Trainee Solicitor

Job Title: Trainee Solicitor (In-House)

Location: Slough (office-based)

Salary: £27,000 - £29,000

Length of Contract: 2 years

An exciting opportunity for a Law Graduate working with our blue-chip client.

The Trainee Solicitor will work with the General Legal Counsel to support the business as well as provide the essential day-to-day services of an in-house solicitor across a wide range of practice areas including FCA regulation, litigation, commercial lending, employment and commercial property. They will also assist the General Legal Counsel in their role as company secretary of the group of companies. Our client will ensure that you are given all required practical and relevant experience in various areas of law in order to help you to qualify.

• Review and drafting of commercial and supplier contracts
• Assistance to the customer complaints team by providing advice on consumer law and FCA regulation
• Advising on commercial lending and banking
• Assisting with litigation in the evolving field of commission complaints
• Advising on legal and regulatory matters, including FCA regulation
• Representing the legal department at internal and external meetings
• Liaising with and managing external counsel
• Reviewing and updating customer contracts and documentation
• Review of financial advertisements to ensure they are compliant with FCA rules
• Drafting commercial agreements
• Provision of legal updates to management and staff
• Assisting the General Legal Counsel as company secretary
• Advising on HR matters and employment law

Skills and Qualifications:

• Law degree (or equivalent) is essential
• If qualifying via the LPC route, having completed the LPC is essential
• Applicants wanting to qualify via the SQE route are also welcome to apply
• Demonstrates the ability to build good relationships with various stakeholders in the business
• Precise drafting ability
• A good strategic thinker - shows an aptitude to understand how the business works and how the legal department can solve problems and support innovations
• Articulate

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Please only apply if you match all of the above criteria. alt Recruitment is acting as an agency for this role. At registration stage, to confirm your identity, you will be required to bring your passport and proof of address with you. Registration takes approximately 10 - 20 minutes. If you are emailing your CV to us, please ensure it has your home address, telephone number and email address on. Thank you for taking the time to look at one of our vacancies. We look forward to receiving your CV.

Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted. alt Recruitment Ltd is only able to process applications from candidates who are currently resident and eligible to work in the UK.