Associate Solicitor/Partner Charities

Profile

Our firm:

Blandy & Blandy is a leading Thames Valley law firm, with offices in Reading

and Henley-on-Thames

. With a team of 50 specialist solicitors and advisers, we are here to represent our clients in life and business, committed to developing long-lasting relationships and to delivering outstanding client care. Our successful approach is reflected in a series of rankings, nominations and awards and through the outstanding feedback

we continue to receive. Since 2003, we have also held the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark, which recognises firms that achieve excellence in legal practice management and client care.

This role:

You will join our established Corporate & Commercial team of five lawyers that has consistently been recommended in both Chambers UK and The Legal 500 for many years and works closely with colleagues in our specialist Employment, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Property, Planning & Environmental Law and Private Client teams, amongst others.

We enjoy a reputation for providing trusted and highly effective legal services to clients in the charity, education and not for profit sectors, ranging from national and local charities to prominent universities and independent schools.

You will be a specialist Charities lawyer (preferably with a commercial law background), working at or close to senior associate or partner level at a reputable firm and experienced in advising on the formation and incorporation of charities, mergers, collaborations and joint ventures, advising senior management teams, boards of governors and trustees and providing training, drafting and reviewing commercial contracts and agreements (including fundraising agreements), and advising on data protection and wider charity law and education related matters.

You will have entrepreneurial instincts and spirit and be used to collaborating closely with colleagues across a range of disciplines, clients, other firms and advisers and the Charity Commission. You will be well connected professionally and adept at networking and driving business development.

You will be motivated by the chance to help develop and grow this practice area in a leading firm and to play an active and influential role within the wider firm.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing an agreed caseload of clients in conjunction with the Department Manager

Processing clients’ cases on a timely and cost effective basis

Maintaining the highest professional standards in accordance with the firm’s objectives and comply with the firm’s quality standards

Successfully developing a network of clients and referrers, supporting our firm’s business development and networking activities

Keeping clients fully informed of the range of services that the firm offers

Supervising junior staff, particularly trainees, from time to time

The successful candidate will:

Have at least a 2.1 degree

Have a minimum of 5 years’ PQE

Have completed training at a recognised and respected firm

Be well connected professionally and adept at networking and driving business development

Be enthusiastic and hard working

Have good written and verbal communication skills

Be a team player and reputable

Share and embody our values of excellence, integrity and approachability

A competitive salary and benefits package

is offered dependent upon experience. Please also see what colleagues say about working at our firm

Company info

Blandy & Blandy LLP
Website : https://www.blandy.co.uk/