The Role
We are looking for a great lawyer to join our renowned commercial & technology practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a highly professional team, advising and assisting on a wide variety of high quality, commercial and technology projects. The team is renowned for commercial and technology and is top ranked for IT as well as corporate and commercial in Legal 500 and Chambers UK, with further rankings for commercial contracts, data protection, franchising, insurance, and competition.
What you will be doing
1. The practice undertakes a very wide range of high-quality commercial contract, advisory, IT and digital business related work.
2. All members of the team advise on technology and commercial contracts including competition, consumer law, data protection, and franchising matters.
3. We are active in all sectors, including a particular focus on insurance, life sciences, retail, franchising and technology.
4. You can expect to get involved in a huge range of work, with a fantastic client list which includes in-house legal teams, well-known brands, multinationals, FTSE 100 corporates as well as owner managed businesses and entrepreneurs.
The team (and the wider firm) has a significant focus on international work and much of what we do has a cross border dimension.
Qualifications and Experience
What skills we are looking for
5. We are looking for strong team players with good inter-personal skills, good academics and high-quality experience.
6. Individuals who have a commercial approach and excellent technical, communication and negotiation skills.
The range of the work undertaken means we can accommodate a variety of experiences and aspirations: you might be a commercial lawyer or IT lawyer looking to continue this type of work, or a specialist competition or regulatory lawyer looking to broaden your practice to a wider variety of sectors or work types.
The Opportunity
7. Competitive base salary
8. Pensions Scheme (5% employer contribution)
9. Private medical insurance
10. Permanent health insurance
11. Life assurance
12. Receive either the sum of £750 per annum as a travel allowance or reimbursement of carparking expenses via a pay as you go card at a local carpark (likely to be Farnham Road carpark)
13. Travel option to apply for an interest free loan for a season ticket or parking permit
14. Enhanced maternity/paternity pay (after sufficient service)
15. Cash back scheme
16. Comprehensive flexible benefits package including:
17. Critical illness insurance
18. Buy/Sell holiday scheme
19. Dental insurance
20. Cycle to work schemes
21. Taste card
22. Fun pass
23. Give as you earn
24. Discounted gym memberships and shopping
25. Profit share and discretionary bonus schemes