Average Corporate Lawyer salary in the UK

About us: St Andrew Healthcare is the UK’s largest mental health charity and a unique provider of specialist care in mental health and learning disability. We aspire to deliver quality, recovery-focussed and holistic provision for and with those who require our services. Our independence as a charity means we can strive to put patients’ interests at the heart of our decision-making. We are currently transforming the charity to deliver ‘Value Based Healthcare’ with the aim of delivering high quality patient outcomes and working collaborative with all our stakeholders. The role: The Commercial Lawyer will be a key member of a small, friendly team and will be expected to hit the ground running and work with a high level of independence on a range of corporate commercial matters ranging from customer & supplier contracts, research & education matters, banking & finance and property acquisitions, leases and sales, as well as general legal compliance. Key Responsibilities: Reviewing and advising on commercial contracts, including procurement contracts, customer contracts, IT contracts and other services contractsAssisting the business development team with the legal requirements of tenders and the bidding processAdvising and assisting on the legal aspects of property sales, purchases, leases and general corporate transactions, including corporate finance and banking law.Working alongside the clinical, business development & estates team to deliver their commercial strategiesIdentifying risks and working with the Charity to mitigate/minimise those risksAssisting the HR teams generally on employment issues including policies, procedures and tribunalsAssisting the research team with advice on research contracts and intellectual property matters.Undertaking ad hoc activities and legal research tasks as assigned by members of the legal team and any other duties commensurate with the roleKeeping up to date with changing legislation and producing legal updates or policy amendments as appropriateAssisting with insurance issues and claims management.Advising on issues of regulatory compliance, risk management, charity law and data protection mattersDevelop knowledge to be able to assist in advising on all aspects of healthcare law including mental health law issues, Court of Protection, Public Law, Administrative Court and inquest matters What we are looking for: An experienced commercial solicitor with 2+ years of commercial legal experience, with a good knowledge of commercial contracts.Qualified solicitor (minimum PQE 2 years)Confident in decision makingA proactive approach to engaging with diverse and multi-skilled teamsExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal, written and presentational.Able to communicate accurately and succinctly with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.Good time management skills, including working to tight deadlinesHigh degree of accuracy and attention to detail.Enthusiastic and approachable.An ability and willingness to undertake research and provide advice on areas of law new to the post-holder.Personal resilience to deal with stressful situations and support staff at distressing times.Able to travel between St Andrew’s sites in Northampton, Birmingham and Essex. In return: We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension, Sickness policy on par with the NHS, Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes, 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 41 after 10 years' service, Life cover, Electric Car lease scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Healthcare cash plan, Free parking, Paid DBS application, Access to free vocational qualifications. On-site facilities such as gym and swimming pool access and cafés all set within beautiful grounds. Interested? Please apply or get in touch with Samantha Pendry

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Lawyer to join a key client of ours on a flexible consultancy basis. This client is an innovative law firm, dedicated to servicing entrepreneurial clients to include start-ups and SMEs. They pride themselves on their 'people first' approach and their recently obtained B-Corp status. This consultancy arrangement is non-exclusive, capable of sitting alongside other projects, and can be undertaken on a fully remote basis. The successful Lawyer can expect to be provided with work from the firm, with a competitive hourly rate to support this. Should Lawyers also be interested in building their own client book of business, the firm will support these endeavours and will award the Lawyer with a fee share of any resulting work. A desire to BD and build a book of business is NOT required, however. Successful Lawyers are likely to demonstrate: Qualification as a Solicitor in England & WalesA strong corporate law background obtained from notable city or international law firmsA wealth of corporate law experienceA genuine interest in working on a flexible consultancy basisA desire to work with SMEs, start ups and scale upsThe ability to work autonomously with a keen eye for detailThe capacity to start a new opportunity immediately or at short notice. For further information, and a confidential conversation, please apply to Jennifer Pike at: Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience. Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.

This is a newly-created opportunity that has come about due to the continued year-on-year growth of our client's Corporate law department. The firm is a highly-regarded national firm with multiple offices across the South West of England. Corporate is the firm's largest team and they are looking to hire a Senior or Managing associate to join and work with an impressive list of corporate and private equity clients. You will work closely with Partners, advising clients on a wide spectrum of corporate matters including M&A, PE, JV and group developments. This exciting role can be tailored to the skills and interests of the successful candidate, and you will be actively encouraged and supported in building your own business within the firm to move towards Partnership. Progression is very much available for the person appointed to this role, to Equity Partnership if desired or Legal Director is also an option. The firm also has one of the best flexible working policies in the market in place, allowing Lawyers to work from any of their offices across the UK, and also to work from home for the majority of the week if desired. They also offer a competitive salary and benefits package. If the opportunity is of interest, please click to apply or email me at aaron "dot" stocks "at" consultrpm "dot" com