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  • Legal Counsel

    Manchester
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £75,000

    This is a great opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join a well known manufacturing business based in Manchester. You will join a small In-house legal team and advise on commercial matters for the business.

    • Join a large FMCG business

    • Work as part of a small In-house legal team advising on commercial contracts

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  • Commercial Lawyer - Luxury Retail Brand - Small Team

    London
    Permanent

    Join this fast paced leading luxury brand who are thriving against all the odds in this market.

    This is a chance to break into the luxury retail space and work on some really challenging legal agreements.

    • Commercial Lawyer to join a market leading luxury retail brand

    • Junior role for a 1-3PQE lawyer in the retail space

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  • Legal Counsel - Consumer / Distribution & Supply

    Birmingham
    Temporary
    £60,000 - £70,000

    My client is looking for an experienced In-House Legal Counsel, specialising in commercial contracts to join them on a 6 month fixed term contract basis. This role is full time and based in Birmingham.

    • Working for a well know in-house organisation

    • Excellent company

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  • Legal Counsel

    Leeds
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £75,000

    This is a rare opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join a growing law firm based in Leeds. You will work closely with the board / CEO and advise on legal issues whilst managing a team.

    • Join a growing law firm

    • Support the board with legal and contract issues

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  • Legal Counsel

    Leeds
    Permanent
    £48,000 - £58,000

    This is a new opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join a growing legal team based in central Leeds. The successful candidate will work on high quality varied commercial projects.

    • Varied role for a Legal Counsel

    • High quality commercial work on offer

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  • Legal Counsel - Global Accountancy Business

    London
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £80,000

    Global accountancy firm is looking to hire a legal counsel to join one of it's teams based in London.

    • Broad in house role

    • Chance to work autonomously on business critical matters

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  • Experienced Legal Assistant - Residential Conveyancing

    East Sussex
    Permanent

    Are you an experienced legal assistant? Have you got experience supporting a residential conveyancing. East-Sussex opportunity with a leading law firm.

    • Experienced legal assistant required for busy residential conveyancing team.

    • Support fee-earners within the conveyancing team.

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  • Legal Secretary - Residential Conveyancing

    Sittingbourne
    Permanent

    Experienced legal secretary, within residential conveyancing, needed for busy law firm with offices across Kent.

    • Experienced legal secretary needed for busy conveyancing team.

    • Join a friendly local firm that values their staff and their development.

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  • Paralegal Legal Contracts Executive

    Richmond upon Thames
    Permanent

    Due to expansion of the business, there is a need for the Head of Legal & Compliance to have further administrative and legal support within the legal & compliance team.

    • Career Paralegals who want to build a career in-house in a supportive team.

    • All the feels of a small company; backed by a global organisation. Best of both!

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  • Deputy Head of Legal - In-house FTSE listed business

    East Midlands
    Permanent
    £80,000 - £100,000

    Michael Page Legal have been instructed to secure a permanent Deputy Head of Legal for one of the UK's leading property development organisations.

    • UK FTSE 100 Company

    • Great opportunity to join a thriving business, variety of legal work

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  • Legal Recruitment Consultant

    Manchester
    Permanent
    £24,000 - £45,000

    Michael Page Legal are expanding across the UK and want to speak with ambitious, experienced recruiters looking to join a high growth business who have previous experience specifically within the field of Private Pratice.

    • FSTE 250 Business, World Class Training, Career Development

    • Uncapped Commission, Healthcare, Employee Benefits

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  • Legal and Compliance Analyst/ Assistant

    Reading
    Permanent
    £30,000 - £35,000

    This role would suit a paralegal with good number of years working in private practice as a paralegal focusing on conveyancing work.

    • Excellent in-house opportunity for paralegal with Conveyancing experiance

    • Exciting business continually growing and bringing new services to market

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  • Legal Counsel - In House Pharmaceutical 1- 2PQE

    Kings Lynn
    Permanent

    The role of the Legal Counsel is to provide legal support to the business across a wide spectrum of legal matters that apply to the business and its services or products

    • My client is looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join their growing legal team

    • This opportunity is open to Lawyers from 1 - 2 years PQE

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  • Legal Aid Family Solicitor - East-Sussex Firm

    East Sussex
    Permanent

    An excellent opportunity for a family solicitor with experience in legal aid proceedings. Previous supervisory experience within legal aid preferred, but not necessarily essential.

