Associate / Senior Associate / Legal Director

Hill Dickinson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in London is seeking a talented corporate lawyer for a role focusing on mergers and acquisitions. You will manage transactions predominantly in the independent health and social care sector, while working closely with experienced teams. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential, alongside a law degree. The firm encourages flexible working to support work-life balance and provides a comprehensive benefits package, including BUPA and training opportunities.

Benefits

25 days' annual leave

Birthday privilege day

Flexible working

BUPA health cover

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience completing M&A or private equity transactions.
• Ability to manage a caseload providing sound commercial advice.
• Flexibility to work outside normal hours if needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead mergers, acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations, for corporate clients.
• Conduct due diligence exercises and prepare disclosure documents.
• Draft and negotiate terms of transaction ancillary documents.
• Support business development and research about clients.

Skills

M&A experience

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Document management systems

Commercial advice

Technical skills

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Job description

Role :

Associate / Senior Associate / Legal Director

Hours : 37.5 hours a week FTE

As the winner of two Working Families’ awards for ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Recruitment ’ and ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award ’, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Department : Corporate Healthcare

Location : London

Benefits

At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer :

• 25 days’ annual leave
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Flexible, agile and home working
• BUPA
• Permanent health insurance
• Flexible pension scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year
• Life assurance
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role overview

Introduction to the role :

We are looking for a talented corporate lawyer to join our well-established corporate team in London. Working closely with the Head of Corporate Healthcare, Monica Macheng, you will predominantly focus on mergers and acquisition work (M&A) for a range of funders, investors, operators, and developers within the independent health & social care sector whilst also working closely with the wider corporate team on a range of matters.

Introduction to the team :

Our highly experienced and recognised corporate team operates from our offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Leeds, Hong Kong and Singapore. We offer our clients accessible corporate support from our experienced national and international network and specialise in advising a range of clients, from large-listed companies and private equity funds to smaller start-up and owner-managed businesses and management teams on the full range of transactions – both domestic and cross‑border.

Key responsibilities :

• Independently supporting / leading on mergers, acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations, and investment transactions for corporate clients predominantly within the independent health & social care sector
• Independently supporting / leading acquisitions and disposals of business and assets and / or shares
• Independently supporting / leading due diligence exercises, data room reviews or management and disclosure processes (be it in relation to buy side 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

Essential :

• Law degree (or equivalent)
• Clear and demonstrable experience completing M&A or private equity transactions.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise.
• Proficient in use of document management systems
• The ability and experience of independently managing a caseload providing sound commercial advice.
• Strong technical skills and a willingness to learn.
• 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.