In House Property Lawyer
We have a job vacancy for an In-House Property Lawyer – Non Contentious – Eco Energy Company – Cornwall.
Our client is part of an international group, with Eco businesses established throughout Europe. They have just started a new technology operation in Cornwall and have retained our recruitment firm to assist in finding and appointing an In-house-lawyer.
Ideally you should have a broad mix of commercial property work. You may also have some real estate development experience, in this category we will be looking at your exposure to planning and construction law. Work experience in residential /commercial conveyancing, leases, joint ventures, terms of usage, landlord & tenant, infrastructure agreements and section 106 obligations would also be really interesting for our client.
We are open-minded to levels of post qualified experience. Additionally, we are seeking a legal professional who would also be interested in checking and amending commercial trading contracts and maybe in time – employment contracts too.
In the not to distant future you may want to become involved with the company secretarial function, trading standards obligations, health and safety issues plus other corporate regulatory matters.
You will also be a senior member of the management team. Involved with special projects, trouble shooting, HR issues, finally some general company and commercial work.
This is a position that is going to offer variety and scope. We have a feeling that in time, this firm will expand out into Devon, possibly beyond too.
Please contact either Jonny Scott-Slater or Ashley Armstrong – 01872 274227 – post@cornwallexeutive.co.uk www.linkedin.com/in/jonnyscottslater
Related information: Find property lawyers in the UK at Law and Legal. .
AAT and ACA Vacancies
Chartered Practice – AAT – 12/18K x 2
Part Qualified ACA – 16/20K x 1
Newly Qualified ACA – 18/20K x1
Our client a local Cornwall based firm of Chartered Accountants are seeking to appoint a newly qualified AAT or nearly qualified AAT accountant. Additionally our client has an interest in recruiting a part-qualified ACA, who has approximately 1-6 years experience, but both should have some experience of working for a Chartered accountancy practice.
Our client is also looking for another practice accountant candidate, but with more than 3-4 years Chartered practice experience. This additional candidate could be either ACA or AAT qualified. Ideally our candidates will have some experience of Tax work.
Our successful candidates should be keen to learn more about this sector of the business. Possibly study for the ATT/CTA qualification. Become an integral expert regarding tax and all matters associated with this highly valued sector of work.
All of the above positions will have an element of tax work, as well as drafting accounts of local traders and partnerships.
You will be working and reporting directly to one of the Senior Partners. One of these positions could be considered as a Partners Assistant type of accountancy practice role.
Our client is also interested in looking at CV’s of newly qualified ACA or ACCA candidates. If you are considering specialising in Chartered Accountancy work, we are definitely interested in talking to you.
Our client’s business is based in a rural district of Cornwall that is known and highly regarded for its natural beauty, coastal views and agricultural splendour.
All of these openings can be considered ideal for an ambitious career orientated individual. Relocation to Cornwall from other parts of the UK is warmly welcomed.
Telephone – 01872 274 227
post@cornwallexecutive.co.uk
Crime Lawyer – Duty Accreditation – HCA
We currently have a job vacancy for a Crime Lawyer – Duty Accreditation – Higher Courts Advocate (HCA)
£40-70K “Partner Designate within twelve months”.
Our client seeks to appoint a crime lawyer, HCA with police station duty accreditation. Experience gained in both crown and magistrate’s courts would be excellent too. A successful track record regarding court advocacy and case defence would also be highly desirable.
There are future partner prospects with this appointment and the chance to assist with the development of the law firm. LSA Franchises in Family, Litigation and Private Client are all part of our client’s law firm business portfolio.
The job involves providing the best possible representation for the client in the court of law. When working on a case our chosen candidate/crime lawyer must ensure that the defendant’s constitutional rights are protected. A precise explanation of what charges the defendant has been accused of must be made clear. Our criminal defence lawyer must prepare the defendants case by gathering all possible information. Including all evidence, key witnesses, general witnesses and all legal circumstances to the supposed crime, incident or accident.
Whilst the court is in session, you will be responsible for examining and cross-examining witnesses as well as summarising to the jury. You must show sympathy to the accused and instruct the accused on how to conduct themselves during court. How to cope with the pressures, how to act whilst under interrogation and also what possible outcomes to expect when the case has come to conclusion. Preparation of the defendant for sentencing as well as probation or parole will also come into account and is an integral part of the job. Experience in negotiating with he prosecutors to reduce or drop certain charges are certainly important too.
