Senior Associate - Corporate Commercial
Senior Associate - Corporate Commercial
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Job Description
Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and awardwinning international commercial law firm with offices in Liverpool Manchester London Leeds Newcastle Piraeus Singapore Monaco and Hong Kong. With more than 950 people including 200 partnersand legal directors the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum from noncontentious advisory and transactional work to all forms of commercial litigation.
Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade through to retail insurance marine health education manufacturing public sector and banking and financial services.
Job role:Senior Associate
Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 17:30 37.5 hours per week)
As the winner of two Working Families awards for Best UK employer for Flexible Recruitment 2022 and Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award 2020 we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.
Team: Corporate Commercial
Location:London
Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.
Here are some examples of what we offer:
25 days annual leave
Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
Holiday buy sell and carryover scheme
2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
Flexible agile and home working
BUPA
Permanent health insurance
Flexible pension scheme
Medicash
EAP with access to counselling
Enhanced family leave policies
Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or backup care per year
Life assurance
Annual travel season ticket loan
Dress for your day policy
Bespoke training and development opportunities
Financial contribution towards home working equipment
Role overview
Introduction to the role:
We are currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our International Commercial team in London focusing on commercial maritime transactions including sale and purchase construction finance and corporate work. Our international commercial shipping team is recognised for its commerciality and its ability to solve problems and deal with a wide range of transactions through its specialist lawyers spread across all our offices.
Key responsibilities:
- To produce clear concise and unambiguous documentation.
- Negotiate the terms of transaction documents.
- Transaction management and administration including liaison with key client contacts and local counsel.
- Management and supervision of junior associates trainees and paralegals and build excellent working relationships with partners and more senior members of the team.
- Development of own internal and external network of contacts and play a significant role in business development for the team.
- Attends and help to arrange business development and profileraising events (client seminars legal directories updates and submissions website news and publications on social media).
- Develop and maintain legal knowledge and understanding both generally and in core areas.
What are we looking for:
Essential
- Extensive and proven record of experience of commercial maritime transactions.
- Experience and knowledge of working across multiple jurisdictions and experience in working in different time zones (flexibility in working hours is essential for the role).
- A selfstarter able to work alone and within a diverse international commercial shipping team.
- Experience of business development preparation of pitches and relationship building.
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Organised and able to work to strict deadlines with the ability to prioritise realistically.
- Good housekeeping/file management practices; manages and records time promptly and accurately.
- Resilient with the ability to handle setbacks and pressure.
- Cooperative and collaborative in approach and is able to develop excellent working relationships at all levels and roles.
- Ability to delegate work and supervise adequately.
- Ability to operate professionally and proactively at all times.
- Exhibits an understanding of the Firms position in the market.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age gender gender identity ethnic origin disability sexual orientation marital or transgender status nationality religion or belief.
We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.
Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification with both the SRA and CILEx.
Disability Support
We are a Disability Confident employer which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier so you are able to perform at your best please let us know. You can contact the HR team at should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.
Values
Trust Respect Innovation Collaboration
At Hill Dickinson we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification with both the SRA and CILEx.
All successful candidates will be subject to our standard preemployment screening including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
