Corporate (Education) lawyer NQ – 2 years’ PQE CHELTENHAM

Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Cheltenham is seeking a Corporate lawyer with 0 to 2 years' PQE, focusing on the Education sector. You will advise clients in the independent schools sector on various corporate matters, providing clear, pragmatic advice while working alongside experienced colleagues. The role offers early responsibility in a mission-driven environment. Your ability to learn, collaborate, and deliver with precision is essential for this intellectually engaging position.

Qualifications

• 0 to 2 years' PQE in Corporate law.
• Foundation in Corporate work from training contract or post-qualification.
• Willingness to learn and collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Assist in corporate caseload across independent school sector.
• Draft and negotiate transaction documents.
• Conduct due diligence exercises.

Skills

Corporate work experience

Excellent drafting skills

Strong commercial acumen

Attention to detail

Job description

Law firm in Cheltenham is seeking to recruit a Corporate lawyer of 0 to 2 years’ PQE whose work will focus on the Education sector. This Education team is growing their Corporate offering to meet client demand. You will advise a broad portfolio of education clients within the independent schools sector on sales and acquisitions, charitable mergers, collaborations, and associated corporate matters. You will also work alongside experienced colleagues who liaise closely with Boards of Governors, Heads, Bursars, Commercial School Groups and School Proprietors, and will help deliver clear, pragmatic advice to assist in guiding them through transactions. The team is known for its practical approach and deep sector awareness, built through advising over 300 educational establishments nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Assisting and supporting a varied corporate caseload across the independent school sector, drafting and negotiating transaction and ancillary documents, conducting due diligence exercises, and supporting strategic projects and re-organisations
• Collaborating with partners and colleagues across the wider sector team to deliver seamless client service, contribute to matter management and delivery, and develop trusted relationships with our clients and their leadership teams

The work is intellectually engaging, mission‑driven and commercially focused, offering early responsibility with appropriate supervision in an exciting area of law. Applicants will bring a foundation in Corporate work gained during your training contract or in post‑qualification practice and the confidence to contribute to live transactions from day one. Experience with education and/or charity law clients is advantageous but not essential; more important is your appetite to learn, collaborate and deliver with precision. You will have excellent technical ability and drafting skills, strong commercial acumen, meticulous attention to detail, and the organisational discipline to progress multiple matters efficiently while building positive, professional relationships with clients and colleagues.