Associate - Corporate

Hill Dickinson LLP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill Dickinson LLP in Manchester seeks a Corporate Associate to join the Corporate team. This role offers progression with support from experienced lawyers in an established office.

The team covers mergers & acquisitions, private equity, equity capital markets, business sales, joint ventures, and restructurings. Flexibility to balance work and home life is welcomed.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with 2–5 years PQE and strong technical skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and deliver sound commercial advice.
• Excellent communication and client service skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational abilities.
• Willingness to work outside normal office hours if required.

Responsibilities

• Support on mergers or acquisitions or disposal transactions for corporate clients.
• Assist/lead acquisition and disposal of business, assets, or shares.
• Support on public company transactions, such as IPOs or equity fundraisers.
• Assist with due diligence, data room reviews, and management disclosures.
• Prepare and finalise disclosure letters and bundles.
• Review investment documents for investing institutions or management teams in PE deals.
• Draft and negotiate transaction documents and principal agreements.
• Handle general corporate work including restructurings, shareholder agreements, JVs, and LLPs.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Caseload management

Flexibility

Job description

Job role: Associate

Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2025 for the second year running and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team: Corporate

Location: Manchester

Role Overview

We are looking for a talented Corporate Associate to join our established office in Manchester. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious lawyer to progress quickly through the ranks with the support of experienced lawyers.

Alongside Manchester, the corporate team has a presence in Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool and London and offer the following services:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Private equity
• Equity capital markets
• Business sales
• Joint ventures
• Corporate reorganisations

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting on mergers or acquisitions or disposal transactions for corporate clients
• Supporting/leading acquisition and disposal of business and assets and/or shares
• Supporting on public company transactions, such as IPO’s or equity fundraisers.
• Supporting/leading due diligence exercises, data room reviews or management and disclosure processes (be it in relation to buy side or IPO legal due diligence work or sell side legal disclosure work);
• Preparation and finalisation of disclosure letters and supporting bundles
• Supporting on and reviewing investment documents either acting for investing institutions or management teams on PE backed transactions or placing agreements.
• Drafting and negotiating the terms of transaction ancillary documents (such as completion board minutes, deeds of waivers, resignation letters, Companies House forms etc.)
• General corporate work including corporate restructurings, shareholders agreements, joint ventures and limited liability partnership agreements, specifically drafting the principal documents
• Assisting with business development and tenders including (where appropriate) research about clients and targets
• Opportunities for early exposure to clients.

What Are We Looking For

• Qualified Solicitor - 2 to 5 years PQE
• Strong technical skills and a willingness to learn.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent communication/client service skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills
• The ability and experience of independently managing a caseload providing sound commercial advice.
• Adheres to guidelines and procedures.
• An understanding of clients’ needs and expectations.
• Flexibility in approach and a willingness to work outside normal office hours, if required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at [e-mail] should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.