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Bristol

Service overview
This pensions team is one of the biggest and best pensions teams outside of the City. It is fully resourced and recognised nationally for its genuine strength and depth. The firm also offers independent trustee services via Open Trustees, a subsidiary company of Osborne Clarke.

The firm provides pensions law advice to a national and often high profile client base. Clients include Kier Group plc, Imperial Tobacco, Bank of Ireland, Transport for London and Motorola.

The role
The firm is seeking a pensions solicitor to join the team in Bristol. You will become involved in the whole spectrum of pensions law and practice including documentation, regulatory advice, general advisory work, corporate acquisitions, disposals and re-organisations (including PFI and outsourcing agreements), trustee governance, funding, investment management and custodianship. You will also be afforded the opportunity to work on pensions litigation work should you have experience or wish to gain experience in this specialist field. The firm offers an extensive programme of learning and development opportunities and genuine opportunities for career progression.

Technical skills and experience

You will have gained excellent experience in non-contentious pensions work in a high quality pensions team, covering the areas mentioned above. You may also have some pensions litigation experience although this is not a pre-requisite. Experience of or an interest in public sector pensions work (in particular, the Local Government Pension Scheme) would be an advantage. Due to the nature of the work on offer and the structure of the team, the firm is seeking a lawyer with 2-5 PQE in pensions work.

Behavioural competencies

You will:

· Be personable with excellent communication skills;

· Be dynamic and proactive;

· Be commercially focused;

· Have a "can-do" attitude;

· Be a team player; and

· Be prepared to be involved in business development activities.

You will also be confident in working both within and across teams.

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Clinical Risk Solicitor, London, 9 month fixed term contract, London

London

A vacancy has arisen for a clinical negligence solicitor at the leading law firm's clinical risk department in London.

This national firm is dedicated to providing commercial legal advice and representation to clients in the Public, Private and Third Sectors which provide, procure, fund and regulate public services.

The Role

Their team of clinical negligence specialists works across both the public and private sectors: they are members of the NHSLA clinical negligence panel and highly regarded for their work in the NHS, and they also provide clinical negligence services to private health companies. The department consists of 7 partners and over 33 lawyers, 8 of which form part of the clinical negligence team in London. In joining the team your role would involve managing a broad range of clinical negligence claims covering surgery, obstetrics and mental health independently and assisting other solicitors on significant value and complex cases.

The Individual

Ideally experience of working in defendant clinical negligence, but claimant clinical negligence experience is a possibility. A minimum of 3 years PQE is preferred.

Good analytical and drafting skills, with attention to detail and strong organisational and time management skills. They are seeking a team player with good interpersonal abilities.

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Defendant clinical negligence solicitor x2, permanent and fixed term, Birmingham

Birmingham

Vacancies have arisen for 2 Solicitors (ideally 3-4 years PQE) in the Birmingham Clinical Risk Department of this leading national firm. 1 vacancy is on a permanant basis and the other is on a Fixed Term Contract basis for 12 months. This firm is dedicated to providing commercial legal advice to clients in the Public, Private and Third Sectors which provide, procure, fund and regulate public services.

The Role

This team of clinical negligence specialists works across both the public and private sectors: they are members of the NHSLA clinical negligence panel and highly regarded for our work in the NHS. They also provide clinical negligence services to private health providers.

The department consists of 7 partners and over 30 lawyers, 10 of whom form part of the Clinical Negligence team in Birmingham. In joining the team your role would involve managing a varied caseload of clinical negligence matters with values of up to £250,000. In addition, you would be assisting more experienced members of the team on high value obstetric and neurological claims for a range of West Midlands based NHS Trusts.

The Individual

Ideally you will have direct experience of working in Defendant Clinical Negligence practice. However, experienced Claimant Clinical Negligence or Defendant Personal Injury practitioners would also be considered.
You will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to manage a caseload efficiently and to make robust commercial decisions. The ability to communicate clearly with clients, medical staff and expert witnesses is key.

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Associate/Assistant Solicitor - Corporate - Magic Circle - Hong Kong 4+ PQE

Hong Kong

Unique amongst UK international law firms in having top-tier dispute resolution and corporate capabilities, this magic circle law firm is acknowledged as one of the world's leading legal practices.

The Hong Kong office
Located in the prestigious Landmark building, the office is in the heart of central Hong Kong’s main financial and business district. The area is home to the best and most exclusive shops in Hong Kong, yet only two blocks away from fascinating local markets.

