Type: legal
PQE: 5 years plus

About this vacancy

The role

The Sports, Education and Charities team is an exciting and dynamic team which supports a broad range of clients regionally and nationally across all three sectors. The nationally recognised team works on a broad and varied range of matters, from day-to-day legal advice through to a range of strategically important projects including mergers, collaborations and restructures.

The successful candidate should have experience of advising a range of education organisations including some or all of the following:

experience of academy conversion projects;
experience of merger and re-brokerage projects;
good working knowledge of the structure of a range of educational establishments from schools to multi-academy trusts to further and higher education institutions;
experience and good working knowledge of:
- SEND issues;
- Exclusions and admissions;
- SEND tribunals;
- Safeguarding; and
- Complaints handling;
excellent people and client management skills.

So who are we looking for? We want someone who has experience in the education sector, over 5 years PQE and who enjoys delivering great client service. We are looking for a team player who can easily integrate into a busy and active team, who is willing to get involved with all areas of business development, is proactive and willing to take responsibility for providing solutions for a wide range of clients in the sector.

The Muckle Team

The Sports, Education and Charities team is a key part of the wider Muckle LLP team, which is over 200 people strong. Our people are based across our Newcastle, Cumbria and Teesside offices.

Muckle LLP has a long-standing commitment to agile working, enabling our team to work from wherever is most suitable for them. Our modern office facilities complement this flexibility, ensuring our people have everything they need to deliver excellent service to our clients and each other.

Our people and values

Our people are the foundation of our business, and everything we do is underpinned by our four core values:

Trust – we trust each other to do the right thing
Teamwork – we are one team and work selflessly for each other
Responsibility – we are self-starters and take responsibility for how we work together and communicate
Care – we care about our people, clients and community

It means, no matter who you speak to, we provide the same excellent service from people who do what they say, on time and on budget, every time. That’s the Muckle way.

Our culture

We want everyone to understand how our business is run and encourage all our people to get involved. We are also proud of the communities in which we live and work and give our people many ways to support them.

For example, you could use your two days’ paid volunteering leave to support a local cause you care about or nominate them for a grant from our Muckle Fund at the Community Foundation.

From workplace running, netball, cycling and walking clubs to fun events organised by our BEAM (Being Engaged At Muckle) team and participation in our Green Team to help make the business as environmentally friendly as possible, we’ve created a unique and award-winning place to work:

B Corp Certified - the first law firm in the North East and Cumbria to achieve this accreditation, we are leading the charge in ethical and sustainable business practices within our region and it forms the next part of our ESG strategy and continuous improvement
Investors In People Platinum award accreditation
North East Best Place to Work 2024 and 2023
North East Business of the Year 2023
North East Better Health at Work Maintaining Excellence award
Advanced Good Work Pledge
Award for Most Inspiring Employer (large business) 2022 and 2023 at the Inspiring Females Awards run by the North East of England Chamber of Commerce

We are really proud of the results of our recent Investors In People survey, in which 95% of our people believe Muckle is a great place to work. Our overall survey results place us 6th for law firms globally, across 75 countries.

So how does all that sound? If you’re looking to work in a friendly, open environment and want to develop your career in a forward thinking, commercial North East law firm, then this is an excellent opportunity.

How to apply

Send your CV to ***email_hidden*** with the name of the position you are applying for. We would also appreciate you completing our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form .

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