Corporate Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading international firm as a Corporate Associate in Aberdeen. This dynamic role involves managing complex corporate work, providing excellent career progression and development opportunities while working with top-tier clients in a friendly environment.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Bonus of up to 30%

Comprehensive benefits package

Ingrained flexible working

First-rate career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced corporate lawyer with at least 5 years PQE.
• Technically strong with up-to-date legal knowledge.
• Able to manage a varied caseload and work with different clients.

Responsibilities

• Handle a full range of corporate work including M&A and governance.
• Engage in business development activities.
• Support professional development of team members.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Commercial awareness

Job description

Join this leading international firm as a Corporate Associate (3+ PQE) in their friendly Aberdeen team.

Take on the largest, most complex and highest-impact corporate in the UK and internationally whilst developing professionally and being supported to achieve your individual goals.

The Role

Benefit from a team who are deeply rooted in the local Scottish market whilst also having significant expertise in big-ticket national and international corporate work.

You will gain exposure to the full range of corporate work, from M&A, private equity and joint ventures to re-organisations, corporate governance and much more, making for a dynamic role. The team win their own work from numerous sectors and are often seen as the ‘go-to’ lawyers for complex, cross-border work.

You will also be encouraged to get involved in business development activities and to support the professional development of other team members.

This role provides an exceptional platform from which to progress your career. You will be working side-by-side with some of the foremost corporate lawyers nationally, benefiting from their expertise and training in addition to clear and quick career progression.

Join a highly-ranked Legal 500 Tier team who are high-performing, collaborative and friendly. If you are seeking an opportunity to enter one of the leading global firms at a senior level and with plenty of headroom to continue progressing, this is an exceptional opportunity to do so.

The Firm

For those looking to work for a firm operating at the highest level globally, this is one such business. Having been recognised across countless practice areas with Legal 500 Tier 1 rankings, this firm is responsible for developing some of the most respected legal talents around the world.

A modern firm which places emphasis on innovation, staff can expect to engage with a range of premier international clients on some of the largest and most high-quality work available. The resulting mixture of this incredible legal talent and exemplary clientele has resulted in this firm winning numerous high-profile awards.

In contrast to many firms of its size and reach, there is an excellent work-life balance and a reputation for a friendly and supportive working environment persists.

Employees receive excellent remuneration, benefits and first-rate ongoing professional development to ensure they can take ownership and progress in their careers.

If you are seeking to develop your expertise and reputation as a leading lawyer within your chosen practice area and take a tangible step forward in your career, this is an unparalleled opportunity to do so.

The Ideal Candidate

• Is an experienced corporate lawyer with at least 5 years of relevant PQE
• Is technically strong with up-to-date legal knowledge
• Can manage a varied caseload and work with a range of clients
• Has excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage with colleagues and clients alike
• Is commercially aware with good problem-solving ability

What’s on offer

• An opportunity to work for a pre-eminent global firm
• Exposure to top-tier clients and high-quality/high-value work
• First-rate career development and progression opportunities
• Ingrained flexible working
• Market leading salary
• Bonus of up to 30%
• Comprehensive benefits package including financial protection, well-being considerations and generous holiday/leave entitlements

Apply now for immediate consideration or contact Tilly Scott at 0131 460 7747/[e-mail] for a confidential chat.