Corporate and Commercial Director

A well-established Top 100 law firm is looking for an experienced Corporate & Commercial Director to join its senior team in Stoke. This is a senior opportunity for someone who wants to combine high-quality legal work with business development and team building. The Stoke office is continuing to develop its Corporate & Commercial offering, so the successful candidate will have genuine scope to bring in work, build relationships and help shape the team as it grows. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲:

• Manage a varied Corporate & Commercial caseload
• Advise business owners, companies, directors, shareholders and partnerships
• Handle business sales, acquisitions, M&A, asset and share purchases
• Advise on company restructures, governance and shareholder arrangements
• Draft and advise on commercial contracts, including supply, distribution, service and franchise agreements
• Deal with LLP and partnership agreements
• Provide practical commercial advice to clients across a range of business matters
• Develop existing client and referrer relationships
• Generate new business and build a personal following
• Help develop the Corporate & Commercial offering in Stoke
• Support and develop junior members of the team
• Work closely with the wider senior team across the firm's offices 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂:
• Qualified Solicitor with significant Corporate & Commercial experience
• Ideally 8+ PQE, although the firm is open to the right level of experience
• Strong experience across both corporate and commercial work
• Existing client following or a clear ability to develop one
• Commercially minded and confident with business development
• Strong connections within the regional business community would be advantageous
• Able to manage your own workload with a high degree of autonomy
• Strong client communication skills and a pragmatic approach
• Comfortable supervising and supporting more junior lawyers
• Someone who is proactive, confident and motivated to build something 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿:
• Annual tax-free profit share
• Additional Director share scheme
• Hybrid and flexible working, with three days in the office working well for the team
• 28 days' annual leave, including birthday and an additional ex-gratia day, plus UK bank holidays
• Long-service awards
• 4% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance worth 3x salary
• Enhanced sick pay
• Medicash Health Cash Plan
• Financial wellbeing support
• Employee savings and salary sacrifice schemes
• Annual contribution towards legal services This is a good opportunity for an experienced Corporate & Commercial Solicitor who wants to combine quality work with genuine business development and the opportunity to help build a growing team in Stoke. Get in touch with me if this would be of interest: megan.keyworth-wright@oculuslegalgroup.com 07771357113