Careers and Opportunities
Leeds Day strives to be different from your ‘run of the mill’ law firms. We are genuinely interested in training and developing our staff and involving people at all levels in the firm’s overall future development.
We are keen that you should be able to maximise your potential and that you gain personal satisfaction from your role.
We see all of this as vital to being able to provide the high level of service that we do to our clients.
As a result, regardless of the role you play in the firm, hard work and dedication is duly recognised and rewarded – it must be a measure of the good working environment we provide that some of our staff have been with us for more than 30 years.
Please see the current positions below. If there are no current positions listed, we are always keen to hear from hard working, enthusiastic and ambitious people who can help us deliver the very best service to our clients.
Contact us at careers@leedsday.co.uk
Current positions
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Department: Commercial Property Team
Location: Huntingdon
Salary: £negotiable.
Description
We have always been fortunate to have a consistent and high quality caseload and have, particularly over the last year, seen an expansion of work coming into the team. For that reason, we are looking to build our commercial property team and strengthen further our offering.
You may be currently situated in a 'top' law firm and looking for a better work/life balance whilst retaining the complex and challenging calibre of work that you are used to. Our client base and the reputation we have built is such that the type of work we handle sees us often opposite Legal100 firms dealing with high-value, complex and interesting work; ranging from acquisitions and disposals of new multi-million pound development sites (both commercial and residential) to acting for occupiers either in relocating offices or large distribution/warehouse centres (with pretty much everything in between).
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, friendly and supportive team that is carving out a name for itself both in the regional and national arena.
The candidate for this role will enjoy dealing with a variety of complex and challenging work types and will have the following background experience:
Key Skills & Experience
Qualified lawyer with excellent experience gained in a highly regarded Legal 500 practice
Achieve billing, time and fee earning targets set and co-operate with the firm’s credit control arrangements
Proven project and time management skills
A confident and professional manner
Work effectively within a team but also as a leader
Be professional, organised, competent, enthusiastic and ambitious.
Be able to work independently and as part of a team with other fee earners, providing advice and assistance whenever needed to develop knowledge and skills within the rest of the team.
Good experience in the following practice areas is a requisite:
Commercial leases/occupiers (grants/surrenders/assignments/ LTA 54 renewals);
Grant of easements;
Freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals
Options and overage; and
Property finance (e.g. debentures/charges)
conditional sale agreements
site assembly
ransom strips
options
sub-station leases
collaboration/JV agreements
promotion agreements
Acting for landowners in respect of sales to developers (experience of developers requirements)
Ancillary knowledge of planning law/construction process.
The ideal candidate would also have either good or some working experience in the following areas:
Agricultural work including:
Agricultural law
Farm Business Tenancies/Occupational agreements
Estate management
Entitlements
Benefits:
Agile working (up to 40% working from home)
25 days' holiday (FTE) (plus statutory holidays)
Pension scheme
Death-in-service/Life assurance benefit scheme
Critical illness insurance cover
Eye care voucher
Leeds Day offer a structured career progression plan tailored to you and with the aim of enabling you to achieve your career goals and ambitions including up to Partnership.
Please send CVs to careers@leedsday.co.uk.
Approved agencies and direct applications only.
Any unsolicited CVs from agencies sent to us, where we have not directly engaged you to supply candidates for a specific vacancy with mutually accepted terms and conditions, will be considered to be provided on a “free of charge” basis. This will leave us with no liability to you at all should we choose to recruit the candidate directly or via a different recruitment agency, regardless of who provided the CV first. Submission of any unsolicited CVs will be deemed to be your complete acceptance of these terms, and your agreement that these terms are the only terms applicable related to the candidate whose details you provided.
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Department: Commercial Property
Location: Huntingdon
Salary: £negotiable
Description
We have always been fortunate to have a consistent and high quality caseload and have, particularly over the last year, seen an expansion of work coming into the team. For that reason, we are looking to build our commercial property team and strengthen further our offering.
Our client base and the reputation we have built is such that the calibre of work we handle sees us often opposite Legal100 firms. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, friendly and supportive team.
The candidate for this role will be fully supported by the rest of the team but will also, ideally, have the following background:
Key Skills & Experience
Qualified lawyer with good experience gained in a highly regarded Legal 500 practice
Achieve billing, time and fee earning targets set and co-operate with the firm’s credit control arrangements
Proven project and time management skills
A confident and professional manner
Work effectively within a team
Be professional, organised, competent, enthusiastic and ambitious.
Be able to work independently and as part of a team with other fee earners, providing advice and assistance whenever needed to develop knowledge and skills within the rest of the team.
Good experience in the following practice areas is a requisite:
Commercial leases/occupiers (grants/surrenders/assignments/ LTA 54 renewals);
Grant of easements;
Freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals
Options and overage; and
Property finance (e.g. debentures/charges)
The ideal candidate would also have either good or some working experience in the following areas:
Commercial and residential development sites including:
conditional sale agreements
site assembly
ransom strips
options
sub-station leases
collaboration/JV agreements
promotion agreements
Acting for landowners in respect of sales to developers (experience of developers requirements)
Ancillary knowledge of planning law/construction process.
Agricultural work including:
Agricultural law
Farm Business Tenancies/Occupational agreements
Estate management
Entitlements
Benefits
Agile working (up to 40% working from home)
25 days' holiday (FTE) (plus statutory holidays)
Death-in-service/Life assurance benefit scheme
Critical illness insurance cover
Eye care voucher
Leeds Day offer a structured career progression plan tailored to you and with the aim of enabling you to achieve your career goals and ambitions.
