Corporate Lawyer or Paralegal

Position:                Corporate Lawyer or Paralegal   

Location:              Dock Street, Leeds (with flexibility as to partial WFH)

Responsible to:     Partner in Charge

Hours:                   Full-time (job share considered)

Salary:                   £ negotiable, dependant upon experience

Experience:           Approximately 1-4 years

About us

Chadwick Lawrence is a leading local law firm with a successful and growing Corporate team.

Our multi-disciplinary team works with local, national and international clients from a broad range of industries to deliver a range of specialist legal services. Our Corporate team undertakes various corporate, commercial and finance work at all levels. We pride ourselves on offering sound commercial advice; working with our clients to provide exceptional solutions for every aspect of their corporate and business law requirements.

We provide a supportive environment for career development, offering exciting challenges and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We are looking to recruit and develop talented lawyers to achieve their potential – and who will help us achieve ours in return.

About the role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Corporate lawyer or Paralegal to work within our growing Corporate team, primarily based at our Leeds Office but with scope to work partly from home if this is desirable.

Ideally suitable for someone with 1-4  years of experience of Corporate work, although consideration will be given to applicants who otherwise demonstrate the skills and experience we are looking for.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and ambitious individual who wants to develop their technical and commercial skills further through working on a wide range of quality instructions. Your caseload will include assisting on all areas of business law, in particular transactional corporate work, but also complex group re-organisations, shareholder agreements and general corporate advisory.

Applicants should possess the following skills and experience:

• 1-4 years’ experience working in corporate law within a law firm or in house
• strong IT skills
• a high degree of initiative and the ability to manage your time and your workload effectively
• excellent communication skills and a desire to use these to promote the team and the firm both internally and externally
• a willingness to learn, to drive your own career progression and to be proactive in achieving this

Additional Information

Chadwick Lawrence actively promotes a culture that supports a happy and enjoyable team working environment known internally as the Chadwick Lawrence Way.  We offer excellent career progression opportunities through a structured fee-earner progression scheme. Having recently won a number of awards, this is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive firm who are well respected in the West Yorkshire region.

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Chadwick Lawrence is an equal opportunities employer.  Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities.