Average Professional Lawyer salary in the UK

Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) | Corporate & Commercial | Kent | Part-time or Full-time | Competitive salaryNot every great legal career has to stay fee-earning. If you're an experienced Corporate lawyer who thrives on the finer details and enjoys developing their corporate knowledge, this Professional Support Lawyer role could be the perfect fit.Working closely with senior lawyers and the wider department, you'll play a key role in supporting the team's technical excellence and overall effectiveness as their new PSL, all while your team goes from strength to strength as the M&A transactions they deal with get larger and more complex.As a Professional Support Lawyer or 'Knowledge Lawyer', you'll focus on developing and maintaining precedents, practice notes, and internal guidance while keeping the team up-to-date with legal and market developments. You'll be a go-to for technical queries, supporting lawyers with research and helping to shape consistent, high-quality legal output across the department. You'll also be involved in training and development, contributing to the growth of junior lawyers and supporting wider team initiatives, including client updates, seminars, and knowledge sharing.To excel in this Professional Support Lawyer role, you should ideally: Have at least 7 years of PQE as a Solicitor, Lawyer, or CILEx/Legal ExecutiveDemonstrate a track record of specialist legal expertise in Corporate and/or Banking & Finance work Demonstrate strong technical knowledge and attention to detail Be confident communicating legal concepts clearly and effectively Enjoy working both independently and as part of a collaborative team Have an interest in knowledge development, training, and improving legal processes Here's what you can expect as a Corporate PSL:Escape Billing Stress: Say goodbye to billing targets and time-recording pressuresMeaningful Impact: Continue making a genuine difference in people's lives through your expertise, without the stress of a client-facing caseloadWork-Life Balance: Enjoy a better work-life balance with the flexibility to carve your own schedule. This role could be part-time or full-time, depending on your preference.If this sounds like the kind of role you've been considering and you have the relevant experience, we'd love to hear from you regardless of your current job title.Contact or at Harvey John for more information about this Professional Support Lawyer job in Kent.Harvey John is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The salary bracket advertised is FTE, for guidance only. We are committed to continued improvement in terms of diversity and inclusion practices. Please get in touch with any questions concerning reasonable adjustments, accommodations, or diversity practices.

Are you looking for your next step in your Legal Career? I am excited to be working with a Top 60 firm who is looking to build their PSL team to support their multi-disciplinary legal practice and require an experienced team leader to develop and lead a talented and high performing team. As a Professional Support Lawyer, you will lead the developments in best practice, improving the skills of our teams. This is an opportunity for either, an existing PSL or appropriately experienced fee earner, looking to transition into a PSL role, to develop and lead a highly regarded team. In the role, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to internal teams, providing technical input and insights into sector trends and legal developments. You’ll also help shape the direction of the firm’s knowledge strategy and drive cross practice liaison on current awareness issues and common areas of legal interest. What we need you to do: Working with the Risk Management Partner to provide strategy for the development of the team. This will involve providing a detailed roadmap for future growth of the team to align with the overall firm objectivesLead the team with either existing or newly recruited PSL’s. Mentor and support staff within the team to work across all practice areas and provide excellent support services to the firmTo apply the understanding of market practices in developing Precedents and Practice Notes and working practicesLiaise with the Risk Management Partner, COLP and other senior management on working practices.Research points of law for partners / fee earners to keeping them abreast of new points of law and current market developments.Liaise with fee earners and contribute as required to the production of articles, briefings, newsletters or other materials for circulation to clients or to be published in selected journals.Contribute to training sessions aimed at briefing fee earners on changes to law, practice and precedents.Liaise with the Knowledge Management Team to ensure the quality and breadth of the knowledge management tools reflect those of a top 60 law firmManage communications from the PSL team via a number of delivery methods, to ensure messages are effectively communicated across services teams and offices. Requirements At least 3 years PQEProven leadership skills across multi-site operationExperience in leading a similar sized, cross-functional, interdisciplinary team would be beneficialExperience working in a law firm is ideal but not essentialKey collaborative skills to work with all levels of staffDegree or similar qualification Benefits Income ProtectionPrivate Medical InsuranceSight tests / Glasses discountsScottish Widows Pension Scheme27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portalCycle to Work schemeLife Assurance1/3 gym membership contributionFlu vaccinations If you are interested in this role then please apply with your most recent CV.

Your new firmOur Top international client are top of their game in the Insurance Litigation sector. You will be joining the Bristol office of this fantastic firm with an international presence. This practice is particularly highly regarded for its expertise in defending professional indemnity claims and the Professional Indemnity Team forms an important part of the overall insurance offering.Your new roleYou will have the opportunity to defend claims against professionals including solicitors, construction professionals, financial professionals, as well as newer emerging professionals, while working for a team top ranked by the directories. With well-established relationships with major insurers well established and, as well as reporting to insurers on often difficult and complex areas of law, you will get the chance to be involved in business development as your career progresses.What you'll need to succeedYou will ideally have gained excellent defendant professional indemnity experience and be able to confidently communicate with both insurers and insureds. Familiarity with court proceedings is a given as is your understanding and compliance with a range of Service Level Agreements.Wider Commercial Litigation experience would also be considered if you have a strong interest in and awareness of the Insurance Litigation industry.What you'll get in returnThis is an exciting time to become part of what is a rapidly growing Professional and Financial Risks Team with a great reputation. A competitive salary is on offer and the chance to move your professional indemnity career on to the next level at a practice that is stamping its mark on the professional indemnity market in the South West.With both flexible and hybrid working options available, this is a great opportunity that would suit full or part-time lawyers, and those already in the Southwest or those looking to relocate to the Southwest in the future.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact Sheldon Carlisle for a confidential discussion on your career.We would expect candidates to have gained the requisite PQE to apply for this role but this does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less PQE.Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk