Role: Solicitor / Legal Executive (Corporate)
Location: Sheffield
Salary: Competitive, depending on level of experience
Hours: 9.00am – 5.15pm, Monday to Friday
- Competitive annual leave entitlement and sickness cover
- Life Assurance at 3x annual salary
- Employee Assistance Programme, including access to counselling services, 24/7 GP appointments (telephone and video), physiotherapy, medical cashback benefits and discounts on retail, leisure and travel purchases
- Ongoing professional development and career development opportunities
We are looking for a Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with up to five years’ post-qualification experience in company law to join our established and ambitious Corporate team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with businesses, business owners and commercial clients on a wide range of corporate transactions and company law matters. You will have the opportunity to manage your own caseload, develop strong client relationships and contribute to high-quality work that helps clients achieve their commercial objectives.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Managing a varied caseload of corporate matters for a broad range of business clients;
- Advising on mergers and acquisitions, company reorganisations, shareholder arrangements and corporate governance matters;
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating corporate documentation;
- Progressing matters from instruction through to completion;
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and professional contacts;
- Delivering practical, commercially focused advice tailored to clients’ needs;
- Contributing to business development, networking and client relationship initiatives;
- Supporting the continued growth and success of the Corporate team.
We are keen to hear from you if you are:
- A qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with 0-5 years’ PQE in company law;
- Experienced in advising businesses and commercial clients on corporate transactions and company law matters;
- Confident managing your own caseload with an appropriate level of supervision;
- A strong communicator with excellent drafting and negotiation skills;
- Commercially aware, organised and proactive in your approach;
- Committed to delivering exceptional client service and building long-term client relationships;
- Able to balance competing priorities whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy and professionalism.
Working at Sills & Betteridge:
Sills & Betteridge LLP is a well-established regional law firm with 17 offices across Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the East Midlands. In September 2025, we merged with Bell & Buxton LLP in Sheffield, adding a highly regarded Corporate & Commercial department to our growing regional practice.
We are known for delivering high quality legal advice alongside exceptional client care and we are proud of our strong reputation as both a trusted legal adviser and a great place to work. Our teams are collaborative, supportive and committed to professional development.
In the Legal 500, a major international legal directory that researches and ranks law firms, our Corporate & Commercial team are extremely proud to be ranked in Tier 3 in Sheffield and Tier 2 in the East Midlands, with many of our lawyers individually recognised.
Competitive, depending on level of experience
Hours
9.00am – 5.15pm, Monday to Friday
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