Birmingham, Tewkesbury, London, Cambridge
About The Role
Our Education team is recruiting for a Senior Associate or Legal Director to join the team.
The team have extensive, collective experience in the education sector, working with over 300 educational establishments from nurseries through to higher and further education colleges and universities. They work closely with Boards of Governors, Heads Bursars, Commercial School Groups and School Proprietors of independent schools.
Working on a broad range of educational matters, you will lead on the work we do with academies, including advising on academy conversions and MAT expansions.
About You
You will need:
* 6+ years or more PQE
* A solid grounding in education work, and working with academies
* An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships
* Excellent technical ability and drafting skills
* To demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills
* To have strong commercial acumen
* To be proactive, ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail
About Us
Benefits of working with us:
* Income Protection
* Private Medical Insurance
* Electric vehicle scheme
* 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
* Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Life Assurance
Is HCR the smart move for you?
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.
What career progression will HCR offer you?
HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.
What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them.
If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
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