Job description
In-House Solicitor (4891)
We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.
We are looking for an In-House Solicitor to join our General Counsel Team and can be flexible as to location.
Our Team
The General Counsel Team (GCT) is made up of several teams with a common goal to support One IM better. Our team supports the IM Group and every person in the business to understand the laws, regulations and contractual obligations that effect what we do, this can include buying things, supplying our legal services to clients, or running our firm and our personal training and development.
Your Role – what you’ll be doing:
In GCT, we’re keen to have you on board if you are a great team player and willing to learn quickly. It’s a fantastic opportunity to gain real, hands-on experience in a law firm.
As an In-House Solicitor in our non-contentious team, you will be responsible for providing strategic and pragmatic legal, regulatory and commercial advice to stakeholders across the IM Group, as required. Your key responsibilities and accountabilities will include:
- Understand IM’s strategic growth objectives and align the team’s service delivery
- Partner with senior leaders and business areas across IM Group for visibility of incoming work and manage operational resourcing and allocation
- Support strategic projects and ensure delivery of practical legal and commercial advice
- Support the team in delivering clear and pragmatic legal advice
- Continually explore and drive legal operational efficiencies to improve service delivery to stakeholders
- Review, advise on and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts within the contracting parameters and risk appetite set by IM’s Group entities
- Resolve BAU and ad-hoc queries with a particular focus on commercial and strategic enablement, and deal with complex queries with guidance and supervision
- Understand key operations of each Practice Area and Group Services and ensure legal advice is contextual, pragmatic and commercial
- Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the IM Group
- Identify and escalate potential risks, compliance or reputational concerns
- Develop a strong understanding of key regulators underpinning the operations of each IM Group entity, e.g., SRA, FCA, ICO, ASA, CAP rules, relevant legislation and guidance
- Undertake legal research and identify any relevant legal and regulatory changes that may impact IM Group
- Support GCT and wider firm projects
- Meet personal KPIs and also work as part of a team to ensure GCT meets its wider KPIs
- Be commercially enabling when responding to and resolving queries
- Demonstrate Irwin Mitchell’s key values / behaviours in daily work
What we’ll need from you:
- You will be a qualified Solicitor/Legal Executive/Barrister
- You will have some experience of in-house and/or private practice Corporate / Commercial Law and Contracts
- You will be able to analyse legal problems, provide interpretation and make recommendations
- Experience in managing competing and ever-changing priorities whilst delivering objectives
- You will have confidence to challenge in a positive and constructive manner when it is in the interests of the Group and the matter in question
- Great communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good initiative to work independently and part of a team
- Strong time management and organisation skills
- Attention to detail
- To build and maintain strong and lasting relationships with stakeholders across the IM Group
We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:
- To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
- To be approachable and caring
- To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
- To be efficient in the provision of our services
- To work with a foundation of integrity.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.
- 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
- Generous and flexible pension schemes.
- Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
- Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
We're proud of our values, and we're looking for people who share them
- Sub-Department:General Counsel
- Sub-Division:General Counsel
- Company:IM LLP
- Vacancy Type:Permanent
- :Flexible
- Salary:Competitive