Careers and Opportunities

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.

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.

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 Friday

We 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.