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Latest Vacancies

Conveyancing Solicitor

Manchester

£30,000 - 45,000

Conveyancing Solicitor - Manchester City Centre - Top 100 firm

Posted 39 minutes ago

Company Secretarial Assistant

Manchester

Negotiable

Company Secretarial Assistant opportunity in Manchester. This is a superb opportunity to enhance your career in a successful and rewarding in-house position.

Posted 2 hours ago

Construction NQ Solicitor

Edinburgh and Midlothian

£60,000 - 61,000

Construction Solicitor | NQ Solicitor | Top International firm | Edinburgh or Glasgow

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Real Estate Lawyer

Gloucestershire

Negotiable

Real Estate Lawyer - International Law firm - Cheltenham Our international law firm client are seeking an ambitious real estate lawyer to join their growing team in Cheltenham. This opportunity will have a focus on strategic land, development and regeneration work.

Posted 19 hours ago

Real Estate Senior Associate/Principal Associate

Buckinghamshire

£65,000

Real Estate | Senior or Principal Associate 4+ PQE BCL Legal are working with a well regarded national law firm, on an opportunity to join their Milton Keynes Real Estate department at Senior Associate level with a focus on commercial development work.

Posted 19 hours ago