Our client is looking for a Newly Qualified (NQ) Commercial Lawyer / Legal Counsel to join their busy in-house legal department. This is a position that will provide a decent opportunity to progress and develop your career. Based in Newcastle the ideal candidate for this position will: Be a qualified solicitor with who has gained good training at a law firm with a good reputation Have experience during your training contract in construction, commercial contracts, or other commercial legal area Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commercial / business outlook to their work You will need to be hungry and ambitious and keen to push your career forward in a vibrant, fast moving organisation. Our client envisages that candidates who are newly qualified will have the relevant skills / knowledge for this position, however this has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this PQE range but who have the relevant experience. For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Simon Campbell at QED Legal. If this position isn’t for you but you know someone who could be suitable then please let us know. We offer a reward fee for any successful referrals. For full details please see our website.