Corporate Solicitor | 0-2 PQE | Leeds |
Are you a Corporate Solicitor looking to join a dynamic and rapidly growing full-service commercial law firm based in Leeds. Firmly rooted in Yorkshire, the firm prides itself on delivering top-class legal expertise with a personal touch, ensuring consistently excellent service to a diverse clientele, including regional and national clients.
The Role
The firm is seeking a motivated newly or recently qualified Corporate Solicitor to join its esteemed corporate team. The team is absolutely flying, and you can be assured of great work and development opportunities. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a broad spectrum of corporate matters, acting for both sellers and acquirers across a range of sectors.
What’s on offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package, commensurate with experience.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression. The team is well structured and there will be every support as you develop your career as a corporate lawyer.
- Engagement in high-quality work with a diverse client base.
- Supportive and collaborative working environment. Amazing firm culturally, with very little staff attrition.
- Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
Key Responsibilities
- Working on a broad range of Corporate matters.
- The scale of the work is diverse, with deals ranging from £25mill plus, right down to £150k, and typical transactions include acquisitions and disposals, management buy-outs/buy-ins, joint ventures, shareholder and partnership agreements, refinancing, and reorganisations.
- The benefit of them handling the smaller deals is that you could quickly be in a position to take a lead on transactions (with support) – seeing things from start to finish and having plenty of client contact, whilst also supporting Corporate Partners on more substantial deals.
- Collaborate with colleagues across various departments to deliver integrated legal solutions.
About you
- Qualified solicitor with c. 0-2 years PQE in corporate law (future 2026 qualifiers will absolutely be considered)
- Strong academic background and training from a reputable law firm.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively and work under pressure.
Please note our advertisements use PQE and salary level purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
How to Apply
Having been established for over 20 years, we are experts in legal recruitment. Our strength derives from the fact that we are well-known, well-respected and have developed long-standing bonds with both our clients and candidates and have become an authority on all aspects of legal recruitment. To hear more about this corporate solicitor role in Leeds, please contact Sophie Linley (0113 236 6711) or Rachael Mann (0113 467 7111) at Sacco Mann.