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.

We are a medium-sized, independent law firm based in Reading and we are looking for a Team Assistant to support the commercial, employment, immigration and litigation lawyers in our Business Services Team.

Joining FSP:

We are particularly well known for our friendly and supportive culture, which has been a core part of our philosophy since we were founded over 30 years ago. We have a strong social ethos here and joining our ‘Family FSP’ you can be confident you’ll be looked after and supported throughout your career. We work as a team and encourage personal development and a healthy work-life balance. We’re passionate about supporting our local community and social activities across our teams and wider firm. Read through our FSP Employee Benefits for more detail on what you can expect with this role.

The Role:

Duties will involve a range of administration tasks such as:

• filing, photocopying, scanning, sorting incoming and outgoing post/DX, and other document management tasks;
• managing the compliance duties and procedures required to set up new clients and files;
• assisting with document production – producing/amending, proof-reading and printing letters, contracts, court documents, forms, etc. and collating enclosures, etc.;
• taking telephone messages and liaising with clients and others on straightforward issues;
• assisting with billing and other accounting processes and file archiving;
• assisting with marketing and event administration (mailshots, invitations to events, feedback collation, etc)

You may also be asked from time to time to get involved in other activities and projects within the team/firm.  There may also be opportunities for greater involvement in legal work in due course if the successful candidate has longer-term aspirations for a career in law.

Our preferred candidate will have at least 6 months’ office based administrative experience but graduate level candidates without experience will also be considered. You will need to able to demonstrate the following:

• exceptional organisational skills and efficiency;
• strong communication skills;
• a high level of accuracy/attention to detail;
• excellent written English skills (including a strong knowledge of grammar and punctuation);
• strong IT skills, particularly of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel with good typing skills;
• a professional attitude towards work.

This role will be principally office based, but there may be some scope for working from home (if desired) up to 2 days per week.

This role may be suitable for someone looking for a first position within a law firm as part of their career plans or someone with more office experience looking for a new challenge.

To apply please send a detailed CV, together with a covering letter explaining why you are a strong candidate for the role.

The role will can be full-time or part-time (minimum 3 days per week),

This is a permanent role.

We’re looking for a mid-level solicitor to join our accomplished residential property department. We envisage the role suiting someone between 4-8 years PQE but candidates outside of this are welcome to apply. If you are seeking a role within a team with some amazing colleagues and to develop please read on as this could be the perfect opportunity for you…

About You 

While experience is important, the people behind this search place significant emphasis on securing the right person to work alongside their clients and existing team members. You will of course be technically able and see your future working in a successful residential property team. We are looking for a candidate who is capable of running their own files, is experienced in tricky transactions, is comfortable adapting to our clients’ needs and can be flexible in their approach.

Most importantly, is a friendly and supportive individual, who is able to get stuck in with the rest of the team supporting both junior and senior colleagues.

We are looking for someone who enjoys providing a high level of service to their clients and who wants to be part of a team that is seeking to build on its reputation. We have a team of exceptional individuals who are here to pursue their own development, to seek satisfaction from doing a fantastic job for our clients but also really importantly, to help each other out and be part of an enjoyable working environment.

If you are looking to work with a likeminded group of people who enjoy delivering a bespoke service to clients but who are also keen to enjoy working with friendly team members, then please come and meet us so we can get to know each other. This is a rare opportunity for someone looking to prosper in a hugely supportive environment.

The Role

Our residential property team is currently a team of 8 and is made up of 2 partners, a senior associate, an associate, a chartered legal executive, a conveyancing executive, an experienced senior paralegal and a junior paralegal. We are actively looking to recruit another paralegal to join the team as well.

We cover all aspects of residential property from higher value sales and purchases with complex title issues, right through to first time purchases. We have members of the team who have a great deal of experience in new build properties which everyone in the team has benefited from, particularly as for some this is an area that can sometimes prove a challenge. We have a specialist team who deals with lease extensions and enfranchisement that you would be welcome to participate in. This means there is rarely a transaction one might come across where someone isn’t able to provide guidance or support. Our work comes from a variety of sources such that the team works on some really interesting transactions.

We hope that you will want to get involved in some of the business development activities that the team gets up to, which can range from regular smaller events with our referrers of work or participating in some of the larger events organised by the firm. We regularly have in house training that we do as a team and everyone is encouraged to seek out their own learning via external training as well.

