Corporate Solicitor
Hot Job
- Step into a role with a pipeline of live work
- Shape and grow your own team within a values-led, entrepreneurial firm
- Direct pathway to partnership with real strategic input
Are you ready to move beyond being a cog in the wheel and start building something of your own?
This is a rare opportunity for a corporate solicitor to take strategic ownership of a growing corporate function within a respected, multi-disciplinary firm in Greater Manchester.
With a stream of existing work, cross-department referrals, and genuine buy-in from the partnership, you’ll have the platform to shape the corporate offering in your image, with partnership firmly on the table.
This is more than just a job, it’s your opportunity to lead a department, define your legacy, and grow within a firm that’s scaling with purpose.
Who we’re looking for
- 6+ PQE (or 3+ if exceptionally strong) in transactional corporate law
- Experienced in handling M&A, shareholder agreements, restructures, and business sales
- Comfortable running deals and mentoring junior lawyers
- Commercially sharp, strategic, and an excellent communicator
- Ambitious and entrepreneurial, with a collaborative, low-ego mindset
Salary & Benefits
- Highly competitive salary
- Hybrid working (post-probation) and flexible hours
- Corporate gym membership
- Access to leadership development
- Pathway to partnership – internal progression model preferred
- Regular 1:1s and high leadership visibility
- Supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking team culture
Contact Duane Cormell
Call Duane on 03300 245 606 or email duane.cormell@realmrecruit.com to find out more or apply. All conversations are confidential.
Key details
Salary
£60,000 - £75,000
Location
- Greater Manchester
- North West
Role type
- Hybrid working
Contract type
- Permanent
Practice area
Corporate
Job ref
V-48050

He set up Realm in 2015 with the aim of helping law firms improve their productivity and profitability through a refreshing, values-driven approach to legal recruitment.
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