Corporate | Commercial | Commercial Property | Dispute Resolution | Contentious IP | Trademarks | Employment |Data Protection| Employee Share Schemes Associates 4–7 PQE

Harper James is a full-service commercial law firm with a unique subscription-based model for ambitious SMEs. We’ve grown rapidly and recently secured private-equity backing from LDC to fuel our next phase of expansion. We’re a remote-first, no-ego team of 140+ people. Now we’re hiring Associates with 4-7 years’ PQE across the following practice areas:

• Corporate

• Commercial

• Commercial Property

• Dispute Resolution

• Contentious IP

• Trade Marks

• Employment

• Data Protection

• Employee Share Schemes

You’ll need to be ambitious, commercially minded and eager to take the next step. You should be skilled at building strong relationships and delivering practical advice.

We need tech-savvy self-starters who thrive in a fast-paced, modern work environment. We leverage cutting-edge technology to streamline our office processes and maximize productivity.

You’ll excel as part of the HJ team if you:

• Are a quick learner, ready to adapt to new systems and technologies with enthusiasm.

• Are excited about adopting and using AI tools to boost efficiency and productivity.

• Have a solid working knowledge of Microsoft 365 products (eg. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• Can confidently navigate SharePoint to manage and collaborate on projects.

• Have a keen eye for detail when formatting and editing documents, ensuring consistency and professionalism.

Remote working

We offer truly remote working with access to meeting space in Birmingham, Cambridge, London, Manchester, Oxford, Southampton, Cardiff and Sheffield.

We work really hard to ensure our lawyers are part of the team, collaborating, sharing ideas and enjoying each other’s company. The remote set up simply allows people to work from wherever they want, to give people the flexibility they need, for whatever reason.

The bottom line

This is an opportunity to play an important part in the growth of the business, within an environment free of politics and bureaucracy; just a great team of people who all play a fundamental part in the success and continued growth of the business.

• An environment with no politics, no bureaucracy and a great team of people who all play a fundamental part in the success and continued growth of the business.

• Competitive salary and bonus.

• 33 days holiday, including public holidays FTE.

• Option to buy up to 5 holiday days a year FTE.

• Private Healthcare

• Death in service benefit.

• Access to our electric car scheme.

• Flexible working as part of a fully remote but collaborative team.