Corporate & Commercial Associate Solicitor

Matthew James Recruitment Ltd; Wootton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior Solicitor or Junior Partner to join their expanding Corporate & Commercial Team in Northampton. The candidate should have over 8 years PQE, experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and a strong client relationship aptitude. This is an opportunity to work with a thriving team recognized for its expertise, balancing professional challenges with a healthy work-life integration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of PQE experience in corporate law.
• Strong understanding of commercial and legal needs of corporate clients.
• Confident communicator with good drafting and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on mergers, acquisitions, and disposals.
• Support in succession planning and employee share schemes.
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial contracts.

Skills

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Governance

Negotiation

Business Development

Job description

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Solicitor or Junior Partner to join our Corporate & Commercial Team in Northampton.

We have the largest commercial law team in Northamptonshire - recognised by the Legal 500, Lexcel Accredited, and winner of numerous awards. It may come as a shock, but there is an active Company & Commercial market outside of the big cities - this region is thriving and with that, comes great opportunity for ambitious lawyers.

Our growing team works with local, regional and national clients; supporting them with all aspects of their business. We're looking for someone with a broad understanding of the commercial and legal needs of corporate clients and experience in advising on: corporate structures; acquisition and growth strategies; succession planning; mergers and joint ventures; restructures and demergers; commercial contracts; and corporate governance. You will have entrepreneurial instincts and spirit and be used to collaborating closely with colleagues across a range of disciplines, clients and other firms and advisers. You will be well connected professionally and adept at networking and driving business development.

Responsibilities

You will be advising on the following:

• Mergers, Acquisitions & Disposals
• Succession Planning
• Employee Share Schemes including EMIs, EBTs and EOTs
• Restructuring and Demergers
• Finance Documents
• Governance Documents including Shareholders Agreements, Articles of Association and Partnership Agreements
• Commercial Contracts
• Franchising
• …drafting, advising, negotiating, dealmaking…

..if you follow all that, AND enjoy supervising and working in an environment that also promotes a healthy work life balance… then you're talking our language, and if that's the case we should be talking.

Ideally you will have 8 years + PQE and a good range of experience, and be excited to join a growing Corporate Commercial Team that has a great flow of work already, and more to come.

If you've got this far in your career you are no doubt a confident communicator: persuasive, articulate, and friendly with a good sense of humour…and a hunger to get deals done (as well as having good drafting and analytical skills).