Our client’s law firm is in a beautiful part of the county, housing and local schools and colleges are of a very high standard, with gleaming reports from OFSTEAD.
The law firm is located near many Cornish-candy-coated tourist spots of outstanding beauty. Including harbours, marinas and historic fishing villages. Sports such as – sailing, kayaking, diving, cricket, rugby, surfing, wind/kite surfing and tennis are easily accessible with country-club style facilities. There is additionally a local highly acclaimed golf course and many national trust treasures and points of interest located in this part of the county.
This is an ideal job for someone looking to successfully relocate to the county of Cornwall from a city environment.
Barrister – Civil Litigation
Barrister, General Civil Litigation £40/60K+, In-House, Law Firm.
Our client, an expanding law firm are seeking to appoint a Barrister who has gained excellent experience within the complex parameters of general civil litigation. We seek an aspiring judicial professional whose work practice has included experience in – Personal injury, contract, property and commercial business law.
Our clients are regularly instructed in relation to applications and trials in the County, High and Magistrates Court of Justice.
Hearings and trials could be about – Road traffic accidents, disposals, summary judgments, mortgage re-possession – (complex actions – defendant claims, fraud – forgery), private landlord and tenant, consumer credit, bankruptcy, return of goods, charging orders, enforcement actions, work accidents, public liability, clinical negligence, licences, insolvency, sale of goods, return of goods, winding up, debt collection, commercial land lord and tenant, striking out procedural hearings, criminal fraud, enforcement, licences. Banking disputes, contentious probate, company matters, regulatory matters, insolvency, asset recovery, commercial fraud, asset tracing claims, freezing orders, betting /gaming, e-commerce, missing funds, white collar crime, , trade mark registration, pensions, housing, property development issues, construction disputes, small business disputes, commercial litigation issues and shareholder disputes.
Clever advocacy is highly desirable, that’s the key ingredient that our client seeks.
Civil Litigation Lawyer
We have a job vacancy for a Civil Litigation Lawyer – £30 to 120K
Commercial – hopefully
Civil, of course
Local Ideal!
Our client has expanded into the Litigation work arena. Ideally we seek a local lawyer with a following, who is looking to make Associate, Associate Partner or full Partner within eighteen months. This is a job for the ambitious. It’s a job with great financial prospects and the bonus scheme has no top limit. You’re going to earn fifty percent of what you write in fees.
NB. Fifty percent is the highest earnings to fees ratio to be found in both Devon and Cornwall
There will be a mixed caseload including both civil and commercial work – Landlord & tenant issues, property boundaries, debts, purchase of goods problems, partnership or general commercial transactions, insolvency, professional negligence, probate disputes, accidents at work, animal related claims, claims against the police, claims for pedestrians, commercial disputes, construction and building disputes – large, consumer disputes, contract claims, debt collection, defamation actions, libel and slander, industrial diseases, inheritance claims, judicial review, landlord and tenant dilapidation disputes, motorway accidents, negligence claims, personal injury, general property disputes and road accidents.
Please send in your CV to Jonny Scott Slater or Ashley Armstrong – 01872 274 227post@cornwallexecutive.co.uk
Family Childcare Lawyer
We have a job vacancy for a Family Childcare Lawyer – £25 to 70K+.
Our client, a well known and respected law firm, are seeking to appoint a specialist & knowledgeable Family/Children’s, child-care lawyer. You will be joining an expanding and flourishing team that have the full public funding quota. Be ready for an active, busy and ever increasing caseload and to take on an assistant paralegal quite soon.
Ideally, we seek at least 3-5 years, possibly more PQE; Children Panel Membership is preferred, but not essential.
Candidates should be able to show experience and awareness of the requirements of Article 12 of the UN Convention the Rights of the Child. Knowledge of Community Legal Service Funding Code, Rules and Regulations. Prime administration capability and a thorough working knowledge of the Franchise requirements, according to the manual and current legislation are also mandatory.
The successful candidate will typically be representing children and young people involved in family breakdown, as well as being involved in maintaining the LSC franchise.
Contact Jonny Scott Slater on 01872 274 227 to apply or discuss things further.
Related information: find family law solicitors UK wide at Law and Legal.
Sales Executive
Basic £20k – OTE £30-50k
Our client an international vacation corporate with prestigious properties throughout Europe are seeking to appoint two professional sales executives for their Cornwall business site.
Ideally, we are seeking two professional sales executives. Who can demonstrate a steady work history?
