Corporate Associate - NQ

We are working closely alongside a highly reputable law firm based in Leeds in their search for a Newly Qualified Solicitor to join its expanding Corporate department.    

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Undertaking fee earning work accurately, reliably and in accordance with the Firm’s quality and risk management procedures. Assisting the Partners and other fee earning staff within the department on client matter related work, and where appropriate, maintaining your own caseload and clients.
• Good financial management which includes taking responsibility for accurate time recording and billing, managing levels of WIP and achieving annual targets.
• Taking responsibility for your own personal development, ensuring that your technical expertise and interpersonal and soft skills are up-to-date and continually developing. This will involve attending training sessions, reading, participation in coaching and personal development reviews, and, where appropriate, giving training sessions and supervising less experienced staff in the department.
• Working constantly to ensure that the Firm, and you as an individual, provide the highest standard of client care and service to all clients of the Firm.
• Taking responsibility for, and contributing to, business development opportunities and activities to ensure the retention of existing clients and to assist with acquiring new clients and business.
• Being a good team player, both in terms of making positive contributions to the team in the department and to the Firm as a whole. This will involve, for example, being asked to take part in working parties which are set up from time to time to look at improving the Firm’s systems or procedures, and the way we work generally.
• To carry out any other reasonable task as and when it is required by the Firm.

Requirements:

• Preferably a Corporate seat within your training contract or a genuine interest in this area of law.
• Proactive, self-motivated and reliable
• A strong academic background (preferably a 2:1 degree)
• Solid financial and commercial awareness

Please apply via the section to the right or contact the team on the following details: 

T: 0333 0508270

E: recruit@hobbs-legal.com