We are always looking for talented people to join us. If you are enthusiastic, pragmatic and want to join our friendly team to achieve your full potential, and help others achieve theirs, we would love to hear from you.

Our Corporate Team assists a wide range of companies, partnerships, entrepreneurs and individuals with the legal work relating to buying, selling, financing and restructuring businesses. Some of the work is for small and start-up enterprises, but it extends to large, complex deals involving multiple legal jurisdictions.

The team is looking for an experienced paralegal to assist its 6 partners and other solicitors. The work will be varied but will include:

• Setting up and managing online Data Rooms;
• Preparing company secretarial post and assisting with tasks for team’s company secretarial clients including preparation of board minutes, Companies House forms and statutory registers;
• Preparing ancillary documentation for corporate transactions and other corporate matters;
• General corporate research tasks;
• Completing online Companies House filings; and
• Assisting the team with compliance and file management tasks, including a range of general administration work as required (file opening, filing, archiving, copying etc).

The successful candidate will probably be an LPC graduate who has undertaken some corporate/business related electives, although LLB or GDL graduates with at least 6 months’ paralegal experience in a corporate law team will also be considered.

You’ll be able to demonstrate a strong intellect, excellent communication skills and a ‘can do’ attitude.

While much of this role will be able to be performed remotely as a temporary adjustment during the current pandemic restrictions, some elements of the role may require some office attendance. You should therefore be able to attend our office in Reading as required.

Please ensure that your application includes a detailed CV and a covering letter/message explaining your interest in the role and availability to start.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Our busy property litigation team is looking to appoint a new associate. The role is a full-time opportunity, but we are also open to considering applications for part-time hours (at least 28 hours per week).

It’s a role that offers a great deal of variety. Beyond the typical landlord and tenant issues, boundary disputes and mortgage repossessions, you could be dealing with claims concerning rights of way, easements, drainage, restrictive covenants,  profits a prendre and adverse possession claims affecting rural as well as urban property. You may also handle some contentious construction work from time to time.

At FSP we have the largest commercial property team in Reading and a large high-end residential property team. With a 6 partner corporate team and 4 partner business services team in addition, we have an impressive commercial client base which generates plenty of referral work for the property litigation team. The team also has clients of its own and we would expect and encourage you to get involved in business development activities to grow this further.

Joining us as an associate , you’ll have at least 3 years’ pqe (as a solicitor or legal executive) in property litigation, though you need not have experience in all the types of disputes listed above. You will, however, be keen to take advantage of the learning opportunities this role presents and to build upon the success of the team while developing your own personal reputation as an expert in this field.

You’ll be part of a sociable, diverse and enthusiastic team in a firm known for its extremely supportive and friendly culture and its commitment to the local community.

As we emerge from lockdown we are embracing new ways of working. We are committed to continuing a proportion of remote working and flexibility for those that wish it, consistent with continuing to provide a high-quality service and providing the supervision and career development our people deserve.

If you are interested in joining our talented team, we would like to hear from you. Please apply sending a detailed CV together with a covering letter/message explaining why you are interested in  the role and your availability to start. If you are applying for a part-time role, please advise what hours you are seeking and any flexibility you may have.

Our highly regarded Divorce, Family and Civil Partnerships team is looking for an additional junior level solicitor for a caseload supporting primarily high net worth clients.

You will be handling a range of divorce and co-habitation disputes including financial remedy applications and the care of children, managing your own cases as well as assisting more experienced lawyers.

You will benefit from supervision and support from some of the area’s best family lawyers and gain experience on complex and challenging claims. You’ll also be supported with plenty of training and good administrative support. It’s an opportunity that offers an exceptional opportunity to develop your career as a family specialist on high quality work while being part of a supportive and welcoming firm.

You will be a solicitor either already qualified or approaching qualification having already gained at least 6 months’ experience in a dedicated family team. You will be able to draft pleadings, briefs and correspondence, prepare Forms E etc on straightforward family disputes and manage a caseload and client expectations which can, at times, be very demanding.

While this role will generally be able to be performed remotely as a temporary adjustment during the current pandemic restrictions, there may be occasions when some office attendance or court appearance is required. Once covid restrictions are lifted there will be the option to work from home up to two days per week, although for very recently qualified solicitors you will be encouraged to attend the office to ensure you receive the best training, supervision and development.

Please ensure that your application includes a detailed CV and a covering letter/message explaining your suitability for the role and your availability to start.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

We are an independent law firm based in Reading.

