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Legal Secretary
£23,400 plus excellent benefits (Work level 6C)
Bristol or Manchester - You'll complete your training at one of our offices, then you'll have the option to work in a hybrid way, dividing your time between working from home and the office.

We're looking for legal secretary to join our family law team at Co-op Legal Services.

In this role you'll provide key administrative support our family department, making sure everything runs smoothly and our clients are receiving the best possible service. We'll look to you primarily to book appointments with our clients, own the billing process and create bundles and briefs, alongside some typing and organisation work. You'll work exclusively on private client family matters funded privately.

You don't need legal experience for this role, so if you have the secretarial skills we're looking for we can offer you the chance to build on your secretarial skills in an ethical business with exciting plans for the future.

What you'll do:

* assist the solicitors with their cases
* prepare trial bundles and briefs for counsel
* take responsibility for the family law team post; manage any outgoing correspondence
* be responsible for billing clients and processing customer cheques as well as raising invoices for any external services used
* organise the storage of family law files accurately recording all data
* some dictation and typing work

This role would suit people who have:

* previous experience as a secretary
* strong literacy skills with excellent attention to detail
* great communication and relationship building skills
* excellent organisation and prioritisation skills within a fast-paced and varied role
* excellent customer service skills

Why Co-op?

If you've got the skills and experience we're looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:
* An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Coaching and training to support your career development
* Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

Your new company
A new role has arisen for a Commercial Legal Counsel / Contracts Manager to join this rapidly growing Technology company's in-house legal function in Bristol. This strategic opportunity will be a wide-ranging role supporting the Commercial Director and will lead on complex commercial matters providing quality and timely legal support and advice.

Your new role
You will play a key role in reviewing and drafting the contracts that meet the needs of our clients market leading software business and balancing these contracts against the expectations of their blue chip and household name clients.

You will play a critical role in making sure that their business deals are correctly captured and successfully implemented through robust contract management and ensuring associated risks are identified and mitigated. As a contracts expert, you will also use your expertise to safeguard their reputation as well as give legal advice to management on relevant issues, legal and contractual conformity and minimised exposure to risk.

Working alongside key stakeholders and subject matter experts in all office locations, you'll able to listen and understand the wider business context and requirements, whilst keeping in play the detail and importance of contractual terms. You'll be confident enough to challenge proposals and approaches to get the best possible outcomes when working with internal stakeholders and representing the business to current and prospective clients/suppliers. This is a new role and will support the Group Commercial Director with designing the commercial strategy and setting direction for the commercial function and building and maintaining effective interactions with the other teams.
What you'll need to succeed

Our client is looking for a UK qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with at least 2+ years PQE, ideally with experience in-house, or gained at a high quality national or regional law firm with exposure to advising clients in the technology sector. You will have a strong foundation in reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, ideally with knowledge of supply agreements, early works agreements, proof of concept projects, NDA's, teaming/co-operation agreements etc. Experience of data protection, application service and software licensing agreements would be beneficial, as would knowledge of intellectual property law.

You will be confident handling everything from initial bids and tendering, through to contract negotiations and eventual complete contract lifecycle management including flow down to sub-contracts. You will be comfortable influencing/delivering strategically important projects with the ability to work closely with internal stakeholders and will have excellent drafting, communication, stakeholder management, organisation, influencing and persuading skills.
Our client is also happy to hear from commercial contracts managers with experience in supply chain procurement.

What you'll get in return
This is a rare role within the Bristol market to join this innovative technology business offering hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Working closely with the Commercial Director, you will be at the decision making heart of this business and able to mark your mark in shaping its legal function for the future.

What you need to do now
If you are interested in applying for this position, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new role, please contact Harriet Chapman in complete confidence at Hays.We would expect a lawyer with the given PQE to have gained the level of experience required, but this does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

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Service Care Solutions is working alongside an internationally regarded Legal 500 firm, based in Bristol, which needs an experienced Legal Director to join their Private Wealth team. In this role, you will handle succession and tax legal matters for the company's high-net-worth clients.

The firm is open to individuals with 4+ years of PQE in Private Wealth law. They can pay a salary of £90,000 to £120,000 depending upon experience.

The responsibilities of the Succession and Tax Legal Director role:

• Advise HNW clients on complex succession planning, inheritance tax, and estate administration.
• Develop and implement bespoke strategies to optimise tax efficiency.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide holistic legal solutions.
• Delegate caseloads to junior members of the Private Wealth team.

Requirements:

• A qualified solicitor with significant PQE in Private Wealth law.
• Proven ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly to HNW individuals and companies.
• Ideally have your own following to bring to the firm.
• Beneficial to have a niche within succession and tax law.

Benefits included with the Succession and Tax Legal Director position:

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• A comprehensive hybrid working policy.
• A chance to work with a diverse range of clients and high-profile cases.

If this Succession and Tax Legal Director vacancy sounds like an opportunity that is right for you or someone you know, then don't hesitate to get in touch with Hugh Barnes via email, Hugh.Barnes@servicecare.org.uk, or via telephone at 01772208969.

We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.