Corporate Solicitor (A4D8569)

Referment; Dudley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is recruiting a corporate solicitor to join its Dudley office. The role involves advising SME and owner-managed clients across a broad mix of corporate work, including M&A, shareholder agreements, and general company law.

You will join an established team, handling transactions and corporate matters for a diverse client base with a practical, business-facing approach. PQE around five years is a guide, but applications from other qualified fee earners are welcome.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with corporate experience and practical M&A knowledge.
• Experience advising SMEs and owner-managed businesses is a plus.
• Willingness to handle varied corporate work beyond a narrow focus.

Responsibilities

• Advise SME and owner-managed clients on M&A transactions and corporate governance.
• Prepare and negotiate shareholder agreements and ancillary documents.
• Provide guidance on general company law and corporate structuring.

Skills

M&A experience

Shareholder agreements

General corporate law

Client advisory

Job description

Referment is working with an independent law firm that advises businesses and individuals across Staffordshire and the West Midlands. Its corporate team works with a broad client base of SMEs and owner-managed businesses, and the firm is now looking for a solicitor to join that established team at its Dudley office.

In practice, much of your advice will go directly to the people who own and run the businesses, on the transactions and arrangements that shape how their companies are bought, sold and run.

The Role

You'll join an established corporate team and advise SME and owner-managed clients across its full mix of work:

• buying and selling businesses (M&A)
• shareholder agreements
• general company law

The client base is broad rather than concentrated in a single sector, so the work changes with each business you advise.

What We're Looking For

You'll be a qualified solicitor with genuine corporate experience, comfortable advising on M&A and shareholder agreements alongside the wider company law that surrounds them. The firm points to five or more years' PQE as a guide to the level of knowledge and experience likely to be required, but this is for reference only: it is not an entirely rigid requirement, and applications from other qualified fee earners with different levels of PQE are welcome.

Prior experience advising SMEs and owner-managed businesses would help you connect with this client base quickly, as would a preference for varied corporate work over a narrow specialism.

This could suit a corporate solicitor who wants to work closer to the businesses they advise, whether that means moving from a larger corporate team or bringing existing owner-managed client relationships from a regional practice.

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