies greatly in description and content.
Experience in children's work is most desirable with emphasis on HNI ancillary relief and initial family break-up, financial solutions.
Membership of "Resolution" or involvement in/with collaborative law will be viewed as a positive aspect.
Past/present involvement with mediation; managing/arranging/chairing mediation including communication and giving fair advice between the parties.
Administration and preparation of all details for court hearings for divorce, civil partnership and dissolution,
article 8 checks, child abduction, domestic violence, non-molestation orders, injunctions, co-habituation disputes, financial provisions for initial family unit break-up, inheritance disputes, co-habitation disputes, domestic violence injunctions, co-habitation injunctions,
keeping an open door policy to all other members of the firm and it's partners regarding family work knowledge.
Additionally, general partnership prospects are available after six-twelve months for the right candidate.
Commercial lawyer - 4/5 years plus PQE
Our client is a top-tier local law firm with an established reputation
for balancing the needs of a professional and innovative commercial
organisation with the culture of being a great and creative place
to work.
The Company and Commercial team advise SME, PLC and international
corporates, with a focus on government agencies, fishing, retail,
internet boutiques, ISP, manufactures, scientific, agricultural, engineering,
mining, property and tourism specialities.
You will be involved with: Company sale and purchases, intellectual property advice, corporate finance, business contracts, corporate governance, partnership law, company formations, company dissolutions, banking, finance and commercial agency.
We seek an energetic and focused lawyer, with a good track record;
enthusiasm and the flare for business development and marketing. Additionally,
they will have an open door policy, for helping and advising other
staff members with technical issues.
Property Lawyer - Conveyancer c.40-80K
3-10+ Years PQE, Partner potential
Both Commercial and Residential Conveyancing knowledge
Commercial and Residential property contentious experience.
Our client, a prominent law firm based in Cornwall, seeks the above. You will head up the small current conveyancing team that administers work in both commercial and residential business regions.
Advise the practise on any new changes in property law. Keep an open door policy regarding know how and be responsible for editorial property content to the firms monthly client magazine.
The law firm has an excellent and growing range of clients that include private individuals, trustees, developers, entrepreneurs, companies, landowners, and farmers.
Contentious work involves a real mix of property related disputes that you would expect from a county that houses an economic landscape consisting of tourism, agriculture, small industry, retail, scientific and research and development businesses.
Corporate and Government property and road development projects are to be included.
Our client could be described as a medium sized firm with planned growth aspirations, including a future strategy to open an office in Mid-Devon.
Your responsibilities will then extend to running and developing the property departments in both offices.
This is an excellent opportunity to work for a clever firm that can technically achieve and have a prominent ability to market services and win mandates.
They currently act for three of Cornwall's large major tourist attractions, as well as major hotels and some of the key industrial corporate mechanisms.
This position is open to candidates on a nationwide basis. There are a variety of candidate profiles that our client would be interested in.
Firstly, an experienced property lawyer looking for a challenging job in Cornwall offering real career growth opportunities.
A property partner looking to relocate to the county or who is currently working in Cornwall.
Finally a very bright, highly academic lawyer with an excellent academic background and above average communication skills, who is seeking a fast track corridor to a designate partner career opportunity.
Duty Solicitor - Salary £30-40K
Our client, located in central Cornwall seeks an ambitious Duty Solicitor.
Working for a progressive Category 1 Criminal Department in a law
firm that currently is very busy in all of its business-legal-functions.
Ideally you will have two years plus PQE and be based locally or wanting
to relocate to this beautiful county in the UK.
Please contact us direct via telephone 01872 274227 or email your CV. This position
is open to candidates nationwide. Relocation assistance may be available
with this position.
Commercial Property Lawyer £20-50K
Local firm of lawyers seek the following:
Working in a team you will be involved with aquisitions & disposals,
property investments, estate management, urban regeneration - "series
one funding", landlord and tenant issues, joint ventures, partnerships,
property finance, town and country planning, compulsory purchase,
environmental issues, public utilities, leases, drafting agreements,
negotiating, finalising amendments, advising - clauses, granting,
selling and assigning, renewing, subletting and buying and selling
of property.
Its working for a fab local firm in a small team. Lots
of scope for advancement too.
Barrister: £30-50K
Cornwall Executive has been retained by one of the top law firms in the county.
We have been asked to locate and speak to Barristers who operate from chambers and work for clients covering a variety of disciplines.
Whether your career experience and work is within military, civil litigation, family, commercial property, commercial business, crime, e-commerce, employment, mergers and acquisitions or international finance etc.
Our client may well have a career opening that ideally suits your requirements.
