Corporate Lawyer

Elevate Legal Talent; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 148,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Legal Talent is seeking experienced Corporate Lawyers for an interim assignment with a leading global financial services firm. The role is UK-based with remote working, for 3 to 6 months.

Candidates with private practice and in-house exposure, especially within multinational organisations, will be preferred. Strong drafting, due diligence, and negotiation skills are essential, and immediate availability is required.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in corporate law, M&A and corporate transactions.
• Combination of private practice and in-house experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with large corporates or multinational businesses is advantageous.
• Strong drafting, reviewing and negotiation skills, including transaction documentation and due diligence.
• Previous experience within financial services is preferred.
• Familiarity with legal AI tools such as Harvey or Legora is advantageous.
• Immediate availability to start is essential.

Skills

Corporate law

M&A

Due diligence

Drafting & negotiation

Transaction documentation

Tools

Harvey

Legora

Job description

Elevate is looking to connect with experienced Corporate Lawyers for an upcoming interim opportunity with a leading global financial services and information business.

Location: United Kingdom – Remote

Length: 3 to 6 months

We are particularly interested in candidates with a combination of private practice and in-house legal experience, ideally gained within large corporates or multinational organisations.

Key Requirements

• Strong experience in corporate law, M&A and corporate transactions.
• A combination of private practice and in-house experience is highly desirable.
• Experience working with large corporates or multinational businesses would be advantageous.
• Strong drafting, reviewing and negotiation skills, including transaction documentation and due diligence.
• Previous experience within financial services is preferred.
• Familiarity with legal AI tools such as Harvey or Legora is advantageous.
• Immediate availability to start is essential.

About Elevate

Elevate is a global provider of consulting, technology, and services for law departments and law firms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of 1,600+ legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operates across the United States, Europe, the UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.

Legal Talent is our flexible resourcing division, redefining careers in the legal industry. We connect exceptional legal professionals with the evolving needs of our customers through a curated, world-class global talent community and advanced, technology-enabled search capabilities. We are proud to have been ranked Band 1 in Chambers’ Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision: A world where legal and business teams achieve extraordinary outcomes together.

At Legal Talent, equity and inclusion are fundamental to our success. As The Law Company, transforming the legal business landscape, we believe a diverse and inclusive culture is essential for attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s top talent. We empower our people to bring their authentic selves to work because diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and simply makes good business sense.

As strong advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Legal Talent is committed to hiring talented professionals from all backgrounds.

We invite you to join the Legal Talent team and help us reshape the legal industry, making a real impact on the legal universe.