Department: Corporate, Company and Commercial Office: Hertford/Hybrid Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Solicitors could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to work in 2024 and 2025 (Top 10 for medium organisations in the UK) With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive. The role: We are looking for an experienced candidate with three to six years PQE (although pre-qualification experience will be considered) and a with a proven track record of running their own case load. The candidate will ideally have experience in both corporate and commercial work with a keen interest to develop their commercial skills and practice. This is a huge opportunity for the right candidate to shape the future of the firm's commercial offering. The candidate will ideally be able to demonstrate that they have worked with clients on a broad range of commercial matters, to include (but in no way limited to) contracts, tender processes, franchise agreements, distribution agreements and e-commerce. A working knowledge of UK GDPR and Data Protection rules, regulations and compliance would be advantageous. The candidate must also be able to demonstrate that they have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as the roll will very much be client facing, helping the firm to deliver against its Service Pledge. Enthusiasm and positive energy in abundance is a must! The candidate should be passionate about business development and will be expected to form part of the team (and the firm's wider) marketing initiatives and will have the opportunity to shape the future of the team's marketing and business development strategy. Whilst supervision and mentoring will be provided, the candidate must be proficient in working independently and in handling their own varied case load. The candidate will need to apportion their time effectively between fee-earning, marketing and business development, alongside supervising more junior members of the department from time to time. What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge . You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgment and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates. All correspondence for Harlow or London to be sent to the Hertford office address listed above.
Dec 16, 2025
Full time
Department: Corporate, Company and Commercial Office: Hertford/Hybrid Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Solicitors could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to work in 2024 and 2025 (Top 10 for medium organisations in the UK) With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive. The role: We are looking for an experienced candidate with three to six years PQE (although pre-qualification experience will be considered) and a with a proven track record of running their own case load. The candidate will ideally have experience in both corporate and commercial work with a keen interest to develop their commercial skills and practice. This is a huge opportunity for the right candidate to shape the future of the firm's commercial offering. The candidate will ideally be able to demonstrate that they have worked with clients on a broad range of commercial matters, to include (but in no way limited to) contracts, tender processes, franchise agreements, distribution agreements and e-commerce. A working knowledge of UK GDPR and Data Protection rules, regulations and compliance would be advantageous. The candidate must also be able to demonstrate that they have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as the roll will very much be client facing, helping the firm to deliver against its Service Pledge. Enthusiasm and positive energy in abundance is a must! The candidate should be passionate about business development and will be expected to form part of the team (and the firm's wider) marketing initiatives and will have the opportunity to shape the future of the team's marketing and business development strategy. Whilst supervision and mentoring will be provided, the candidate must be proficient in working independently and in handling their own varied case load. The candidate will need to apportion their time effectively between fee-earning, marketing and business development, alongside supervising more junior members of the department from time to time. What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge . You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgment and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates. All correspondence for Harlow or London to be sent to the Hertford office address listed above.
Seniority: 5+ years post-qualification experience Department: Company & Commercial Office: Hertford/Hybrid Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work-life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as invested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in - and where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Solicitors is the firm for you. Come and find out what made us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2024 and 2025, and why 96% of our staff are proud to work for us. With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. We also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to creating a positive and supportive work environment where your wellbeing and job satisfaction really matter. We offer structured, documented career paths with opportunities for supported and mentored professional development and progression that ensure you thrive and reach your full potential. But that's not all: Attwaters Solicitors is also passionate about giving back to local communities and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The role: We are looking for an experienced Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX with 5+ years' post-qualification experience to join our growing Company and Commercial team. This opportunity will be well suited to a commercial lawyer seeking a new challenge and who is motivated to progress their career. They will have the opportunity to drive the growth of the team by building their own caseload, whilst shaping the future direction and focus of the commercial division. They will be a leader with a keen desire to develop and grow the commercial law offering of our firm. The role will be very much client facing and they will nurture existing client relationships, as well as spearheading the development of new client relationships, whilst building strategic links with other professionals and referrers, leveraging all of their existing connections with key professionals and referrers. They will work seamlessly with colleagues from across our teams and office locations to deliver projects for the firm's clients. Providing strategic and clear advice, they will have exceptional client care skills, helping us to deliver every time against our Service Pledge.They will be able to demonstrate: Broad commercial contract experience including (but not limited to) advising on and preparing: master service agreements, framework agreements and other procurement related contracts (including experience of working as a member of the project team on such matters, helping clients to identify risks and mitigate these appropriately); supply of goods and services; e-commerce contracts and related documentation; distribution agreements; outsourcing agreements; agency agreements; franchise agreements; reseller agreements; sponsorship agreements; advertising and marketing agreements; A strong working knowledge of UK GDPR and Data Protection rules, regulations and compliance; Excellent technical knowledge and experience; Experience in growing a network of professional contacts and referrers and taking a lead role in business development; Building strong and lasting relationships with clients and the delivery of exceptional client care; and Strong communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplined team to delivery client projects seamlessly. (this list is not exhaustive and is intended to give an indication of the types of responsibilities that you will have in this this role). What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge . You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates. All correspondence for Harlow or London to be sent to the Hertford office address listed above.
