Job Description
Commercial Solicitor | NQ–3+ PQE | Maidstone, Kent
Forget the assumption that high-end commercial work only happens in London. This Chambers-ranked team regularly advises on transactions of national and international significance and routinely goes up against some of the UK's largest law firms.
You'll work on commercial contracts, IP, data protection, and financing structures for UK multinationals, SMEs, charities, and entrepreneurs across life sciences, renewable energy, industrial sectors, and tech. The work is diverse, sector-specific, and genuinely sophisticated.
The team is led by a globally recognised Partner who's building something exceptional with backing from a national group and ambitious growth plans. If you want to develop advanced technical skills while working on deals that actually matter, this is it.
The Work
Expect variety, autonomy, and real complexity:
* Draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts
* Advise on data protection, IP, and financing structures
* Sector focus: renewable/sustainable energy (including waste-to-energy), industrial, infrastructure, construction
* Work opposite top-tier UK firms on deals of national/international significance
* This is commercial work you won't find anywhere else in Kent. The team is innovative, tech-forward, and consistently punching above its weight.
About You
* NQ to 3+ PQE in commercial law (construction experience with broader commercial work also considered)
* Strong technical knowledge with clear commercial focus
* Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively
* Desire to contribute to business development
* Ambitious, self-sufficient, ready to grow with the business
Why This Works
This firm has over 100 years of heritage, deep community roots, and a loyal generational client base, which is also part of a national group with defined growth ambitions and the resources to back them. You get the best of both: regional reputation with national support.
It's Legal 500 and Chambers ranked across multiple practices, with leading individuals and next-generation partners throughout.
You'll also get:
* Highly competitive salary (negotiable based on PQE)
* Discretionary bonus scheme
* Hybrid working
* Exceptional benefits package
* Social events and a genuinely collaborative culture
Ready to do work that rivals London, without the London lifestyle trade-offs?
Apply now for immediate consideration.