    • Experienced Legal Aid Solicitor required for Family Department

    • Supervisory Experience within Legal Aid Preferred

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    Legal Adviser - Litigation, Contract and Corporate (London)

    London
    Permanent

    Legal Adviser - BBRS (Business Banking Resolution Service)

    • Legal Adviser - General Commercial, Corporate & Litigation

    • Broad advisory role BBRS (Business Banking Resolution Service)

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  • In-House Legal Assistant

    Birmingham
    Temporary

    A growing business requires an In-House Legal Assistant to join their established team based in Birmingham. Joining a large in-house legal team, as a Legal Assistant you will be responsible for a range of tasks which can range from general counsel responsibilities to managing general and risk documentation.

    • In-House Legal Assistant required on a 12 month contract in Birmingham.

    • Responsible for providing support to General Counsel.

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  • Compliance & Legal Affairs Manager

    London
    Permanent

    A broad role covering full compliance for a leading distributor of luxury fragrances, this role will also support the business with legal matters (with support from external Counsel). London based, the role reports to the Operations Director and supports a Head Office team of 40, as well as multiple external suppliers.

    • Join a growing, market leading business that distributes luxury fragrances

    • A broad role covering compliance and legal support to the Head Office

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  • Senior legal counsel - In-House Global brand

    East of England
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £75,000

    Michael Page Legal are recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel for one of our In-House clients. This is a permanent role, full time based in the East of England.

    • Work for a British headquatered company with a global brand

    • Variety of legal in-house work.

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  • Account Manager - Legal Firms - Software Business

    South East England
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £38,000

    Working as part of a high performing team the Account Manager - Legal Firms will be responsible for both retaining current business levels and increasing the wallet spend in their portfolio of accounts. This role may be titled as an AM, but there is significant expectation to increase revenue as a hunter.

    • A innovative business delivering high quality BI to legal firms

    • Working with a discreet portfolio to retain and grow against exciting targets

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  • Acquisitions Analyst

    England
    Permanent
    £30,000 - £35,000

    Reporting into the Senior Associate - Legal Progressor, this role will support and assist on all schemes in Heads of Terms through to Exchange in a timely and efficient manner. Communicating with key stakeholders throughout the process.

    • Opportunity to Join a major player within affordable housing investment

    • Interest in Real Estate Acquisitions is essential

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  • Legal Counsel Regulatory and Compliance

    Bristol
    Permanent

    A great opportunity to join a well established, international, market leading car leasing business, the role is Bristol based but it can offer flexible working (including home working). This Compliance Counsel role focuses on the FCA's Consumer Credit regulations; ensuring compliance, advising the business and leading a Consumer Credit/ Regulatory Advisory team.

    • A market leading, international car leasing business seeks a Compliance Counsel

    • Focused on FCA Compliance, specifically consumer credit regulations

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  • Legal Consultant

    England
    Permanent
    £13,992 - £16,144 per month (£167,901 - £193,731)

    Well established and highly regarded law firm in Qatar with an extensive client list made up of household name multinationals. Seeking a Western lawyer to join their office.

    • Flexible hours, no time sheets, cross-border work with multinational clients

    • One of the most prominent law firms in Qatar, very strong name in the market

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  • In-House Legal Counsel - Commercial contracts - Public sector organisation

    East Midlands
    Temporary
    £40,000 - £50,000

    Excellent in-house legal opportunity based in the East Midlands region, working for a well known not for profit organisation.

    • Excellent opportunity for someone looking to move in-house

    • Great variety of work for a strong commercial lawyer

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  • Legal Director - Mobile Gaming

    England
    Permanent
    £188,641 - £205,044

    We are looking for a legal director from the gaming industry to join a major group in Saudi Arabia and head up the legal function for their mobile gaming business

    • A major Saudi investor are on the lookout for a Legal Director for mobile gaming

    • Lead the legal department for their mobile gaming business

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  • Employment Legal Director

    Leeds
    Permanent
    £75,000 - £90,000

    This is an excellent opportunity for an Employment Legal Director to join a great law firm in their Leeds office. You will join a successful dedicated Employment team and work with well known clients.

    • Excellent opportunity for a Employment Legal Director to join a leading law firm

    • Work on complex high value Employment matters for global clients

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  • Acquisitions Analyst (Legal Progession)

    London
    Permanent

    An excellent opportunity for a Acquisitions Analyst (Legal Progession) to work with a unique Housing organisation

    An interesting role working within Affordable Housing and Real Estate

    • An excellent opportunity to work with a unique Housing organisation

    • An interesting role working within Affordable Housing and Real Estate

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  • Junior Legal Counsel

    Chippenham
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £65,000

    Junior in-house general commercial role supporting two additional in house senior lawyers.

