Corporate Commercial Solicitor

Are you a corporate commercial solicitor based in Teesside who has reached a ceiling and is looking for a place to really push your career ahead? This award-winning practice with offices in Teesside and Newcastle is looking to bring an experienced corporate commercial lawyer into the business with the opportunity to run the department.

This a rare opportunity to work alongside the current head of department before he steps down in the next couple of years.

This team has a long and very successful history in the North East and North Yorkshire market with a very healthy turnover and solid client base and reputation.

Clients are largely in the owner managed business sector but they also act for local divisions of national companies as well as local authorities and large lenders.

The growth for this team over the last three years is impressive to say the least, increasing turnover by 54% and profit by 90%.

They have a very strong leadership team who have the drive and vision to make this one of the strongest regional practices in the North East.

The caseload in this role is a real mix of transactional and non-transactional matters including shares and asset management, sales and acquisitions, MBOs/MBIs, corporate finance, restructuring, startups, shareholder/partnership arrangements, commercial and consumer contracts, ecommerce and IP.

Ideally they are looking to recruit a senior solicitor with corporate and/or commercial experience who has got the drive and enthusiasm to lead a team.

You will naturally have strong business development skills and thrive on relationship building.

If however you feel you aren't quite ready for this step up but it's somewhere you feel you could be in the next few years please do still give us a call as there is a really strong career path here with some excellent training and no better mentor.

In addition to strong relationships with their clients this practice put a lot of time into their employees to make sure that everyone has a life outside of work.

They offer hybrid working, a generous holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity and paternity and a bonus scheme.

The successful candidate for this role will ideally have at least 5+ years PQE and is looking to take the next step forward in their career.

For a confidential discussion on this Corporate Commercial Solicitor role based in Teesside or Newcastle, please contact Helen Mauborgne at Sacco Mann on 0113 4679786 or email your CV to helen.mauborgne@saccomann.com

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We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.