Solicitor

Belfast, United Kingdom

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Job Description

This first level role is required to support a wide range of university activities including research, governance, student matters, and commercial partnerships. The postholder will work closely with senior colleagues to deliver high-quality legal advice and contribute to the University's strategic and operational goals.
About the person:
The successful candidate will be/have:

Qualified solicitor with a current practising certificate in Northern Ireland.
At least 2 years relevant experience within a commercial law practice or in-house legal environment.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit .
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application -