Commercial solicitor law jobs essentially are about assisting businesses in their policy and decision making. Legal advice is sought from all types of businesses of all sizes. A case could be as basic as helping a businessman set up his company, or on the other side of the scale, negotiating corporate mergers. In cases where big corporations are concerned the field may be referred to as corporate law.

Commercial solicitors help clients in their specialist legal areas.

About the career

Your workload will depend on your firm and your experience. Some lawyers handle more than one case at a time.

Although not exhaustive, the jobs done by commercial solicitors include:

• Interview prospective clients to establish whether you are the right lawyer for the case
• Giving advice to clients about the law and how it affects their business
• Identifying the needs of the client and working to fulfil those needs
• Further the goals of your client by negotiating with third parties on the client’s behalf
• Researching the law to make sure you are giving accurate council. One way of doing this is to read case studies
• Once agreements are made you might have to help put them into place
• Speak on your client’s behalf in court or in other negotiations
• Being responsible for supervising junior team members
• Checking contracts before submitting them for signing
• Resolve business disputes in meetings, sometimes needing ongoing meetings
• It may be necessary to enlist an advocate for some cases
• Keeping up to date with any changes in the legal industry

Commercial solicitor jobs can be very challenging, but the rewards more than make up for that. This job requires hard work and years of dedication, just to get into a junior position.