Corporate Solicitor (5+PQE)

JMC Legal Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Top 50 firm in Edinburgh seeks a Corporate Solicitor with 5+ PQE to join their ranked team. This role offers exposure to high-profile clients and significant career development opportunities in a supportive environment. Enjoy a generous salary, flexible working, and a great bonus scheme.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Generous Salary

Excellent Package

Career Development Opportunities

Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ PQE in Corporate Law.
• Experience with M&A contracts and corporate proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Control corporate transactions.
• Guide junior staff in their development.
• Engage in business development.

Skills

Corporate Experience

Business Development

Job description

Are you a Corporate Solicitor (5+PQE) who wants to join a Top 50 firm? Want the chance to work within a ranked team in their collaborative Edinburgh office?

This firm is internationally renowned for the work its Corporate Team has achieved. With a vast, high-profile client network, you will be sure to gain some exciting experience to add to your portfolio.

Firm
This firm has a flat hierarchical structure, cooperative and open working environment and premium clients which means the business has attracted some of the leading legal experts in the UK. These staff members have developed expertise across a range of practice areas, gaining countless accolades from the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, both as a firm and as individuals.

Positive reports about the supportive and nourishing working environment are reflected in the company's revenue, which has shown exponential growth and resulted in expansion across the UK. In part, this is due to the firm's belief that staff are the key to their success, which results in heavy investment in staff development and a flexible approach to work-life balance.

Taking on an innovative and forward-thinking mindset, this firm seeks to encourage ambition and creativity and takes real steps to go the extra mile for the clients, without compromising the happiness of their employees.

Clients include some of the most prestigious companies and private individuals and as such lawyers working for this firm should expect exposure to high-quality, large-scale work which will showcase their ability and skills as a legal professional.

Candidate
A ranked Corporate Team needs a Senior or Principal Associate who would like to be part of their vibrant Edinburgh office. Ideally, the candidate would have a range of corporate experience like working on M&A contracts and other corporate proceedings.

This role will include:

• Taking control of certain corporate transactions.
• Corresponding with your senior colleagues on high-profile cases.
• Encouraging junior members of staff on their career development, teaching them vital technicalities of the business.
• Providing a consistent customer service experience for all clients.
• Be progressive with business development plans and ideas, not being afraid to take these to Partners.

This firm focuses closely on supporting your career progression, that's why you get to work closely alongside ranked UK Partners to see how the business runs across all areas. Your team is well-regarded and will give you the chance to boost your network and work with some high-quality clients on an international scale. If that wasn't enough, this firm offers a great bonus scheme, lucrative salary, flexible/ hybrid working and a generous holiday entitlement.

What's on offer

• Working for a Top 50 and award-winning employer
• An opportunity to develop a reputation in corporate practice
• Exposure to top-tier clients and high-quality work
• Engrained culture of flexible working
• First-rate career development opportunities
• Generous salary
• Excellent package including financial protection measures, well-being considerations and favourable holiday/leave entitlements

Apply now for immediate consideration or contact Tilly Scott at 0131 460 7747/[e-mail] for a confidential chat.