Dec 16, 2025
Full time
Seniority: 5+ years post-qualification experience Department: Company & Commercial Office: Hertford/Hybrid Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work-life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as invested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in - and where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Solicitors is the firm for you. Come and find out what made us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2024 and 2025, and why 96% of our staff are proud to work for us. With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. We also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to creating a positive and supportive work environment where your wellbeing and job satisfaction really matter. We offer structured, documented career paths with opportunities for supported and mentored professional development and progression that ensure you thrive and reach your full potential. But that's not all: Attwaters Solicitors is also passionate about giving back to local communities and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The role: We are looking for an experienced Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX with 5+ years' post-qualification experience to join our growing Company and Commercial team. This opportunity will be well suited to a commercial lawyer seeking a new challenge and who is motivated to progress their career. They will have the opportunity to drive the growth of the team by building their own caseload, whilst shaping the future direction and focus of the commercial division. They will be a leader with a keen desire to develop and grow the commercial law offering of our firm. The role will be very much client facing and they will nurture existing client relationships, as well as spearheading the development of new client relationships, whilst building strategic links with other professionals and referrers, leveraging all of their existing connections with key professionals and referrers. They will work seamlessly with colleagues from across our teams and office locations to deliver projects for the firm's clients. Providing strategic and clear advice, they will have exceptional client care skills, helping us to deliver every time against our Service Pledge.They will be able to demonstrate: Broad commercial contract experience including (but not limited to) advising on and preparing: master service agreements, framework agreements and other procurement related contracts (including experience of working as a member of the project team on such matters, helping clients to identify risks and mitigate these appropriately); supply of goods and services; e-commerce contracts and related documentation; distribution agreements; outsourcing agreements; agency agreements; franchise agreements; reseller agreements; sponsorship agreements; advertising and marketing agreements; A strong working knowledge of UK GDPR and Data Protection rules, regulations and compliance; Excellent technical knowledge and experience; Experience in growing a network of professional contacts and referrers and taking a lead role in business development; Building strong and lasting relationships with clients and the delivery of exceptional client care; and Strong communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplined team to delivery client projects seamlessly. (this list is not exhaustive and is intended to give an indication of the types of responsibilities that you will have in this this role). What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge . You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates. All correspondence for Harlow or London to be sent to the Hertford office address listed above.
Seniority: 2-5 years post-qualification experience Department: Wills, Trusts & Probate - Bereavement team Office: Hertford/Hybrid Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Jameson Hill could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Jameson Hill is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive. The role: We are looking for a Solicitor or GILEX/FILEX with 2-5 years' post-qualification experience to join our Wills, Trusts & Probate team. Ideally, you will have a STEP membership, be in the process of acquiring one, or be willing to work towards this qualification. Your role will include taking instructions and preparation of basic to more complex Wills, LPAs and general Powers of Attorney. Your workload will involve Probate and the administration of estates, from basic estates falling below the IHT threshold to more valuable and taxable estates involving IHT400s and relevant schedules, claiming appropriate reliefs, etc. You will have experience in estate administration where the deceased has died intestate, in addition to a good understanding of intestacy rules and procedures. We are looking for a candidate with an understanding of trusts and their tax treatment, both upon creation of the trust and during its lifetime. You can advise on the appropriateness of trusts within Wills and whether the creation of a trust would be beneficial during a client's lifetime. You have an understanding of the set-up and administration of life interest trusts and discretionary trusts where they are found in a deceased's Will, in addition to an understanding of the mechanism for collapsing trusts where not required. What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge. You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates. Find out how we can help you Call us now on for a free evaluation.
