Corporate Senior Associate/Managing Associate 5+ years PQE SURREY

Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial law firm in Surrey is seeking a Corporate Senior Associate/Managing Associate with over 5 years of PQE. The role involves managing a diverse range of corporate transactions, including private M&A and private equity. This position offers excellent career development prospects, including the potential to progress to partnership for high-performing individuals. The firm supports flexible working, encouraging a hybrid model with at least 2 days in the office per week.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5 or more years’ PQE in corporate law.
• Experience in private M&A and private equity.
• Ability to work on cross-border transactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage private M&A transactions.
• Advise on corporate joint ventures and rationalisations.
• Work collaboratively on shareholder agreements.

Skills

Commercially minded

Technically strong

Corporate advisory

Education

5+ years PQE

Job description

Commercial law firm in Surrey is looking to recruit a Corporate Senior Associate/Managing Associate of 5 or more years’ PQE. A large proportion of the teams’ clients are multinational, based overseas or have international business interests and they frequently work with overseas law firms, including the major jurisdictions in Europe and the US. Clients include household name FTSE 100 plc’s and other major national and international groups, mid-tier businesses (quoted, private equity and privately owned), management teams in private equity backed businesses, high-net-worth private clients and high growth companies. The successful candidate will be a technically strong and commercially minded Senior Associate or Managing Associate.

You’ll work on a broad range of 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/ re-orgs
• General corporate advisory/ partnership law
• Inward investment and cross border
• Share incentives (working closely with the firms’ employment law and tax teams)

This is a great opportunity to take on high-quality work in a collaborative environment, with clear scope for career development, which could include the opportunity to progress to partnership for high-performing individuals. The role is a full time, permanent role. As a firm, they work flexibly and remote/hybrid working is available, with employees strongly encouraged to be in the office at least 2 days per week.