Daily Legal Jobs

A small, high street law firm situated in North London (N3) have an opening to take on a trainee solicitor. This is a full time role. The firm are looking for hard working, enthusiastic individuals preferably with a 2:1 law degree who have completed or are nearing completion of the LPC. The firm cover: family, employment law, immigration, wills & probate and conveyancing. Any prior experience of these fields or any litigation experience would be advantageous although full training will be given. Starting salary: £17,000 per annum. Apply with CV for vacancy 17087

A medium sized, multi-office law practices with offices along the Sussex Coast have openings to join their well established private client department. The firm are looking for one Senior wills & probate solicitor to replace a member of staff who is retiring. In addition the firm are looking to recruit 2 further private client solicitors to expand their team. All roles are full time, permanent positions involving general wills & probate and LPA work. Vacancies will be at their offices in Bexhill, Eastbourne or Rye. Highly competitive salaries on offer depending on experience. Apply with CV for vacancy 17085.

A new vacancy has arisen with a district council in Gloucestershire - looking for a locum to start on Monday 8th May or as soon as possible after this and cover until October 2017. The council have been trying to recruit for the role without any luck.  They think this is because of the uncertainty over future provision. They want a locum who has planning and/or property and local government experience. The role will be for 3 days a week initially and you will need to be office-based on those three days. The actual days can be agreed with the successful candidate. If you are interested please let me know.

A small, high street law practice based just South of Cambridge have an opening for a legal assistant to assist the fee earners with their work. This is a full time, permanent position. The firm are looking for enthusiastic candidates with good academics, able to work on their own initiative and who work well within a team. The firm carry out a mix of family law, civil litigation and wills & probate work so any previous experience of working in these areas would be advantageous. The firm are also interested in any newly qualified solicitors looking to join a firm and wishing to pursue a career in any of the areas of law that the firm cover. Salary for both posts is negotiable and dependent on experience. Apply with CV for vacancy 16912.

ENTRY LEVEL PARALEGAL LEADING TO TRAINING CONTRACT A South West London law firm (SW12) have an opening to take on a paralegal on a full time, permanent basis. This is an entry level post suitable for candidates with good academic qualifications who have completed the LPC. The firm deals with conveyancing, private family law, immigration and wills & probate matters and as a minimum applicants must have achieved a pass in at least 2 of the 4 areas on the LPC. Ideally candidates should have also gained some practical experience in at least one of the legal areas listed. The successful candidate will be undertaking a role of assisting the solicitors with these areas as needed. Good IT skills are needed and candidates must live locally to the firm. The firm's policy is to provide training contracts to it's paralegal employees who have shown a level of commitment and worked competently as a paralegal during the initial 14 to 16 months, post successful probation. Starting sala

A new vacancy has arisen with a multinational company based on the outskirts of Manchester - junction 20 on the M60. The company specialises in the manufacture of private label personal healthcare and cleaning products. They are looking for a locum to join them for 6-9 months starting asap. Work involves dealing with mergers & acquisitions and commercial contracts. Not clear whether the company are being taken over or are taking over another business. If you are interested please let me know. If you are not able to start for a while it may also be worth indicating an interest - in house locum work has a habit of being urgent and then suddenly getting delayed for a few weeks or months..

A high street solicitors practice based in Bromley, Kent have an opening for a full time, permanent legal cashier. The firm are looking for candidates with knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules and good prior legal cashier experience to take on a role involving: daily posting of debits/credits/bill posting and costs transfers, cheque production, ability to deal with bank reconciliations and Client & Office payments and dealing/checking account queries. Salary: up to £28K per annum depending on experience. Full job spec available on request. Apply with CV for vacancy 17075.

Legal Assistant sought for information services company in the automotive industry. Looking for a fluent or advanced German speaker to cover maternity leave for 12 months. Will be 4-5 days per week and based in their offices in central London or working from home - flexible. Role will be to provide legal support to the Group’s General Counsel on contracts, trademarks, company secretarial matters, liaising with external counsel, litigation, insurance, and any other ad hoc legal requirements. Salary equivalent levels of £40-50k. www.ten-percent.co.uk

An established Essex law firm are moving offices to Billericay and as a consequence have an opening for 2 full time, permanent legal secretaries. They are looking for experienced secretaries: one for their civil litigation department and one based in the conveyancing department. Start date: May 2017. Salary: £15,000 to £18,000 depending on experience. Vacancy 17070.

A large litigation funding company situated in central London are seeking to recruit a solicitor or barrister from a city background to join their London team and continue to strengthen and grow their legal and business development capacity. At the company the senior lawyers take responsibility for the delivery and execution of business development, case review and case monitoring. With a brief to win new investment opportunities, the role requires a history of outstanding relationship-building skills within the legal and commercial sector, along with a strong commercial and business understanding. Work will involve • Business generation from new and existing connections and industry referrers. • Review of high value and complex litigation cases. • Providing recommendations to the investment committee as a key part of the decision whether or not to fund a case. • Case pipeline management and commercial negotiations with clients and lawyers. • Liaising with internal and external cou

A well established Essex firm are looking for an experienced litigation solicitor to manage their litigation department at their Billericay office. Caseload will be mainly civil litigation with some commercial litigation but also a small amount of company commercial and commercial property work depending on candidate. Good career prospects including future partnership prospects and competitive salary with bonus scheme on offer to the right candidate. Apply with CV for vacancy 17068.

