Senior/ Associate Company Commercial Solicitor

WSP Solicitors are a growing, Gloucestershire based legal practice, with offices in Stroud and Gloucester. The business has been providing legal services to the people of Gloucestershire for over 260 years. WSP specialise in a vast range of personal and commercial law.

WSP Solicitors are:

• Committed to the development of our staff.
• Focused on improving our technology and the ease of access to legal services, for our clients.
• Dedicated to building a positive, strong and inclusive working culture within the business.

A Gloucestershire firm with a strong client base and an excellent reputation for providing a full range of legal services to both private and commercial clients.

What is on offer?

• Being a forward-thinking, client-focused law firm with a growing reputation for delivering high-quality, commercially astute legal advice.
• The opportunity to have a hybrid-style, flexible working pattern, based between the office and home.
• Salary based on experience and the value you can bring the firm.
• Supportive, collaborative environment with genuine career progression.
• The ability to develop yourself professionally through internal and external training.
• 24 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• A variety of employee benefits including:

• Life Assurance
• Corporate Health Care Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bonus Scheme
• Free Car Parking
• Staff Incentive Scheme
• Christmas Saving Club
• Various Staff discounts / Concessions
• Opticians Scheme

The Role

Opportunity to lead the department, manage complex transactional work, and develop strong client relationships. You’ll also help steer the growth of the team, mentor junior lawyers, and play a key role in our business development efforts. Targeted as a growth area for the business, we are seeking a senior Commercial Solicitor to undertake company commercial work including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring etc. Excellent opportunity to gain skills and experience and contribute to the development of a long-established, forward-thinking, and expanding firm.

Demonstrate experience of strategic marketing and networking bringing new high quality clients to the firm and have the ability to deal with a broad range of clients. Commercially aware and willing to really put the client first. The role will also involve active participation in the firm’s marketing, article drafting, PR, business development, social media and networking activities, as appropriate.

Your Experience & Technical Ability

• Qualified Senior Solicitor/Associate with at least 4-5 years relevant experience.
• Strong leadership and business development skills to enable further growth within the department.
• Strong technical background and commercially aware with a proven background in all aspects of company commercial law including buying and selling businesses.
• Demonstrate understanding of the preparation of sale and purchase agreements and other technically demanding documents.
• Good working knowledge of the Companies Act 2006 and contract law.
• Ability and willingness to learn and manage workload in an efficient and organised manner and meet clients’ demanding requirements.
• Able to communicate very well in writing using correct grammar and plain English.
• Enthusiastic, willing and strong team player, have an excellent balance between technical ability and commercial awareness.
• Possess strong organisational and inter-personal skills and be IT proficient.

What’s next?

If this sounds like you, please send a covering letter detailing your salary expectations along with your CV, quoting the job reference CoCo/0124 to recruitment@wspsolicitors.com.

“WSP Solicitors is an equal opportunities employer”

24 Days of Annual Leave (plus Bank Holidays)

Flexible/Hybrid Working

Company Sick Pay

Bonus & Incentive Scheme

Christmas Saving Club

Internal and External Training and Development