Vacancies

Our people are our business, we have a positive attitude, value our staff and encourage them to be the best they can be. We are professional, organised with a friendly approach and dedicated to driving innovation. There are training and development opportunities. We offer a safe working environment, modern Information Technology and career paths. Every employee has the opportunity to realise their potential. With regular social events working for Vanderpump & Sykes is a happy and positive experience.

We currently have a vacancy for:

Commercial Property Lawyer

Family Lawyer

Legal Secretary - Family Dapartment

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Legal Secretary

We are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary / PA to support our Head of Department in our Family Department

Ideally you will have strong organisational skills, attention to detail and strong literacy and spelling skills.

Family Solicitor (3-7 PQE)

We are progressive Legal 500 firm based in Enfield and now have an opportunity for a Senior Family Solicitor to manage a varied caseload (including high net worth and complex cases) including divorces, financial disputes, children disputes, and social services interventions,

Key requirements:

• A qualified and experienced Solicitor 
• Previous experience in advocacy would be beneficial in this role
• Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm, organised and determined in order to help the department continue to service its clients in a highly professional manner

We offer:
Competitive salary  
20 days holiday + bank holidays + December festive period shutdown 
Pension  
Social events including festive & summer socials  
Extensive policies to promote equality  

The successful candidate must have excellent technical ability and experience of handling a broad range of work, 
realistically having a minimum of 3 years’ PQE, managing a full caseload from start to finish.

Commercial Property Lawyer

Full-time role – Hours 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

A vacancy has arisen for a solicitor to join our successful Commercial department, including Commercial Property and Corporate and Commercial, supported by the Employment and Dispute Resolution teams. The firm deals with a wide range of high-quality commercial work.

We would be pleased to consider applications from candidates working with a quality caseload in an established legal practice.

You will be an enthusiastic transactional lawyer, with experience in all aspects of a busy corporate and commercial practice, including:

• Commercial acquisitions and disposals
• Development
• Landlord and tenant
• Asset management
• Banking, finance and loan agreements
• Business and asset sales/purchases
• Insolvency and restructuring

Ideally, we would be looking for someone who has experience and a willingness to be involved in corporate support and general commercial work.

You would be able to work alone and as part of a team, confident in dealing with a client base comprising well established SME's, owner managed businesses, lending institutions, property investors and developers, housing associations, as well as high net worth private clients.

In addition to your case responsibilities, you would be willing to help provide support alongside the partners in developing the skills of our junior lawyers and to develop the firm’s corporate and commercial client base. Prior experience in business development would be an advantage and an aptitude for marketing will come naturally to you.

We are a growing department with a great team of skilled lawyers and support staff and there will be exciting opportunities for career progression for the right candidate.

Applications for all advertised vacancies should be addressed to: 
The Practice Manager
Vanderpump & Sykes LLP
Lough Point
2 Gladbeck Way
Enfield, EN2 7JA

or by e-mail to rickhowlett@vanderpumps.co.uk.

No Agencies

Training Contracts
Occasionally, we are able to offer legal training contracts with our legal departments. When a vacancy arises we will advertise at the University of Law and in the Law Society Gazette inviting applicants to send their CV for consideration.

Work experience
There are currently no opportunities for work experience or shadowing.

Notice to recruitment agencies: 
We are unable to accept speculative introductions and CVs from recruitment agencies. We will not be bound by any terms and conditions in relation to attempted introductions.

Equal Opportunities
Vanderpump & Sykes are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to avoiding unlawful discrimination with employees and clients.

In endeavouring to become an equal opportunities employer, we will ensure that no job applicant or employee shall receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, colour, race, ethnic origin, religion, disability or age.

As an Equal Opportunities employer, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Diversity
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