Dec 16, 2025
Full time
Seniority: 2-5 years post-qualification experience Department: Wills, Trusts & Probate - Bereavement team Office: Hertford/Hybrid Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Jameson Hill could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Jameson Hill is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive. The role: We are looking for a Solicitor or GILEX/FILEX with 2-5 years' post-qualification experience to join our Wills, Trusts & Probate team. Ideally, you will have a STEP membership, be in the process of acquiring one, or be willing to work towards this qualification. Your role will include taking instructions and preparation of basic to more complex Wills, LPAs and general Powers of Attorney. Your workload will involve Probate and the administration of estates, from basic estates falling below the IHT threshold to more valuable and taxable estates involving IHT400s and relevant schedules, claiming appropriate reliefs, etc. You will have experience in estate administration where the deceased has died intestate, in addition to a good understanding of intestacy rules and procedures. We are looking for a candidate with an understanding of trusts and their tax treatment, both upon creation of the trust and during its lifetime. You can advise on the appropriateness of trusts within Wills and whether the creation of a trust would be beneficial during a client's lifetime. You have an understanding of the set-up and administration of life interest trusts and discretionary trusts where they are found in a deceased's Will, in addition to an understanding of the mechanism for collapsing trusts where not required. What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge. You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates. Find out how we can help you Call us now on for a free evaluation.
Seniority: 5+ years post-qualification experience Department: Company andCommercial Office: Hertford/Hybrid Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work-life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as invested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in - and where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Solicitors is the firm for you. Come and find out what made us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2024 and 2025, and why 96% of our staff are proud to work for us. With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. We also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to creating a positive and supportive work environment where your wellbeing and job satisfaction really matter. We offer structured, documented career paths with opportunities for supported and mentored professional development and progression that ensure you thrive and reach your full potential. But that's not all: Attwaters Solicitors is also passionate about giving back to local communities and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The role: We are looking for an experienced Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX with 5+ years' post-qualification experience to join our growing Company and Commercial team. You will have strong experience of acting for employers on a wide range of matters and will be required to develop a mixed caseload of transactional, non-contentious and contentious employment work whilst working with colleagues from across our teams and office locations. Providing strategic and clear advice, you will have exceptional client care skills, helping us to deliver every time against our Service Pledge. You must have strong technical legal knowledge in employment law, delivering profitable work in an effective manner. You will be a leader with a keen desire to develop and grow the employment law offering of our firm, demonstrating strong business development and marketing skills and a proven track record of developing and growing client relationships. Your responsibilities will include: Providing comprehensive HR advice and support to employer clients; Drafting service agreements, contracts of employment, staff handbooks and relevant policies; Working with clients on disciplinary procedures and internal investigations; Advising employer clients on employee terminations, redundancies and restructuring, preparing settlement agreements and a good working knowledge of the tax implications; Transactional corporate support work; Advising on TUPE matters in transactional work and assisting the corporate team in due diligence and related employment work; Advising on boardroom disputes; Providing client representation in employment tribunal and court in respect of a broad range of claims including (but not limited to) unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and discrimination claims; Delivering training, seminars and legal updates, as well as regularly contributing to the firm's social media output as part of a tailored business development plan; (this list is not exhaustive and is intended to give an indication of the types of responsibilities that you will have in this this role). What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge . You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates.
