Assistant Solicitor

Assistant Solicitor
Location: Based at our Slimbridge office and suitable for hybrid working, spending a minimum of 2 days a month in the office.
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,548 per annum (FTE £42,580)
Hours: Part Time, working 22.5 hours per week across 3 days

To meet our ambitious targets, we need great people. We are seeking a professional and highly motivated lawyer to join WWT at an exciting time of growth.

With the support of the Head of Legal you will provide colleagues with advice across a broad range of legal areas, including commercial contracting, funding agreements, land and property, insurance claims and matters of charity and company governance.

About You

A qualified lawyer, you will have a strong customer focus, enjoy working within multi-disciplinary teams, and have excellent communication skills. There will be a varied workload, so you will need to enjoy learning and applying yourself to any new areas.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first

Closing Date: 23/09/2024

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

No agencies please.