This is an exceptional opportunity to become a part of a friendly yet ambitious team where you will be given the opportunity to actively develop your career whilst working on an exciting and busy caseload of high-quality work.

Joining FSP

At FSP we are particularly well known for our welcoming and supportive culture. We have a strong social ethos here and joining our ‘FSP Family’ you can be confident you’ll be looked after throughout your career and you will certainly never be bored – our impressive collection of legal minds and creative approach attracts exciting clients and a diversification of work that means that junior and senior lawyers alike are never short of interesting and challenging things to keep them busy. We work as a team, encourage personal development and a healthy work-life balance and look to support our people with their changing lifestyles and expectations.

Our culture is very special and is core to the reason we are one of very few law firms that have been awarded Investors in People Gold (as well as being Lexcel Accredited). We are also passionate about supporting our local community and hold a number of charitable and social activities across our teams and wider firm throughout the year. Please do read through our FSP Benefits below for more detail on what you can expect with this role.

This role is being advertised as full time due to the volume of work available, however we are happy to consider applications from those wishing to work part time hours.

We are looking to grow our team and have an opportunity for a Corporate solicitor with at least 4 PQE to join our respected 6-partner Corporate team.

While experience is important, the team place significant emphasis on securing the right person to work alongside their clients and your future #FamilyFSP colleagues. You will of course be technically able and see your future working in private practice corporate law. Solid involvement in areas of practice in keeping with your PQE will also be looked for, but we will equally be happy to develop our new colleague in more unfamiliar areas as desired for your career progression.

What is key, is a friendly, collaborative individual, with the personality and skills to get stuck into the role from the start, help supervise and develop the more junior members of the team and become a trusted ally of both your immediate teammates and the wider firm. Someone who is eager to take on new levels of responsibility and grasp development opportunities when they are offered to them, will be a great fit for this team.

If you have the drive and ability to learn as well as a passion for supporting our corporate clients, please join us for a coffee so we can get to know each other. This is a fabulous opportunity for someone looking to prosper in a hugely supportive team.

The team has a strong pipeline, with a variety of career developing deal activity expected to continue throughout next year and beyond.

They handle a broad mix of corporate work with specialist private equity and venture capital, banking and insolvency expertise.  Our clients come from many different sectors and vary in size from start-ups to multi-national businesses. While their typical deal value ranges from £5m to £25m they also assist with smaller and larger deals.

This role will enable you to build your career in a friendly and forward-thinking team which really encourages initiative and personal development. You’ll enjoy plenty of client contact, with support as required, and the opportunity for early responsibility and advancement based on individual merit. The team has a strong support network of personal assistants and dedicated junior level support to ensure work is resourced at the right level meaning there is huge opportunity for a solicitor to advance both their legal experience and achieve wider career goals.  This is an exceptional opportunity to become a part of a friendly yet ambitious team where you will be given the opportunity to actively develop your career whilst working on an exciting and busy caseload of high-quality work.

We are open to considering applications from qualified Solicitors with over 4 years PQE achieved in the England & Wales jurisdiction.

At FSP we are particularly well known for our welcoming and supportive culture. We have a strong social ethos here and joining our ‘FSP Family’ you can be confident you’ll be encouraged and supported throughout your career – our impressive collection of legal minds and creative approach attracts exciting clients and a diversification of work that means that junior and senior lawyers alike are never short of interesting opportunities.  We work as a team, encourage personal development and a healthy work-life balance and look to support our people with their changing lifestyles and expectations.

Our culture is very special and is core to the reason we are one of very few law firms that have been awarded Investors in People Gold (as well as being Lexcel Accredited). We are also passionate about supporting our local community and hold various charitable and social activities across our teams and wider firm throughout the year. Please do read through our FSP Benefits for more detail on what you can expect with this role.

Many of our lawyers currently mix remote working with time in our lovely, modern offices.  We are committed to allowing our people to work from home (if desired) up to 2 days per week on a permanent basis, as part of a range of measures aimed at improving flexibility in the working environment.

If you are interested in the role, please apply via our website with a detailed CV. You can do so easily by emailing your application to [email protected] or via our website.