Dec 16, 2025
Full time
Seniority: 5+ years post-qualification experience Department: Company andCommercial Office: Hertford/Hybrid Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work-life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as invested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in - and where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Solicitors is the firm for you. Come and find out what made us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2024 and 2025, and why 96% of our staff are proud to work for us. With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. We also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to creating a positive and supportive work environment where your wellbeing and job satisfaction really matter. We offer structured, documented career paths with opportunities for supported and mentored professional development and progression that ensure you thrive and reach your full potential. But that's not all: Attwaters Solicitors is also passionate about giving back to local communities and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The role: We are looking for an experienced Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX with 5+ years' post-qualification experience to join our growing Company and Commercial team. You will have strong experience of acting for employers on a wide range of matters and will be required to develop a mixed caseload of transactional, non-contentious and contentious employment work whilst working with colleagues from across our teams and office locations. Providing strategic and clear advice, you will have exceptional client care skills, helping us to deliver every time against our Service Pledge. You must have strong technical legal knowledge in employment law, delivering profitable work in an effective manner. You will be a leader with a keen desire to develop and grow the employment law offering of our firm, demonstrating strong business development and marketing skills and a proven track record of developing and growing client relationships. Your responsibilities will include: Providing comprehensive HR advice and support to employer clients; Drafting service agreements, contracts of employment, staff handbooks and relevant policies; Working with clients on disciplinary procedures and internal investigations; Advising employer clients on employee terminations, redundancies and restructuring, preparing settlement agreements and a good working knowledge of the tax implications; Transactional corporate support work; Advising on TUPE matters in transactional work and assisting the corporate team in due diligence and related employment work; Advising on boardroom disputes; Providing client representation in employment tribunal and court in respect of a broad range of claims including (but not limited to) unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and discrimination claims; Delivering training, seminars and legal updates, as well as regularly contributing to the firm's social media output as part of a tailored business development plan; (this list is not exhaustive and is intended to give an indication of the types of responsibilities that you will have in this this role). What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge . You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates.
Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Jameson Hill could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Jameson Hill is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive. The role: We are looking for a trust lawyer with between 2 to 6 years' experience and ideally a STEP qualification or be keen to work towards this. You should have a genuine interest in working and specialising in trusts and be keen to develop your skills and knowledge in the area. You should have a good level of knowledge on the types of trust structures available, the benefits of each and the taxation of each. Ideally you will have experience in working on trust matters throughout the lifetime of a trust and as such understand the processes at set up, during the administration and at the time of a trust coming to an end and have experience in the drafting of the relevant trust Deeds at each stage. Supervision and mentoring will be in place, but you should be able to work independently to a certain extent, particularly with regard to checking your own work and managing your cases. Your duties will involve: Preparing Deeds of Retirement and Appointment of Trustees Preparing Deeds of Appointment of trust assets from Discretionary Trusts Dealing with the setup of trusts, to include the drafting the relevant documentation and dealing with the work required to transfer the trust assets Preparing Declarations of Trust to define beneficial interests in property Dealing with the registration of trusts with HMRC on the Trust Registration Service Providing advice on the effect and taxation of Bare Trusts, Life interest Trusts and Discretionary Trusts to both trustees and beneficiaries What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge. You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates.
Dec 16, 2025
Full time
Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition? Then Attwaters Jameson Hill could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Jameson Hill is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the 'go to' private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect. In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we're looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field. But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That's why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive. The role: We are looking for a trust lawyer with between 2 to 6 years' experience and ideally a STEP qualification or be keen to work towards this. You should have a genuine interest in working and specialising in trusts and be keen to develop your skills and knowledge in the area. You should have a good level of knowledge on the types of trust structures available, the benefits of each and the taxation of each. Ideally you will have experience in working on trust matters throughout the lifetime of a trust and as such understand the processes at set up, during the administration and at the time of a trust coming to an end and have experience in the drafting of the relevant trust Deeds at each stage. Supervision and mentoring will be in place, but you should be able to work independently to a certain extent, particularly with regard to checking your own work and managing your cases. Your duties will involve: Preparing Deeds of Retirement and Appointment of Trustees Preparing Deeds of Appointment of trust assets from Discretionary Trusts Dealing with the setup of trusts, to include the drafting the relevant documentation and dealing with the work required to transfer the trust assets Preparing Declarations of Trust to define beneficial interests in property Dealing with the registration of trusts with HMRC on the Trust Registration Service Providing advice on the effect and taxation of Bare Trusts, Life interest Trusts and Discretionary Trusts to both trustees and beneficiaries What we expect from you: You're dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge. You're somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You're interested in promoting the firm's good name both internally and externally. You're a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You're risk-aware - you know what you don't know. You're a hard worker with a 'can-do' attitude. What you can expect from us: A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee's expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits. Click 'Apply' to complete and submit your application - we can't wait to hear from you! Send in your CV to us, as we are always looking for great candidates.