Solicitor

About the Role

At Severn Trent, we're passionate about doing the right thing-for our customers, our communities and each other. We're now looking for a Newly Qualified Solicitor to join our friendly and supportive Group Legal team, where you'll build a broad in house career while making a real impact.

This is a great opportunity for a newly qualified solicitor who's keen to develop their skills in a commercial, in house environment. With close support from a Senior Legal Counsel and wider legal colleagues, you'll provide high quality, pragmatic legal advice across a range of business areas and projects.

While you'll have a main business focus, this role also offers exposure to wider group matters-giving you variety, learning opportunities and the chance to grow your confidence as an in house lawyer.

Based primarily at our Coventry city centre offices, you'll be part of a collaborative, welcoming team that values innovation, curiosity and continuous improvement-including exploring how tools like AI can support legal service delivery.

What you'll be doing

• Provide legal advice across a broad range of matters including commercial, corporate, regulatory, real estate, environmental and dispute related work
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts, agreements and related documents
• Support projects and strategic initiatives alongside Senior Legal Counsel
• Gradually take the lead on appropriate matters as you develop your experience
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders by communicating legal advice in a clear, practical way
• Deliver legal training and awareness sessions to the business
• Help improve legal processes and explore new ways of working, including legal technology

How we work

You'll be based at our Severn Trent Centre in Coventry. This is a critical role and we're looking for someone who can join us for 37 hours a week.

You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. We value in person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility of working from home. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported when you need it.

What we're looking for

• Qualified solicitor (or due to qualify shortly), ideally with a broad commercial training background
• Interested in building an in house legal career
• Strong communicator who can explain legal issues clearly and pragmatically
• Collaborative, approachable and confident working with a wide range of stakeholders
• Curious, proactive and open to learning-especially new tools and ways of working
• Well organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities with support
• Experience or interest in legal tech or process improvement is a plus, but not essential

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme - we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Share save - the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our 'Academy'
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies