Corporate Senior Solicitor

JMC Legal Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected corporate-commercial firm in Glasgow seeks an ambitious Solicitor to join their team. This role offers unparalleled early-career exposure to high-level work, including mergers and acquisitions, while fostering your career development in a supportive environment. Ideal candidates should have at least 1 year PQE in corporate law, with a strong commercial mindset and excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Strong salary commensurate to experience

Hands-on expertise

Qualifications

• Experienced corporate lawyer (1+ PQE)
• Commercially focused and ambitious
• Strong organisation skills

Responsibilities

• Join a leading team handling corporate transactions including M&A and joint ventures.
• Deliver strategic advice and innovative solutions to clients.
• Develop client relationships and manage transactions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Commercial focus

Job description

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This Legal 500 corporate-commercial firm has a revered reputation in the Scottish market and is seeking an ambitious Solicitor to join their entrepreneurial team.

This is an exciting, Glasgow-based opportunity to enter a leading business where you will develop quickly and can be in the driving seat of your own career.

The Firm

This independent Scottish firm is regarded as one of the country's finest stores of legal advice. Focusing on business clients, they have had great success by adopting a commercial approach which focuses on reducing complexity and adding value to their clients over the long term.

Clients have clearly appreciated this approach, as the firm has grown significantly over the past decade and boasts an impressive roster of SMEs, start-ups, scale-ups and larger businesses, spanning a range of sectors.

Punching well above its weight, the firm is the go-to boutique presence for corporate M&A work in Scotland and has an entrepreneurial feel which permeates the culture.

Staff enjoy a supportive environment and the trust and agency they are provided by senior management to pursue their own ambitions.

For those seeking an opportunity to further their career with a firm which is highly regarded in terms of its reputation, work and culture, this business should certainly be considered.

The Role

Based out of the firm's growing Glasgow office, you will be joining a team that frequently ranks first in Scotland for corporate activity.

The forward-thinking team handles an impressive range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, and corporate restructuring.

You will work closely with top-quality clients spanning a range of sectors, delivering strategic advice and innovative solutions while contributing to the firm's continued growth.

There is no firm in Scotland which offers this level of client exposure from so early in your career. You will be encouraged to take the reigns of your own career, get stuck into a really high level of work and start to develop client relationships yourself. It is an environment which produces exceptional lawyers with no ceiling to their career potential.

The Ideal Candidate

• Is an experienced corporate lawyer (1+ PQE) who brings an entrepreneurial, practice-building mindset
• Commercially focused and ambitious
• Has strong attention to detail and organisation
• First-rate interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively

What's on offer

• An opportunity to join a highly regarded firm where you will gain unparalleled hands-on expertise which will accelerate your career
• Strong salary commensurate to experience