This Legal 500 firm is on the hunt for someone ready to rise, Think leadership potential, strategic impact, and a clear path to heading up the department.
Our client is a well-established and fast-growing legal practice rooted in Gloucestershire, with thriving offices in both Stroud and Gloucester. With over 260 years of trusted service to the local community, they’re not just making history, they're shaping the future of legal excellence.
Specialising across a wide spectrum of personal and commercial law, this is a firm where integrity meets innovation. Now, they’re looking to welcome a Corporate Solicitor who’s ready to bring expertise, energy, and ambition to the table.
This is your chance to join a team that values tradition, champions professional growth, and offers a platform to genuinely make an impact.
Commercial Solicitor Position Overview:
This is more than a job, it’s a launchpad into leadership. As a Senior Commercial Solicitor, you’ll head up and lead the department, managing complex transactional work and cultivating strong client relationships. You'll play a hands-on role in:
Handling high-value company commercial matters, including M&A, restructuring, and corporate advisory
Driving team development, mentoring junior lawyers, and recruiting top talent
Steering strategic business growth initiatives and helping grow this key practice area
Engaging in marketing, article writing, PR, and dynamic BD and networking activities
Using your commercial savvy to put the client at the centre of every decision.Commercial Solicitor experience to include:
Qualified as a Senior Solicitor or Associate with 4–5 years’ PQE in company commercial law
Proven leadership abilities, with a track record of growing departments, mentoring junior lawyers, and spearheading business development efforts
Robust technical expertise in all areas of company commercial law, including mergers, acquisitions, restructures, and business sales
Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating sale and purchase agreements, and other complex transactional documents
Strong knowledge base of the Companies Act 2006, contract law, and corporate governance matters
A commercially savvy mindset with a laser focus on delivering exceptional client service and attracting high-quality business to the firmThe Benefits of this Commercial Solicitor position & How to Apply:
24 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays
A variety of employee benefits including:
Life Assurance
Corporate Healthcare Plan
Employee Assistance Programme
Bonus Scheme
Free Car Parking
Staff Incentive Scheme
Christmas Saving Club
Various Staff discounts / Concessions
Opticians SchemeFor more information about this Commercial Solicitor role please contact Marcus Stevens quoting reference 37168.
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Salary description
£500000.00 - £500000.00 per year