Corporate Associate Solicitor

The Team

Our Corporate team continues to thrive and with an impressive client list it is the perfect home for ambitious corporate lawyers to develop their career.

With a team of 70 corporate lawyers nationally, we advise clients on all types of corporate activity across the UK. Our Corporate team has been recognised nationally including:

The corporate team provide a nurturing and supportive environment and has opportunity for genuine long term partnership progression prospects. A number of our successfully promoted partners either completed their training with The firm or joined at various levels of their career. There is a clear progression path paved for all levels of lawyers to succeed and become a part of our business.

We consistently act as trusted advisers for clients in sectors as diverse as manufacturing and retail, recruitment, and education. Some of our key clients that we have recently worked with include:

Gymshark
LDC
Walsall FC
North Edge
Clowes Developments (UK) LTD
Franchise Brands PLC

The Role

We have various opportunities for Corporate Associates and Senior Associates to join our striving corporate team. Due to our year-on-year successes and increased demand to work on extremely high value corporate transactions – the team is requiring further growth!

As part of this energetic corporate team, you will have the opportunity to work alongside our diverse corporate partners on a broad range of matters including mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and equity capital markets transactions.

With a client-centric ethos, long-term team stability and the significant experience of our deal leaders, we are known and valued for our dynamism, entrepreneurial spirit and practical approach. The firm offer a comprehensive training program and will support your development as you thrive in an ambitious professional services business.

Key Skills & Experience

The successful candidate must be at least 4 years’ PQE with solid experience within a broad range of corporate matters including mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and equity capital markets transactions.
As an associate / senior associate role it will encompass responsibility for mentoring junior members of the team.
Possess demonstrable legal technical ability and have the expertise to provide clear, logical and understandable corporate advice in a timely and competent manner.
Effectively managing colleague and client relationships, you will have the opportunity to strengthen existing clients alongside actively engaging in new business / cross selling services .
An ability and willingness to learn, excellent commercial acumen and great negotiation skills.
Personable and dynamic personality with a passion for working collaboratively.
The Benefits

With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.

In our culture if the business does well, then our people do too. The firms Sharesave Scheme is a key part of delivering our incentivisation strategy and is consistent with the elements of the Team Spirit. We have therefore implemented a Sharesave Scheme which is open to all employees so that everyone in the team has the opportunity to acquire shares through the scheme to participate in the future financial success of the business

If you feel youn have the neccessary experience and skills to be successful in the role please submit your CV to be considered .