Job details
| Job ref |
AR-16293 |
| Salary band |
£30k - £50k |
| Salary details |
negotiable |
| Location |
South West, Bristol, Devon, Europe |
| Job type |
Permanent |
| Experience |
PQE 3, PQE 4, PQE 5, PQE 6-9, PQE 10+ |
| Job Sector |
Private Practice |
| Company |
Judicial Review |
| Contact |
unknown |
| Practice areas |
Charity |
| Professional levels |
Solicitor, Lawyer, Fee Earner, Associate |
| Posted |
04/04/2012 |
| Expires |
04/04/2012 |
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Job Description
Charities Solicitor
A phenomenal opportunity has arisen for an experienced for a senior Charities solicitor with expertise in Charities and Social Enterprise work, to be based in Bristol (or Exeter) with this highly regarded Legal 500 regional law firm with offices throughout Devon. This exciting opportunity for an Charities solicitor comes with a good remuneration package and a real chance to progress your career.
The Role
The ideal candidate will be a senior lawyer with expertise in Charities and Social Enterprise work, based in Bristol (or Exeter). The candidate would ideally have experience in this area of law as well as excellent marketing and team development skills. Excellent opportunity for personal development.
The kind of work you will be handling along with a wider team will include: -
· formation and registration of charities, community interest companies and other forms of social enterprise;
· incorporation of existing charities;
· advice upon governance and trustees' powers, duties and liabilities;
· advice upon applications for Schemes and Orders;
· reconstructions. mergers, amalgamations and collaborative working;
· trading by charities, social enterprises and trading subsidiaries;
· property transactions and mortgages by charities;
· employment and volunteers;
· fundraising;
· grants and grant conditions;
· winding up and the application of charitable assets; and
· taxation.
The Firm
Our client advises all types of charities, community interest companies, social enterprises and other organisations in the Third Sector, combining specialist legal knowledge with a real understanding of the voluntary sector. Their specialist charity lawyers form teams with our employment, property, taxation and litigation lawyers to provide an all round service to the Third Sector.
Recent work undertaken includes:
· the conversion of an industrial and provident society to a company limited by guarantee;
· advising upon the winding up of a regional cultural charity following changes to its funding;
· registration of a charity to operate leisure services and the transfer of the facilities from a local authority;
· advising on the formation of a community land trust; and
· the merger of three related charities.
The Proposition
To join one of Devon's leading charity teams working on a high quality caseload. The role offers great prospects, a friendly working environment and excellent benefits package.
Next Stage
So for an initial confidential discussion please call Angela Russell at Judicial Review Legal Recruitment or send through your CV to Angela at judicial review.
You can look at the Judicial Review website for further information on our many other roles.
About Judicial Review Ltd
Judicial Review Ltd is a specialist Legal Recruitment Agency based in Hampshire, it has built up over the last five years to be a leading specialist for Legal Recruitment in the South.
The consultancy specialises in recruitment of Solicitors and Support Staff for Legal Practices in London and the South of England.
Judicial Review Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment. Advertisements may have PQE/salary levels but these should be considered a guide only and we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills applicable to the position.
As part of our process we aim to respond to all applications within 3 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale unfortunately your application has not been successful.
This job expired on 04/04/2012
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