Corporate Associate

KMA Legal Recruitment; Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK Top 100 law firm in Guildford, the South East, is seeking a Corporate Associate with 0-2 years PQE to join their busy team. The role offers exposure to high-quality private M&A, private equity, venture capital, and corporate advisory work with a diverse client base, including FTSE 100 companies and growth businesses.

You will be part of a top-tier corporate practice, supporting eleven partners and a 40-strong team, with opportunities for responsibility and professional growth in a

Qualifications

• 0-2 years PQE in corporate law from a well regarded private practice firm.
• Solid technical understanding of corporate law.

Responsibilities

• Assist on private M&A, buy and sell side, and related corporate matters.
• Support venture capital, equity fundraisings, and corporate advisory work.
• Work with shareholders’ agreements, JV structures, and cross-border matters.

Skills

Corporate law

Private practice

Job description

A leading UK Top 100 law firm are seeking a Corporate Associate with 0-2 years PQE to join their busy team in Guildford, South of London.

Role

You will join the firm's specialist corporate team who are recognised as top tier in the Legal 500 for their expertise. The team work with a diverse client base from FTSE 100 companies to high-growth businesses.

The corporate team is one of the top corporate practices in the South East and consists of eleven partners with a team of 40 in total supported by at least two dedicated knowledge lawyers. The work of the team is high-quality and diverse and covers a broad range of corporate transactional and advisory matters, including:

• Private M&A (both buy side and sell side)
• Private equity (principally management advisory and portfolio work)
• Venture capital and other equity fundraisings
• Shareholders’ agreements and corporate joint ventures
• Corporate rationalisations / reorganisations
• General corporate advisory / partnership law
• Inward investment and cross border
• Share incentives (working closely with our excellent employment law and tax teams)

Candidate

You must have between 0-2 years PQE in corporate law from a well regarded private practice firm. It is essential you have a solid technical understanding of corporate law.

Why apply?

This role will offer you a high level of responsibility as well as excellent opportunities for professional growth and development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a friendly supportive team that genuinely emphasise work life balance whist still attracting an outstanding quality of work.