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Commercial Lawyers

Employer
Womble Bond Dickinson
Location
Southampton, Hampshire
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
28 Jan 2019

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Vacancy Type
Solicitors – Private Practice
Contract Type
Permanent
Practice Area
Commercial
Experience Level
0-2yrs PQE, 2-5yrs PQE, 5+ yrs PQE
Role Classification
Lawyer

Job Details

Our nationally based commercial lawyers are integral to our continuing success.  Representing an impressive range of FTSE 250 clients on high-profile, business-critical transactions and regulatory matters, they play a vital role in helping clients remove obstacles to growth and success.  The team comprises of specialists in commercial, IT, IP, data protection and competition across our network of UK offices with nationally recognised leaders in their field, the team is one of the largest and most successful of its type.

Led by Partner, Paula Bartlett, the team are in growth mode and as such have more than one opportunity for a Commercial Lawyer to join the team in Southampton.

What will you be doing?

In this varied role you'll find yourself working on a wide spectrum of work from negotiating large outsourcing deals to drafting smaller supply contracts and everything in between for an enviable client base of household names in a wide variety of sectors such as chemicals, manufacturing, telecoms, retail and financial institutions.

What do the ideal candidates look like?

Ideally we'd like to recruit one lawyer with at least three years' experience in commercial contracts, IT services agreements, software licensing, cloud outsourcing arrangements, internet and ecommerce issues and/or data protection and either a newly qualified lawyer who's done a commercial seat in a City, in-house or large regional firm or a commercial lawyer with around one or two years' experience in any of the above.  Whatever your experience level you'll need excellent drafting and communications skills and have a natural ability to build long lasting client relationships.

So what makes it so great to work here?

These new opportunities provide the building blocks for a great career that will allow you to ultimately identify and then hone an area of expertise to further develop your career. Not only will you get to learn from true leaders in their field, you'll also have access to a variety of opportunities to really get to know and understand our clients business from the inside.

We're building a reputation for the provision of premium commercial advice that delivers results for both our lawyers who love the work they do, and for our clients whom we are helping to grow, expand and succeed.

Our location in Southampton is fantastic, just a five minute walk from Southampton Central station and short stroll to shops and restaurants with offices that are the envy of the firm following phase one of an impressive refurbishment. 

And that's not all, alongside a competitive salary you'll receive a flexible benefits package so you can pick and choose between the benefits that matter most to you.

If you think that’s you, why not get in touch to find out more; my name is Emma Forrester and you can reach me on 0117 989 6593.

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Please also feel free to link-in with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-forrester-878b0b7

Company

Womble Bond Dickinson is a full-service transatlantic law firm, created on 1 November 2017 through the combination of UK firm Bond Dickinson and US firm Womble Carlyle.

A Top 100 law firm globally and Top 20 law firm in the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson has more than 420 partners and 1,000 lawyers based across 16 US cities and eight UK cities including a significant presence in London. The firm's reach also extends to Europe where it has strategic partnerships with other law firms in Germany and France. 

In the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson advises in excess of 40 FTSE 350 companies, many of the largest businesses in the country, government organisations and wealthy individuals. With a focus on eleven key sectors (Energy & Natural Resources; Financial Institutions; Healthcare;  Insurance, Manufacturing;  Real Estate; Retail and Consumer; Transport, Logistics & Infrastructure; Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences; Technology and Private Wealth) the firm’s experience allows it to build strong relationships and deliver an excellent service to clients.

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