Practice area – Corporate

The Hong Kong general corporate group comprises of ten partners, one consultant as well as professional support lawyer, associates, paralegals and trainees. The group's practice comprises of take-overs, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, equity securities and other transactions such as corporate restructuring and joint ventures.

The Role

·         Opportunity to work with high-calibre fee earners in a collegiate environment;

·         Involvement in cutting-edge corporate, M&A and equity capital markets transactions;

·          Advising blue-chip corporate clients and leading investment banks;

·          International exposure and the opportunity to develop your career

Qualifications required

4+ years post qualification experience in corporate, M&A, equity capital markets;

Qualified in Hong Kong, UK or equivalent;

Fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese (Mandarin)

Work based competencies

We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 4 years experience in private practice:

Technical

·          Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively

·          Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them

Client

·          Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally

·          Practice/firm promotion - acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication

·          Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team

People

·          Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves

·          Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively

·          Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication

·          Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development

Firm

·          Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance

·          Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics, understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where appropriate

·          Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical experts where appropriate

·          Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative culture, prepared to go the extra mile

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Associate Solicitor: Disputes (general disputes) - Magic Circle - Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Unique amongst UK international law firms in having top-tier dispute resolution and corporate capabilities, this magic circle firm is acknowledged as one of the world's leading legal practices.

The Hong Kong office
Located in the prestigious Landmark building, the firm’s office is in the heart of central Hong Kong’s main financial and business district. The area is home to the best and most exclusive shops in Hong Kong, yet only two blocks away from fascinating local markets.

The Role
Our Hong Kong office is looking for an experienced general commercial litigator.

Qualifications required
• 5+ years post qualification experience within the litigation practice of a top tier firm
• Arbitration experience would be an advantage but is not essential
• Significant hands on transactional experience
• A legal qualification obtained in Hong Kong, UK or the equivalent
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin).

Work based competencies
We would expect the successful candidate to have at least 5 years experience in private practice:

Technical
• Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
• Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them

Client
• Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally
• Practice/firm promotion - acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication
• Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team

People
• Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves
• Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
• Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication
• Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development

Firm
• Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance
• Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics, understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where appropriate
• Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical experts where appropriate
• Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative culture, prepared to go the extra mile

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Associate - Construction (non-contentious) - 3+PQE - Magic Circle - London

London

Unique amongst UK international law firms in having top-tier dispute resolution and corporate capabilities, Herbert Smith LLP is acknowledged as one of the world's leading legal practices.

Sector expertise includes | energy and natural resources | infrastructure (including airports and rail) | leisure (including hotels) | retail

Construction Practice
This practice offers clients a full set of specialist services covering all aspects of the construction and engineering industry. The practice is diversified and balanced between contentious and non-contentious, domestic and international work. It covers energy related work, infrastructure and complex commercial and retail developments. A large proportion of our recent non-contentious work has been advising on high-value, bespoke projects and developments that demand innovative solutions, high quality drafting, commercialism and an understanding of the practical issues arising on complex projects.

The non-contentious group have become the leading practice within new nuclear. This role presents a good opportunity for someone wanting to get involved in this exciting area of the practice.

"This team continues to be involved in an impressive amount of significant contentious and non-contentious work, offering strong international capabilities.

Key responsibilities
• Would be expected to negotiate with partial supervision
• Would be involved in drafting discrete pieces of legal advice for clients with some guidance
• Would need gather and evaluate information to indentify underlying key issues
• Work with other Associates and Trainees.

Qualifications and experience required
• c.3 years PQE
• Excellent academics
• Non-contentious construction experience, in particular, must have experience in Energy (international context)
• Ability to work across multiple areas to include infrastructure and commercial property

Work based competencies
We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 3 years experience in private practice but would consider those with less or more experience providing they meet the required competencies;
Technical and professional
• outstanding legal analytical skills, detailed understanding of real estate non contentious construction
• interviewing skills, excellent drafting skills, strong advocacy and negotiation skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
• excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them
Client
• able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally
• acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication
• works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team
People
• acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves
• resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
• seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication

Behavioural competencies
• Ability to use initiative and be pro-active;
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Excellent service orientation skills;
• Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member;
• Excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy;
• Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written;
• Takes personal responsibility for getting things done;
• Strong influencing skills;
• Intelligent and commercially minded;
• Remains calm under pressure.

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