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Job Posted: 21 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Brighton
Expire in: 6 days
Job Description
The firm
DMH Stallard provides a comprehensive range of commercial, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, cyber security and cyber-crime, corporate, intellectual property, real estate and technology, media and telecoms advice to both businesses and individuals. Our clients, our people and our professional networks are the keys to our success.. With offices in London and across the region, including Brighton, Gatwick, Guildford, Horsham, and Hassocks - we’re proud to have grown to around 400 people.
Culture really matters to us. In our most recent staff survey, 99.6% of our people said DMH is a great place to work, with 90% feeling they have a strong work-life balance, and 93.9% expressing confidence in the leadership team.
We’re committed to building a genuinely inclusive and supportive workplace. Our Women in Law group meets quarterly, and we’re actively working toward gender balance at all levels. We already exceed the industry average, with 40% of our partners being women compared to the sector average at 29%.
We actively invest in learning and development at all career stages. Our mentoring programme is available to all partners, and we are preparing to launch an internal mentoring programme to support progression right up to partnership. We also recognise that work-life balance is essential to long-term success and wellbeing, and we promote hybrid working arrangements to help our people perform at their best inside and outside of work.
We’re also especially proud to achieve gold accreditation from Investors in People, which reflects our strong commitment to people development and leadership.
The department
Job Purpose:
To operate as an effective member of the Banking & Finance team specialising in Banking & Finance transactional work.
To be responsible under supervision for own caseload of work and own fee targets. This role will be 100% fee-earning.
Achieve the targets as defined by the Team Leader, including contribute hours and fees. Responsibilities and duties:
To participate and contribute to the banking & finance team to ensure an effective working environment, supporting Solicitors, Associates, Partners and other fee-earners on more complex matters as appropriate
Attend the firm’s training programme and other relevant technical training to ensure that skills and knowledge remain up-to-date
Maintain awareness of the legal market specifically relating to banking & finance
Carry our various tasks as and when required by allocation from a Partner or other member of the team
Preparation of correspondence and documents from precedents in compliance with DMH Stallard house style guide
Completion of standard forms without fee earner assistance and production of standard letters and reports as required by the role
To be responsible for ensuring achievement of own key financial targets, including fees, contribution and payment of debts and disbursements
Maintaining accurate data on case manager and The Intranet
To monitor own performance in relation to the number of live files, file closures, file openings, billing, time recording and to take appropriate action to ensure targets are met.Other information
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
Some previous experience of banking & finance transactional work (or with a demonstrable ability/capacity to learn).
Some knowledge of relevant legislation, and relevant case law, and a willingness to learn
Able to effectively manage your time to achieve client and internal deadlines and to effectively prioritise tasks
Understanding the importance of a high level of client care with an ability to deal with a wide range of clients with differing objectives / requirements (including being able to understand the commercial objectives of the client)
Able to deal efficiently and effectively with a varied caseload, working on a wide range of client matters running at the same time
Able to work well within a team and provide support to other fee-earners as required by the role
Competent IT skills including Outlook, Word, and Aderant/iManage and relevant legal research tools
Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
Understanding of the strategy and vision of the firm.
Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with clients, in writing, over the telephone and in meetings.
Able to convey technical legal information in an effective and accessible way. Benefits
25 days holiday (of which 3.5 are taken during the Christmas period), plus Birthday holiday, plus Bank Holidays.
Holiday Buying Scheme
Enhanced Maternity / Paternity pay
Life Assurance
Private Healthcare
Employee Assistance Programme
Sodexo Discounts
Pension Scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme
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