Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) - Commercial Services Group - Bristol
TLT OverviewManaging Partner: David Pester
Location: Bristol, London, Piraeus
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Awards:
Group/Team Structure:
The Commercial team forms part of TLT's Commercial Services Group. The team has over 50 commercial lawyers across our offices in Bristol & London advising on a variety of corporations across the firm's 5 industry sectors.
The team is operated as a single unit across our Bristol & London offices, working to one plan for the development of the commercial practice.
Chambers UK, 2007:
'The firm has carved a niche for itself in the marketplace and has "a spring in its step". "In great shape and pretty busy."'
Clients include: Somerfield stores, Imperial Tobacco, Oki Printing Solutions & GMAC-RFC.
'They are reliable, helpful and highly efficient. Quite simply they are the most hands-on, commercially minded lawyers I have ever worked with.'
GMAC-RFC
Key players within the Group:
Bill Hull - Head of CSG Group
'State aid doyen Bill Hull received plaudits from clients, who appreciate his ability "to help us make sense of it all"
Chambers UK, 2006
Chris Owen - Partner within CSG
'"Very commercial", he is portrayed by clients as an exemplary case manager who demonstrates great judgement: "He anticipates developments, and we have never yet been taken by surprise or ambushed while being represented by him"'
Chambers UK, 2007
The firm is committed to the development and growth of the Technology and Media Group, itself within the Commercial Services Group:
Chambers UK, 2007:
'The firm has carved a niche for itself in the marketplace and has "a spring in its step". "In great shape and pretty busy."'
Chambers UK, 2006:
"efficient, prompt and pragmatic" group
The Technology and Media team consists of 6 Partners and 10 Solicitors dealing with all aspects of commercial dispute resolution including;
contractual and warranty claims
intellectual property and IT disputes
manufacturing and engineering
financial services litigation
partnership and shareholder disputes
professional negligence
defamation
arbitration and mediation
construction disputes
cross border claims
The successful candidate will be working closely with colleagues in Bristol and London, within both the Commercial Services and Intellectual Property teams, as well as with other members of the firm who also service commercial clients.
Chambers UK 2007:
'In keeping with a firm-wide focus on these sectors, the team is equally proficient in media, IP and IT disputes'
Key clients include:
Avon Rubber, Helphire, Imperial Tobacco, Orange, Proton Cars (UK) Ltd, Somerfield'
The Role:
Main Purpose of the Job
Effective and timely technical legal support and analysis to the commercial team
Drafting:
Administer, monitor, update and maintain the team's precedent system
Draft and source precedents as required (including explanatory notes)
Training:
Plan develop and implement the commercial team training schedule to include know-how sessions and other training events as required
Identify areas of specific interest
Source the delivery of training sessions
Ensure training is strategic and in line with the team's plan
Knowledge Management:
Monitor legal, commercial and industry developments
Implement a KM strategy that is consistent with that of the firm
Review and make recommendations in respect of updaters, journals and other resources available
Business Development
Writing client on-line updates and briefings
Preparing client seminars and workshops
Developing our client training programme
Developing and maintaining knowledge-based client extranets and other online services
Writing for relevant legal and industry journals
Sector Focus
Working closely with other PSLs at TLT to co-ordinate professional support to the Technology & Media Sector Group
The ideal candidate:
Knowledge, Skills and experience
Minimum three years' general commercial fee earning experience or experience as a commercial professional support lawyer
Some IT/IP experience
Bristol based with some travel to other UK offices
Flexible on days but envisage not less than 3 days per week
Personal qualities:
Highly motivated
Able to contribute to a wide variety of tasks
Good self management skills including ability to drive projects forward
Able to hold confidence of fee earners on technical issues
Commercial awareness
Clear appreciation of the relationship of the PSLs role to the profitability of the firm
Able to work with and take direction from key partners
Able to communicate easily with all levels of pqe
Good project management skills
Our research shows that our clients and our employees would describe us as: energetic, entrepreneurial & driven.