    Busy team huge chance to learn and thrive in a nurturing environment.

    • Rapidly Expanding business and legal team

    • True development opportunity for succesfull applicant.

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  • Account Director - Legal - London

    London
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £110,000

    I am now managing the Legal space for Michael Page Sales, London and keen to connect with as many sales-focused Account Director's as possible.

    Michael Page have been market leaders in Professional Services and Legal recruitment for over 40 years and whereas the job market is generally quieter for obvious reasons than usual at present, things are getting busier and it's important that relationships are forged & maintained.

    • Excellent Account Director opportunities in the Legal space

    • London-based Law Firms looking for senior account/relationship managers

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  • Account Manager - Legal - London

    London
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £60,000

    I am now managing the Legal space for Michael Page Sales, London and keen to connect with as many sales-focused account management professionals as possible.

    Michael Page have been market leaders in Legal/Prof. Services recruitment practice for over 40 years and whereas the job market is generally quieter for obvious reasons than usual at present, things are getting busier and it's important that relationships are forged & maintained.

    • Excellent account management opportunities in the Legal space

    • London-based Law Firms looking for exceptional relationship managers

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  • Sales Director - Legal - London

    London
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £120,000

    I am now managing the Legal space for Michael Page Sales, London and keen to connect with as many sales-focused, senior business development professionals as possible.

    Michael Page have been market leaders in Professional Services recruitment for over 40 years and whereas the job market is generally quieter for obvious reasons than usual at present, things are getting busier and it's important that relationships are forged & maintained.

    • Excellent senior business development opportunities in the Legal space

    • London-based Law Firms looking for senior salespeople and sales leaders

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A guide to legal jobs

As a flagship PageGroup business, Michael Page Legal has been at the forefront of legal recruitment for more than 32 years. There are a host of fantastic legal jobs available, lawyer jobs, solicitor jobs, and paralegal jobs to name but a few.  Our size and capability means we are unique in our ability to specialise in every market we serve and find you the right role. Whether legal, compliance, company secretarial, policy, qualified or non-qualified, temporary or permanent, our consultants have a single market focus. This means that each consultant develops exceptional knowledge regarding legal jobs, their sector, region and candidate pool enabling them to offer expert advice and market insight.
 
With offices in 35 countries, we’re also able to offer job opportunities overseas to suitably qualified candidates.
 
Legal jobs cover a wide range within the business sectors and law firms are always looking for the best talent to join their legal teams. London especially has attractive employment opportunities. If you want to enter the legal sector you have a number of options. Whatever your decision, there are choices available. For example, you may be interested in becoming a solicitor, family solicitor, paralegal, litigation lawyer, legal secretary, or sales attorney.
 
If you’re interested in law and have the relevant professional experience, here are just a few of the jobs we can offer.
 

Legal jobs we recruit

  • Company / Commercial Solicitor
  • Health & Safety Solicitor
  • Family Solicitor
  • Litigation Lawyer
  • Residential Property Solicitor
  • Legal Counsel
  • Private Client Solicitors
  • EMEA Sales Attorney
     

Key legal tasks

If you enter at a junior level then your legal role would most probably require you to support and assist senior lawyers, produce legal documents, work with audio files (dictation), communicate with clients, make appointments and manage diaries. You will need to be highly computer literate, prepare court forms and statements, handle confidential information, keep records, and perform filing and general administrative work. If you enter as an experienced hire then expect to attend court hearings, draw up contracts and other legal documents. There is also a requirement to research, gather evidence and negotiate. Also settling disputes, analysing legal documents and supervising legal assistants.
 

Key legal skills

Stamina, energy and resilience. You may need to sacrifice your time, working long hours in order to get the right result for a client.
Tenacity, knowing when to keep going is a precious skill.
Adaptability to changing situations
Attention to detail especially when it comes to examining legal documents
Good communication skills are absolutely imperative to get your message across.
Intellectual ability, you have to be smart and be able to demonstrate this.
 

Qualifications and experience

If you're in the legal sector but do not have any formal qualifications then don't despair, an NVQ (Level 4) in Legal Practice will be your best option.  Relevant work experience will be beneficial when you apply for a position.
 
Paralegals and legal executives can graduate to become solicitors after a minimum five-year qualifying period, and thereafter, they become a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. This will be the case for a period of 2 years.
 
To be a solicitor or barrister, a university degree of 2:1 or above is normally expected in the law discipline. 
If you haven't got a degree in law then you will need to take the postgraduate Diploma in Law or the Common Professional Examination (CPE).
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