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Our IP, IT and Commercial team is looking to hire a solicitor with ideally at least 3 years’ PQE. The role would be based in the Cambridge or Birmingham office and would involve working with clients in a variety of sectors, but with a focus on the life sciences sector.    The successful candidate will provide business-oriented advice, and will act for SMEs, larger PLCs, multi-national enterprises as well as start-ups, research institutes, charities...

We are looking for a paralegal for our Contentious Private Client Team based in our London or Basingstoke office. The team advise on all aspects of trust and estate litigation, including claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, will validity disputes, disputes relating to the removal of trustees and personal representatives, estate and trust administration disputes and constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel claims. Acting for beneficiaries, executors and trustees, including individuals, trust companies and other organisations such as charities, the role offers excellent opportunities to get involved in supporting the Partners and Associates in...

Our Commercial Real Estate team is looking for a 1 – 2-year PQE Associate to join our Guildford office.  While this role is based in Guildford, you will be supporting the Commercial Real Estate team, across all offices. 

With a reputation built on years of industry expertise and a team of specialist immigration lawyers, the Penningtons Manches Cooper immigration team provides innovative, clear and tailored solutions for UK and non-UK based clients.  They are now looking to hire an experienced immigration paralegal to join the busy team in our London office. The role provides exposure to high quality work and offers responsibility, direct client contact and training in a supportive environment.

Penningtons Manches Cooper are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Payroll & Benefits Administrator with a can-do attitude, great attention to detail and a natural inclination for continual process improvement.  The role sits in the Reward & Benefits Team within the wider HR team of a top 50 UK law firm.   The role is primarily responsible for providing full administration support for the Firm’s payroll and benefits offering and management of the reward and benefits system (Darwin), acting as the super user.  

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a leading UK and international law firm which provides high quality legal advice tailored to both businesses and individuals. We address the specific objectives of each client through our flair and technical expertise and offer a personal service founded on a strong team ethic. Today, we have UK offices in the City of London, Basingstoke, Birmingham, Cambridge, Guildford, Oxford and Reading while our overseas network stretches from Asia to Europe through our presence in 

This role will lead on and be responsible for designing and presenting comprehensive skills training and coaching primarily for our junior and mid level legal professionals and central teams. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of the legal industry and possess strong training and facilitation skills. They will play a crucial role in enhancing the knowledge, skills, and performance of our legal and central teams to drive the firm strategy.  

We are seeking a skilled and experienced internal auditor to join our international law firm. As a member of the Best Practice group, this role is responsible for managing, planning and performing all audits, including the compliance aspects of legal files, across the firm. This role is vital in ensuring our internal controls are robust and that our processes that ensure quality work are working as intended. In these ways you will help to ensure the firm achieves its strategic goals.   The successful candidate will have wide-ranging experience in planning and leading audits...

We are looking for a Compliance assistant to join either our Basingstoke or Birmingham office on a 12 month FTC, and work primarily in our KYC team with responsibility for reviewing and screening new clients and new matters as well as sourcing and reviewing ‘know your client’ (KYC) material as required in compliance with our risk management and regulatory purposes.

The Field Engineer will provide 1st, 2nd and some 3rd line support to all of our customers.  The successful candidate will have a pro-active attitude and an aptitude for working with applications/systems to undertake the correct analysis, prioritisation and diagnosis, leading to the swift resolution of every issue raised.  Ensuring that the customer is kept informed and advised will also be important.  Though this role will be field based, they will also provide remote access support.  There will be some administrative duties and tasks to be undertaken by this role

Penningtons Manches Cooper are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Responsible Business Apprentice with a process driven mindset, great attention to detail and a genuine passion for responsible business.  The role will report into the DEI and CSR manager and Operational Sustainability manager to help coordinate and progress DEI, social impact and environmental projects within a top 50 UK law firm.   In this newly created role, the Responsible Business Apprentice will play a crucial part in supporting the firm’s diversity, equity, inclusion,...