You will possess excellent F2F negotiating skills, be numerate, have a warm and friendly nature and be able to demonstrate the art of closing a deal with effective but invisible flair and brilliance.
The product is outstanding; we personally know the business site and have first class knowledge of what is being sold.
It really is a golden example of what Cornwall has to offer and can only be described as world-class.
Having spent at least two years in your current employment. You could be working in vehicle sales, direct sales, financial product sales, estate agent, company representation, recruitment or general high-end-retail.
Please apply in writing only and attach four casual JPEG digital photo’s of you – “wedding, sports, family, day at the beach, recreation” etc. Send to – post@cornwallexecutive.co.uk
Law Cost Draftsperson
Law Cost Drafts Advocate/Associate, 50/100K
Costs Associate 30/40K and Law Costs Technician – AAT.
“West Country Law Firm”.
Our client has an interest in building a technical law costs advocacy team. We are seeking on a nationwide basis a team leader/Associate to initiate the department, build the team and incorporate a law costs training programme.
Not forgetting day to day costs work, marketing and selling the service to other law firms, corporates, private clients and government agencies.
The job will involve – Acting for defendants, in high value, complex civil litigation costs matters. Additionally, PI injury costs including RTA’s, public liability, occupational disease and employment case costs.
Work will be for defendant panel solicitors, our law firm client’s in-house legal team, government agency departments, insurance firms, agricultural, manufacturing, sports and service industry private clients.
Technical work experience desired will be – Evaluation of bills of costs, submitted by claimant solicitors, prepare written advice to clients regarding bills, construction of formal pleadings for Detailed Assessment proceedings. Negotiation with claimants, representatives, where agreement problems exist.
Represent defendants at court, raise technical challenges, including challenges to retainers, CFA’s and ATE policies.
Good advocacy experience representing clients in County Courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court Costs Office is very advantageous and highly desired by our client.
Additionally you will be marketing and networking a costs advocacy service to other law firms, their lawyers and corporate clients.
You will be organising, designing, presenting and lead-managing seminars. Attending presentations social functions, exhibitions and planned business luncheons.
We additionally seek two other team members as stated above.
Barrister – Civil, Commercial and Sports
We currently have a job vacancy for a barrister in civil, commercial business and sports at a law firm in Bristol and Exeter, Devon – £40 to 80k.
Our client, an expanding law firm, are seeking to appoint a Barrister to work from both Exeter and Bristol offices. The ideal candidate will have a thorough technical understanding of ADR in both a civil and commercial sense. Be able to advise both in-house to lawyers, externally to commercial clients, individuals and possibly become involved in the sporting arena – Football.
Must have good advocacy experience involving a wide-range of both commercial and civil work issues. Additionally have an interest in moving into the world of advising sporting clients, including footballer’s athletes and their management structure. Experience in some personal injury and medical negligence work could prove useful, but is not essential.
The role will involve – Understanding and interpreting the law and its complexities, mastering and managing both legal briefs & cases. Researching relevant required points of law, possibly working and advising regarding sporting employment and commercial product endorsement contracts. Advising sports management on issues; property and business premises contracts. Writing opinions and articles for journals, magazines and newspapers. Advising in-house lawyers, external clients and other professionals regarding very confidential legal activities. Preparing cases for court, holding and chairing client conferences, preparing difficult legal arguments. Presenting these arguments for court, examining and cross-examining witnesses. Advising on matters of law and evidence, drafting legal documents, negotiating settlements, planning more complex commercial advocacy for court hearings, client mediation. Be confident to offer a sophisticated advisory function on a broad range of commercial, civil and possible sporting management issues.
Corporate Finance Solicitor (NQ)
Salary – £26.5 to 35k – our client, an expanding law firm with a network of offices spread throughout the UK, are expanding.
Our law firm possess an outstanding client list, one that other law firms can only look at and then turn green with envy.
Clients include many top FTSE 250 names, firms that you will recognise and could have personally used a bi-product, product or service yourself.
Our client is involved with running deals that are not only situated in the UK. Their premier UK clients are international business players with deals touching all corners of the globe.
There will be client contact and possibly international travel. You will be working with renewable energy, retail, manufacturing, utility and service industry clients. Many of these clients are in the premier blue-chip category.
Ideally we seek a newly qualified solicitor, with a promising law degree (2.1/1st). Additionally should have completed a seat in corporate finance or banking.
If you always knew that corporate finance law was your target, you need to work for our client, one of the best.
Why settle for working in the championship, when you could be a premiership lawyer, battling for the golden European prize!
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