Corporate Professional Support Lawyer - North West

Our client, a top tier national firm, are looking for a Corporate PSL to join its Corporate team to be based in Manchester, London, Exeter, or Birmingham.

The corporate team handle private and public M&A and have particular expertise advising the healthcare, pharmaceuticals and leisure sectors as well as start-ups. The team deal with a range of commercial transactions including M&A, management buyouts, re-structuring, private equity, joint ventures and cross-border deals.

The successful candidate will be responsible for information management, research, training, and business development and will play an vital role in ensuring that lawyers are properly equipped with information and knowledge to allow them to provide quality advice, as well as maintaining, developing and creating precedents.

If you are a PSL seeking a new opportunity, or an experienced M&A lawyer seeking to move away from private practice, this growing, collaborative team would be ideal for you. Part-time applicants also welcome.

The role
You will be responsible for:-
* Assisting in the organisation and maintenance of electronic know-how on relevant subjects and in the expansion and development of information banks for the team
* Reviewing the suitability for know-how of materials submitted by lawyers
* Profiling relevant information on the Document Management System and intranet
* Monitoring and editing know-how to ensure that its quality and relevance is maintained
* Sourcing new legislation, case reports and developments and circulating to the team
* Acting as a sounding board for fee-earners looking for ideas about how to solve legal problems
* Drafting technical legal updates and know-how materials
* Reviewing existing and creating new precedents and crib sheets and keeping the precedent system up to date
* Preparing and delivering training courses both internally and externally to clients on technical legal issues
* Preparing client updates, client alerts and briefings on legal developments
* Assisting lawyers in writing articles / preparing seminars and carrying out research

About You
You will:
* Have solid drafting skills and effective written and verbal communication
* Have a working knowledge of Microsoft applications and other web-based search engines
* Have excellent organisational skills and be able to use your own initiative
* Be able to meet deadlines
 

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.