Our Real Estate Team is the largest in Reading and prides itself on providing City quality work outside London. Our exceptional lawyers handle a wide range of property transactions – including the acquisition and disposal of interests in real estate on individual sites and property portfolios, planning, environment and construction work, landlord and tenant matters and taxation and finance issues.

The team is looking to recruit another solicitor to assist its mainstream commercial property practice. You’ll enjoy a broad range of high-quality work with early responsibility, supervised and encouraged by a variety of senior associates, legal directors and partners within this very supportive and sociable team.

This is a great opportunity particularly for someone at an early stage in their career to benefit from an excellent and varied client base and a focus on learning and development. You should have at least 6 months’ solid commercial property experience – gained during your training contract or post qualification – and have developed a solid understanding of acquisitions/disposals of commercial freehold and leasehold property work.

In the last year we have been embracing new and flexible ways of working. We are also mindful of the benefits of regular office attendance for the development of junior lawyers and for strengthening social involvement – which are both very important to us.  We are developing a flexible and context-based approach to our future working arrangements we will be happy to discuss with you during interview.

If you are interested in our vacancy please apply with a detailed CV and a covering letter/message explaining your interest in the role and availability to start.

Our dedicated property litigation team sits within our wider commercial property practice – the largest in Reading – and also works closely with our high-end residential property team. As such it enjoys a very broad spread of contentious work on behalf of a wide range of commercial and private clients.

As a solicitor in the team you could be advising on:

• Contentious landlord and tenant issues, including the termination, surrender and renewal of commercial leases, rent reviews, break notices, lease forfeiture; rent and service charge arrears; service charge disputes,
• Disputes on restrictive covenants and minor land rights affecting development including easements, drainage, rights of way and profits a prendre,
• The recovery of land from trespassers, tenants and persons unknown, including boundary disputes and adverse possession claims,
• The enforcement of securities on behalf of mortgagees.

You may also be involved in advising on property issues to other teams within the firm in relation to corporate deals and insolvency issues, agricultural disputes, construction disputes and more.

You will be able to develop your career with support and supervision from the Team Leader, Legal Director and Associate within the team while enjoying support from a trainee solicitor and a paralegal.

Ideally, you will have gained at least six-months’ post qualification experience in property litigation, but we will consider newly qualified solicitors who have completed a full dedicated property litigation seat during their training contract or gained similar experience as a paralegal. You don’t need to have gained experience in all the areas above, but you will be able to demonstrate a good grounding in landlord and tenant disputes and solid litigation knowledge and the flexibility and motivation to widen your expertise.

As we emerge from lockdown we are embracing new ways of working we are committed to continuing a proportion of remote working and flexibility for those that wish it, consistent with continuing to provide a high-quality service and providing the supervision and career development our people deserve.

If you are interested in joining our talented team, we would like to hear from you. Please apply sending a detailed CV – including your academic achievements – together with a covering letter explaining why you are a strong candidate for the role and your availability to start.

We are expanding our agricultural and rural land sector focus and as a result want to appoint a new solicitor within our Real Estate Team.

We are looking for someone with a real passion for rural land and those who own and occupy it. Someone who understands the deep personal associations and traditions involved, as well as the legal and commercial aspects of rural property ownership and use.

In this role, you will work closely with two Senior Associates who have been steadily building the practice and establishing strong relationships with a wide variety of landowners and occupiers, from tenant farmers to landed estates. With them, you’ll advise and assist on a wide range of matters connected with rural land including sales and acquisitions of rural property, varying from small plots of land to large farms and estates, drafting overage provisions, dealing with rural related tenancy issues including succession rights and surrenders, granting wayleaves and easements, and advising on potential property development including a variety of renewable energy projects.  You may, from time to time, also get involved in wider commercial property work supporting the rest of our highly regarded property team. As with all our lawyers, you’ll be encouraged to get involved in business development and other activities as part of growing the practice and your own skills and reputation and there are excellent prospects for career development / advancement in this role.

Ideally you will have gained a year or more of post qualification experience specifically in agricultural property, but we welcome applications from any solicitor (or equivalent)  with a genuine interest in this field who can demonstrate some solid commercial property experience, including those expecting to qualify by September 2021. You will receive good supervision and training, with the opportunity in time to build a name for yourself in a rewarding and specialist discipline.

Job Type: Full time / permanent