Please send CVs to careers@leedsday.co.uk.
Approved agencies and direct applications only.
Any unsolicited CVs from agencies sent to us, where we have not directly engaged you to supply candidates for a specific vacancy with mutually accepted terms and conditions, will be considered to be provided on a “free of charge” basis. This will leave us with no liability to you at all should we choose to recruit the candidate directly or via a different recruitment agency, regardless of who provided the CV first. Submission of any unsolicited CVs will be deemed to be your complete acceptance of these terms, and your agreement that these terms are the only terms applicable related to the candidate whose details you provided.
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Department: Commercial and general civil litigation
Location: Huntingdon
Salary: £negotiable.
Description
The litigation team handles a variety of litigation from PI, negligence and property litigation to general civil and commercial litigation dispute matters.
The position open is for a commercial and general civil litigation solicitor handling a mixed caseload ranging from shareholder and company disputes to debt recovery and contract disputes.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, friendly and supportive team that has already established itself locally and regionally dealing with some nationally reported cases.
The candidate for this role will enjoy dealing with a variety of complex and challenging work types and will have the following background experience:
Key Skills & Experience
Qualified lawyer with excellent experience gained in a highly regarded Legal 500 practice
Achieve billing, time and fee earning targets set and co-operate with the firm’s credit control arrangements
Proven project and time management skills
A confident and professional manner
Work effectively within a team but also as a leader
Be professional, organised, competent, enthusiastic and ambitious.
Be able to work independently and as part of a team with other fee earners, providing advice and assistance whenever needed to develop knowledge and skills within the rest of the team.
You will have strong experience in dealing with all manner of commercial and civil disputes with excellent attention to detail, including:
organising, drafting and preparation of witness statements and trial bundles;
organising and preparation of trial bundles;
advocacy experience in County and High Courts;
dealing with Counsel;
costs management and budgets;
CPR rules and other procedural-related matters
Benefits:
Agile working (up to 40% working from home)
25 days' holiday (FTE) (plus statutory holidays)
Birthday Holiday
Pension scheme
Death-in-service/Life assurance benefit scheme
Critical illness insurance cover
Eye care voucher
Leeds Day offer a structured career progression plan tailored to you and with the aim of enabling you to achieve your career goals and ambitions including up to Partnership.
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Team: Wills and Estate Planning
Location: Huntingdon
Salary: £negotiable
Description
The Wills and Estate Planning team at Leeds Day LLP handles a variety of private client work including administration of estates, powers of attorney, trusts and law relating to elderly clients.
We are looking for a motivated Associate Solicitor, to join our dynamic Wills and Estate Planning team in Huntingdon. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to take the next step in their career, working on complex estate administration matters and succession planning within a reputable, established (locally and regionally) and growing firm, as well as joining a friendly and supportive team.
Key Skills & Experience
The candidate for this role will enjoy dealing with a variety of complex and challenging work types and will have the following background experience:
Excellent written English
Good research skills, including an ability to use online information sources
Ability to build strong relationships with clients, both existing and potential
Negotiating skills
Attention to detail
Time and matter management skills
Listening and questioning skills
Self-starting, with common sense and initiative
Excellent interpersonal and team skills, including ability to work with others, influence, persuade
IT literate, including familiarity with MS Office
Confident and professional manner
Professional, organised, enthusiastic and ambitious
Can work independently and as part of a team with other fee earners, providing advice and assistance whenever needed to develop knowledge and skills within the rest of the team.
You will have strong experience in dealing with all manner of Wills and Estate Planning with excellent attention to detail, including:
complex Will drafting
estate and succession planning
trustee powers and duties
establishment of trusts
Benefits:
Agile working (up to 40% working from home)
25 days' holiday (FTE) (plus statutory holidays)
Birthday holiday
Pension scheme
Death-in-service/Life assurance benefit scheme
Critical illness insurance cover
Eye care voucher
A structured career progression plan tailored to you and with the aim of enabling you to achieve your career goals and ambitions including up to Partnership.
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Job Title: Legal Secretary / Personal Assistant – Litigation
Salary: £23,000 - £26,000 FTE
Location: Huntingdon, UK
Job Type: Full-time or part-time, minimum 4 days per week, Monday to FridayWe are seeking an experienced and skilled Legal Secretary/PA with a strong background in litigation to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional organisational abilities, a keen attention to detail, and a proven track record in supporting legal professionals in a busy, high-standard environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide dedicated administrative and PA support to the Litigation Team
Ensure efficient file compliance, document production, and comprehensive file organisation
Produce high-quality court bundles and other essential legal documents
Maintain a high standard of accuracy in typing and document preparation
Understand and apply the appropriate style and format of statements of case
Perform audiotyping tasks
Operate within a case management system to organize and monitor case progress.
About you:
Minimum of 5 years specific and recent experience in litigation support
High level proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
Experience in producing bundles and organising legal documentation
Excellent attention to detail and exceptional typing accuracy
Proficiency in using case management systems
Experience of working in a Lexcel-accredited firm is desirable
What we Offer:
25 days holiday plus statutory holidays
Birthday Holiday
Company pension
Company events
Death-in-service/Life assurance benefit scheme
Critical illness insurance cover
Eye care vouchers
Structured career progression plan tailored to your goals and ambitions
Why Join Leeds Day?
Leeds Day is a forward-thinking law firm with traditional values of integrity, trust and confidentiality at its core. We combine modern legal expertise with a commitment to building strong, long-term client relationships. At Leeds Day, you’ll work with a dedicated team, benefit from structured career progression, and be part of a firm that values both professional growth and exceptional client service.