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Commercial Solicitor

58,000 per year
Widnes
Full-time
22nd May 2026
Listed today

Our ideal candidate:

 

Essential:

  • A qualified solicitor with 2–5 years PQE in commercial law 
  • Experience across contracts, property or regulatory matters 
  • The ability to work autonomously, manage a varied caseload and prioritise under pressure 
  • Proven ability to identify, assess and mitigate legal and commercial risk 
  • A communicator who makes the complex feel simple, — without losing precision 
  • Genuine enthusiasm for the charity sector and for legal work that has a real human impact

Desirable:

  • Experience working with or advising charities or in social care 
  • Exposure to procurement, policy development or project based legal work 
  • A proactive, solutions focused approach to improving legal processes

An Exciting Moment to Join

 We're in the middle of something exciting. Last year, we launched our new five-year strategy, Best Lives, Bolder, which sets out our most ambitious plans yet - to grow our reach, deepen our impact and find new ways to serve the people who need us most. Our legal team is fundamental to making that ambition a reality, and this is your chance to be part of it.

Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date.

 

 

 We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.

 

 In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.

 

 The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones – and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.