Associate Solicitor

Corporate, Commercial & Finance, Winchester and Southampton

Paris Smith LLP is one of the South’s largest regional law firms and has celebrated over 200 years in business. We are committed to ensuring that our clients have a positive experience with the firm, and to inspire and develop our people to reach their full potential. We are based in offices in Southampton and Winchester with 44 partners and employing 177 members of staff.

The Role

We are looking for an additional talented Solicitor to join our award-winning Corporate team in Winchester and Southampton. The right candidate will be an excellent team player who will support a team of 10 fee earners comprising four partners, one senior associate, one associate and four assistant solicitors (plus trainee support), with a strong focus on transactional work. You will need to be highly organised, commercially aware, and have excellent IT skills. The successful candidate be joining one of the largest corporate law practices on the South Coast. You will work in a highly skilled team led by a Partner who is one of only three Legal 500 Hall of Fame corporate finance solicitors in the region, acting for serial acquirers and a highly rated team of partners and staff in Southampton who together are winners of the Corporate finance team of the year in the region.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the existing team with corporate work such as shareholders agreements, share option work family investment companies, and family charters.
• Strong focus on transactional work – acting for many serial acquirers, often PE backed in a buy and build strategy, but equally involved in corporate disposals.
• Provide support with and advising clients on non-transactional matters.
• Handle own caseload and work with other members of the team – depending upon complexity and size of matter.
• Carry out such marketing and business development activity as is appropriate or requested by the Head of Department.
• To provide a high-quality legal service to our clients.
• Accept work from and delegate work to (as appropriate), all members of the department.
• Offer advice on the law, legal procedures, and a wide range of associated issues.
• Draw up contracts and other legal documents.
• To work and behave in a professional manner and to the highest standards of the profession.
• Comply with procedures set out in the Office Manual, professional standards and any requirement set by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
• Carry out duties given by the partners or employees faithfully and diligently and follow all reasonable instructions.
• Keeping up to date with changes in the law.
• Record all chargeable hours.

The Candidate

• Corporate experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly organised.
• Accurate typing and input of information skills.
• A good team player.
• Flexible and proactive approach.
• Good IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Willing to take ownership and be accountable for own work.