Full time

Corporate Solicitor (Senior role)

eNL
Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 2PH
money-bag £60000 - £90000 per annum
Posted: 28 July 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 27 August 2026
Ref: 60512257

About the Role

This senior role involves leading and supporting the corporate team within an award-winning Cheshire firm, managing case work and guiding solicitor development. As Corporate Solicitor (Senior role), you will provide strategic leadership to drive the success of the firm’s legal services. Based in Cheshire, this full-time position requires 5+ years PQE and offers a salary of £60,000 to £90,000 dependent on experience. Key responsibilities include overseeing transactions, supervising colleagues, and monitoring team progression. The role demands strong technical knowledge, leadership capabilities, and a commercial mindset. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package accompany this position.

Corporate Solicitor (Senior role) | 5+ PQE | Cheshire | To circa £90,000 (DOE) | An outstanding opportunity for an experienced Solicitor to oversee and support the corporate team within an award-winning firm, offering a competitive salary and a wealth of benefits | To apply or to register your interest, please call Melanie Daly on 0161 850 0745. Job Ref: 4818
JOB TITLE: Corporate Solicitor (Senior role)
PQE: 5+
LOCATION: Cheshire
SALARY: To circa £90,000 (DOE)
THE ROLE:
An award-winning law firm based in Cheshire is seeking an experienced Solicitor to play an operational, strategic leadership role in driving the success of the firm’s corporate legal services. The successful candidate will lead, support and oversee a team of Solicitors, supervise case work and monitor the development and delivery of legal services to corporate clients. Furthermore, this role involves delivering legal advice across a range of matters including M&A’s, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, restructures and commercial contracts as well as contributing to the strategic planning and growth of the corporate department.
THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will possess a minimum of 5 years PQE in corporate law, coupled with evidence of leadership experience. In addition to this, they must demonstrate success in managing complex corporate legal work, exhibit strong commercial acumen, have experience in business development and client acquisition and display a track record of working in high-performance, client-focused environments.
THE FIRM:
Joining this leading practice offers the opportunity to work within a supportive, collaborative and rewarding environment whilst playing an instrumental role in driving the firm’s corporate legal services. This law firm is committed to delivering strategic, personalised legal advice to clients, quickly and efficiently, and as Head of Corporate Law, the successful candidate will be expected to follow the practice’s values of empathy, tenacity and excellence.
THE PACKAGE:
This position is accompanied by a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package, including, but not limited to …
- Healthcare packages
- Counselling services
- Annual bonus schemes
- Gym membership
- Free conveyancing
- Birthdays off work
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Melanie Daly at eNL on 0161 850 0745 or email Melanie.daly@enllegal.co.uk with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications within 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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