Corporate Solicitor

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Corporate Solicitor to join our legal services team.

What does this role involve?

In this key role, you will provide expert legal advice to companies, partnerships, directors, shareholders, and partners regarding their rights, responsibilities, and obligations. You will also play a vital role in supporting corporate agreements and managing business transactions.

Client experience

Building and nurturing strong client relationships, gaining an in-depth understanding of their business, and identifying opportunities for cross-selling other group services.

Maintaining your own portfolio in line with experience, participating in client meetings, and ensuring all work adheres to SRA and other compliance requirements.

You will manage all finance and budgetary aspects for your portfolio, including timely billing, monitoring Work in Progress (WIP), ensuring recoverability targets are met, tracking debtors, and supporting cash collection.

Team management

As a senior member of the team, you will oversee and develop team members by setting objectives, conducting performance reviews, and providing guidance and constructive feedback.

Skills and experience

• We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and capabilities to apply, although it’s essential that your values and experience align with this role’s key responsibilities:
• Drafting shareholders' agreements and partnership agreements.
• Drafting documents relating to multi steps reorganisations such as capital reduction mergers, share for share exchanges, gifts of shares, and distributions in specie.
• Drafting articles of association, including for Owner Managed Businesses, Joint Ventures, and Property Management Companies.
• Advising on EMI schemes, option agreements/plans, and amending articles.
• Handling share purchases and sales, preparing agreements, advising on warranties, drafting disclosure letters, assisting clients with due diligence, and preparing ancillary documents.
• Managing capital reductions/demergers, drafting resolutions, solvency statements, and compliance documents.
• You will be expected to have the experience and competence to produce first document drafts for review with minimal supervision.

To succeed in this role, you should have

• A minimum 2:1 Law degree.
• Be a qualified corporate solicitor with up to two years post qualification experience (although other PQE will be considered)
• The ability to work independently, demonstrating high-quality standards and in-depth corporate law expertise.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, as well as familiarity with case management software (Leap) and ability to competently use DocuSign and electronic data rooms.
• Please note that this role requires in-person attendance at our Grantham location every Wednesday plus two other days a week.
• Join the team
• At Duncan & Toplis we offer flexible working arrangements through our flexible working guide, called ‘How We Work’. You can read more here.
• As part of our benefits package, we also offer mental health support and time to volunteer for charitable work. These are just some of the perks of working at Duncan & Toplis.
• Duncan & Toplis develop talent and encourage ambitious individuals to progress their careers and expand their professional and personal development, whilst always ensuring we put our values at the forefront of everything we do.