This recruitment programme is open to candidates on a nationwide basis. Help with finding new accommodation in Cornwall is available.
Career - work re-training is also an available option.
Barrister
- Litigation Professional - Solicitor, 30-50K
"Commercial Business"
Our client a local firm with great status in the local legal community,
seek to find and employ the above professional fee earner. Personal
dynamics should encompass economic awareness, an entrepreneurial spirit
and above all a will to win and assist in building a premiership law
firm.
We seek a professional with five-ten years plus PQE. General commercial
litigation, trust, crime and insolvency experience would interest
our client as well as possible internet and e-commerce work.
Good advocacy experience are a must as well as having good client
facing communication and negotiating skills.
The recruitment campaign welcomes applicants on a nationwide basis.
Commercial business, E Commerce, Insurance and Commercial Property
are all fee earning areas and experience that is of interest to our
client.
Employment Lawyer - 1-2 PQE - in Cornwall
Our client a titanic player in the Law Firm constituency with extensive
expansion plans currently in action seek the above. Possessing excellent
academics and a wide-ranging knowledge of employment law. Our client
would be keen to meet with you to discuss future career possibilities.
The work will focus on both contentious and non-contentious problems.
Resolving both case sensitive and complex issues; Client's will see
you as the main technical point for referral and consultation.
You will deal with employment tribunal applications on behalf of clients
resolving - unfair and constructive dismissal, harassment, redundancy
and other areas of employment conflict.
Your clients will include private individuals, corporates, financial
institutions, government agencies and public sector vehicles.
Remuneration will be in-line with the current market, but additionally
includes bonus payments at financial year end. Our client endorses
the "life-style" corporate benefits scheme which is quite unique.
Residential Conveyancing Professional
Our client, a very busy modern two partner law firm with several years
accreditation in both Lexcel and Investors in People, seek a residential
conveyancing solicitor, licensed conveyancer or someone part-qualified,
possessing time-served-experience.
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solicitor / licensed conveyancer job based in Cornwall.
Company and Commercial Lawyer £30-50K
Our client - a leading Cornish law firm seek to appoint a company
and commercial lawyer. Possibly you are working in one of the larger
cities in the UK and wish to relocate. A relocation package is on
offer and can be discussed at the inception meeting.
The role is based within a team that have a rapidly expanding client
base. Clients range from small to medium sized companies all based
here in the South West. Businesses are trading as tourism, farming,
retail, and services, industrial and manufacturing entities. The mix
is what you would expect from a coastal region flavoured with an agricultural
ingredient.
Dispute Resolution Solicitor - £30-50K
Our client a leading Cornish law firm seek to appoint two experienced
litigators to join the very busy and expanding Dispute Resolution
Team. Work experience in commercial litigation, with a focus on problem
solving and working closely with and for clients; giving a high standard
of care and showing good attention to detail. Our client requires
two professionals one with 2 years plus PQE. The other candidate should
possess 6 years plus PQE. The more senior lawyer will provide a management
function acting as mentor and assisting the two junior members of
the DR. team.
Company & Commercial Lawyer
Partner Potential - very interesting position for someone new to the
county or a lawyer with real ambition. This position offers a route
to partnership and the chance to build a new division within the firm.
The company is based mid-county and has six partners, busy in all
usual business / work activities of a country law firm.
This position could suit three types of candidate:
Firstly, an ambitious Company and Commercial Lawyer with just over
two years PQE looking for a fast track route into the partnership
arena.
Secondly, a well seasoned professional with over 6-8 years PQE, again
a Company and Commercial specialist who is going to make partner at
their current firm but has ambitions of assuming the prestigious role
of Managing Partner. This Managing Partner opportunity is also a possibility
due to the current flexible structure of the law firm client.
Finally, a Commercial Litigator 2-4 years PQE who has had previous
Company and Commercial work experience. The professional who is successful
in this newly created opportunity. Has a real chance of securing a
career position offering challenging prospects and an excellent remuneration
package.
Partner Private Clients - Wills, Trusts & Probate
Our client, a specialist law firm with centrally located outrageously
prestigious offices seeks to appoint the above. Although we are currently
engaged in a retained search for the above mentioned specialist partner,
applications are invited from a nationwide audience with sound technical
experience.
The financial remuneration package will be in line with a capital
city earnings structure. This could prove very attractive for a relocator
to the county or an ambitious local. Ideally, we seek a legal professional
with at least 7 years PQE.
Work experience should have included: - Wills and probate executries,
curatories, estate planning, trust administration, attendance tax,
compliance issues and work. Clients will be high-net-worth-individuals,
farmers, pensioners, entrepreneurs, rock stars, pop stars, internet
wizards, computer boffins, landed gentry, scientists and other successful
county inhabitants. Examples of your financial engineering estates
planning skills would be of great interest to our prestigious law
firm client. We warmly welcome your application.
Family Lawyer - Partner Potential
As a specialist law firm based in Cornwall employing some of the best
legal specialists in the county and a corporate client list which
is nationwide. Our client certainly is always in the news and under
the spotlight. They enjoy a reputation in the local law firm gladiatorial
arena which I may say is very enviable. To whom you may ask. Well
most of the other players and contenders of repute. Our client has
won awards of excellence, and just seem to go from strength-to-even-stronger.
They currently seek a quality family legal specialist who is a panel
member and has a following of private clients from the right sector
of local society. Future-partner-potential is a real factor attached
to this appointment. So we seek a professional who is time served
and seeks that elusive golden opportunity.
Our clients have an extremely prestigious and spacious office. Located
in a part of our county that allows very easy commuting access. If
you are a time served successful family professional. That after much
thought and deliberation seeks this sort of elusive, demanding but
very rewarding opportunity, then please apply.
Head of Residential Conveyancing
Without doubt we would have no hesitation in recommending our client
to a time served residential conveyancer. Ideally we seek 7 years
plus PQE; A FILEX qualification would be a real bonus. Our client's
premises are very prestigious and easy access is gained from all parts
of the county which is a real bonus, additionally I may add offering
easy parking.
Our clients are offering an above market remuneration package which
is geared to productivity. This is a team leader position and managerial
experience is required. Although we are not ruling out someone who
is time served, but has only managed a small business unit.
Civil Litigation
When it comes to quality and customer client referrals and a top reputation
this Cornish law firm are certainly a paramount force in the local
business league tables for performance. They have opened new offices
recently and have over 10 active busy partners with expertise in all
corners of public law practice. They seek to appoint a civil litigation
lawyer or filex professional with in-excess of 2 years PQE.
This practice could be considered very "country-county" by many city
dwellers. Cases will vary from land lord and tenant to commercial
litigation. In fact you will be surprised what contentions enter your
caseload. This position welcomes applications from a nation-wide audience.
A fabulous entry position into the Cornish legal arena.
Leading
Partnership
with offices based throughout the county seeks the following professionals:
Probate
Solicitor and Legal Executive
Employment Solicitor
Commercial Solicitor
Family Solicitor and Legal Executive
Litigation Solicitor and Paralegal
Positions involve working with clients throughout the county, utilising
the firm’s prestigious office network.
Remuneration Package — the organisation is the premier legal name
in the county and will match big city remuneration packages.
Legal
Partnership Capital Location Cutting Edge Reputation
Seeking a commercial solicitor - most aspects of knowledge are required
in this business sector. It is a newly created position that will be
tailored to the successful candidate's skill portfolio. Partnership
prospects are envisaged for the successful applicant. Remuneration package
will be in line with and very competitively matched to Capital City
earnings.
Senior
Partner From London
Multi-Practice Partnership of reputable standing seek a senior partner.
You will be working for a London firm at senior level with a desire
to relocate from a City location to Cornwall. Ideally aged 40-55 with
experience that would complement a country practice. This will include
all commercial specialists with corporate and industry knowledge and
experience. Relocation benefits are on offer as well as a six-figure
“suitcase”.
Managing
Solicitor - Family Department - Liskeard, Cornwall
Our client, a very respected name in Cornish Law Practice, seeks to
appoint the above professional.
Principal position heading a busy team. Mixture of Private Client &
Legal Aid work at all levels. Looking to develop the Public Law - Children's
work portfolio. Candidates must be adept in managing other professionals.
Remuneration package is "top drawer", with all the company
benefits associated with a premier county corporate.
Assistant
to Head of Civil Litigation - Central Cornwall
Fabulous opportunity for Paralegal, Legal Executive to train as a Solicitor.
Use your 1st - 2.1 LLB as a passport into the world of Professional
Law. Our client, one of the best names in Cornish Law, seek a junior
with impeccable credentials. Working alongside a professional with many
years experience. This is the door in the corridors of Law that you
just have to open.
FUTURE PARTNERS
Our client revels in success - we seek star performers - future Partners.
You're an exceptional fee earner, a success in your chosen specialist
sector of Law. You're seeking that special opportunity that will definitely
lead to a future Partner opportunity. This is what our client, a Law
firm of prominent pedigree, currenty seeks. Specialised Solicitors
currently working in Family, Business Affairs and Employment. Contact
us for your chance move - the most important and vital meeting of
your career.
"Salary - approximately one third of your personnal fee income."
For further details of these positions call 01872 274227 or email
us.
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