Associate / Senior Associate / Legal Director - Ipswich, United Kingdom - Birketts

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    Permanent - Full time (37.5 per week Monday to Friday)
    Description

    Purpose of job

    Birketts is now recruiting for an ambitious, driven and forward thinking Associate / Senior Associate and / or possible Legal Director. You will need a minimum of 4 years+ PQE within a Corporate background, where you will join our growing team on a full time permanent basis in Ipswich.

    You will be expected to play an active role in marketing and practice development as well as providing a high level of service to existing clients.

  • Technically capable of running accounts on your own
  • Experience of working with either Corporate Transactions, Share Schemes, Asset Shares, Private Equity, Joint Ventures, Governance or Support Incentives.
  • Client relationship Management
  • Experience working with start up's to large Corporate Accounts.
  • The candidate

    You will need to have strong attention to detail skills to produce work/ documentation which is consistently of a high standard. You will have a flexible approach to work to ensure client deadlines are always met and clients are communicated with on a consistent and regular basis and an interest in and aptitude for business development.

    Prior experience of a Corporate background is essential with good quality experience of either commercial, corporate or real estate finance.

    Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile and part time roles and we are happy to explore you're preferred working patterns as part of your application. The minimum we can offer is 4 days per week.

    Equal opportunities

    We are committed to recruiting individuals on merits of suitability for each role, on the basis of qualifications and experience. All applications are treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation, race, disability, religious beliefs and any other protected characteristic, ensuring that there are equal opportunities at all stages of the recruitment process.

    Benefits

    One of the best things about joining Birketts is our rewards package. At Birketts we're appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

  • 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays rising with service / promotion
  • Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
  • Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
  • Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
  • Staff Profit Share / Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
  • Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
  • Paid ESG day (Environmental, Social and Governance)
  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
  • Subsidised gym membership
  • Electric car scheme
  • Eye Care Voucher
  • Agile Working Policy
  • Dress for your Day Policy