A new vacancy has arisen with a small to medium sized established high street practice based in the Kingston upon Thames area who are looking to recruit a residential conveyancing solicitor. They will be looking to do this at one of two levels - either at 5 years PQE and upwards, or 3 years PQE and upwards. The specification for the 5 year PQE+ role is as follows: Definite partnership prospects for the right applicant.   A minimum of 5-6 years' solid residential conveyancing PQE required.   A working knowledge of commercial property law would be a bonus but the role will be concentrating on the residential side.   The firm are looking for someone from a private practice background (ie not local authority departments). The firm are not volume conveyancers - this is a high street practice and they provide a personal service.   The hours are full time. This is a very busy department and there may be extra work after normal office hours from time to time. They want the applica

A small, high street practice based in Gainsborough, South Yorkshire have an opening for a commercial property lawyer on a permanent basis. The caseload will mainly consist of light commercial property mattes, small business buying and selling plus some agricultural land etc. Applications are invited from candidates looking for either full or part time work. Salary: market rates and dependent on experience. Apply with CV for vacancy 17064, www.ten-percent.co.uk

A small, high street practice based in Gainsborough near Doncaster are looking to recruit a family solicitor or legal executive on a permanent basis. Applications are welcomed from candidates looking for full or part time roles. The caseload will mostly consist of private family matrimonial and ancillary relief, TOLATA matters etc with some private child care law but no care work or legal aid work. Salary: market rates and dependent on experience. Apply with CV for vacancy 17063.

A West London law firm based in Hammersmith have an opening for an experienced family law solicitor. The firm have an established and rapidly growing family law department consisting of 3 solicitors and deal with a mix of legal aid and privately funded matters. Ideally candidates should have experience of both with a firm knowledge of matrimonial and ancillary relief work. This is a full time, permanent role. Starting salary: around £35K per annum plus performance based bonus scheme. Apply with CV for vacancy 17061.

A new vacancy has arisen with a medium sized solicitors firm based in Twickenham. They are looking for a duty solicitor, preferably with Higher Rights, to join them as soon as possible. A solicitor has just left and they want to replace them. Ideally this needs to be as soon as possible (immediate start on offer and preferred if they can get someone) but they will wait until the next rota deadline or for notice period to expire if needs be.  The firm are looking on a full time basis (may consider part time) and seek to pay a salary. From previous dealings with the practice this ought to be quite generous. This is a well known practice, as established as any firm dealing with crime can be. They also undertake private client, conveyancing, litigation work etc..  www.ten-percent.co.uk

A company based in Bromley, Greater London and Kilmarnock, Ayrshire are looking for a locum or permanent lawyer to join them at either location as Head of Legal Collections. The company are one of the largest consumer debt buyers in the USA and UK. You will need to have worked in or for the debt recovery industry, whether in private practice or in house, and have experience of managing a legal and collections team, along with strong knowledge of civil litigation procedures including Pre-Action Protocols, and good knowledge of rules and regulations relating to the Collections industry, particularly FCA regulations. Salary levels and/or hourly rates will be very competitive on this role. On the permanent side the salary will in the £70-80k range, negotiable. Start date is as soon as you are able. If you are interested please let us know. Key Responsibilities: Management and Operational Responsibilities: • Responsibility for the department meeting targets/budget • Ensuring al

A well established Hampshire firm are looking for a conveyancer to work at their Alton office, situated on the A31 between Winchester and Aldershot, about 1/2 mile from the train station. The role will entail running a residential caseload. The firm are happy to consider solicitors, licensed conveyancers, QBE (qualified by experience) or legal executives. The post will be full-time, permanent and salary will be negotiable depending on experience. May also consider part time.  If you are interested please let me know. Small, friendly practice in a nice area. www.ten-percent.co.uk

A small solicitors firm based in the Dartford area are looking for an additional solicitor or legal executive to join their friendly team. The firm is well established in the area and based in a town centre location. Free parking is available. The firm undertakes a mix of LAA funded and privately funded work across the full spectrum of family law including divorce, ancillary relief, children and care proceedings. They seek a family solicitor or ILEX who is looking for a long term move onwards and upwards. They need the new lawyer to specialise specifically in ancillary relief - dealing primarily with the financial aspects of family breakdown for both married and cohabiting couples. You will be handling your own caseload without supervision. The firm can offer secretarial support and an individual office - no open plan arrangements. Salary levels will be very competitive for the South East London area - the firm want to get the right person in. Benefits also include 25 days annual leav

A new vacancy has arisen with a medium sized solicitors firm based in Sheffield and London, looking for a solicitor with experience of international child abduction law to join them. They want someone who fits the criteria to be on the International Child Abduction (ICAU) Panel and this is as follows: 1. either a member of the Law Society Family Law Panel (Advanced), who has taken the Child Abduction and Wardship optional component or a Resolution Accredited Specialist who has successfully completed the Child Abduction Specialist Portfolio; and 2. be able to provide case summaries where they have acted or assisted in at least 2 incoming Hague return cases in the High Court (either for claimant or defendant) which have proceeded to final judgment. Any cases that are used to demonstrate how the firm meets the admission criteria should have been undertaken within the last 24 months. You can work from their Sheffield offices or from London, provided you can travel up to Sheffield from t

A new permanent full time vacancy has arisen with a solicitors firm based in Monmouth, Gwent. Very well established and of medium size, this multi-office law firm are looking for a residential conveyancing solicitor to join them. Monmouth is a lovely spot 30 miles northeast of Cardiff, situated on the edge of the Wye Valley AONB. Easy access to Bristol and Gloucester. The firm are looking to replace a departing member of staff and there is plenty of work at the practice. Monmouth is a county town in a very agricultural area.  If you are interested please let me know.  VAC 17041 - Consultant dealing is Jonathan Fagan.