Corporate Transactions & Advisory Associate

Cliffordchance; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Clifford Chance is seeking an Associate to work on some of the world's largest and most complex M&A transactions. You will join cross-border, interdisciplinary teams providing integrated services across public takeovers, private M&A, joint ventures and restructurings for multinational clients.

You will advise on corporate finance activities, ensure compliance with local laws, and develop client relationships while contributing to thought leadership initiatives.

Qualifications

• Solid background in corporate work, gained at a city firm or overseas common law practice.
• Proactive Associates who create bespoke solutions for clients' objectives.
• Excellent document drafting skills with strong communication and analytical abilities.
• appetite for business development and client relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex, multi-jurisdictional M&A, private equity, joint ventures and restructurings.
• Provide corporate advisory support across sectors including financial services, energy, healthcare and technology.
• Work in cross-border, interdisciplinary teams to advise on corporate finance activities and ensure compliance with local laws.
• Develop relationships with clients and engage in business development and thought leadership initiatives.
• Draft legal documents clearly and concisely, delivering commercial solutions to multinational clients.

Skills

Corporate law

Commercial awareness

Drafting skills

Team collaboration

Business development

Education

UK solicitor/bar qualification

Job description

The role

We advise many of the world's leading companies on public and private M&A, disposals, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings and high value commercial contracts with a particular focus on complex, cross-border transactions.

Our team works closely with antitrust specialists on merger control matters and collaborates with experts across finance, capital markets, litigation, tax, pensions, employment and real estate to deliver integrated advice.

We combine international deal execution skills with deep local market knowledge and sector-focused expertise. Our practice also covers corporate governance, regulatory compliance, intellectual property and technology advisory, providing clients with comprehensive support across all aspects of corporate activity.

Who you will work with

Our clients include many of the world's leading public and private corporations, investment banks and financial institutions, governments and international bodies.

Our unique service offering to clients is our top tier strength across M&A, private equity, antitrust, IP and funds alongside the deep corporate client base, combined with unrivalled strength and depth of expertise across practice areas and around our network.

We advise our clients on strategic corporate and M&A work, both domestic and international, with a particular focus on large, complex, cross-border transactions. Our work spans Europe, the US, the Middle East and APAC.

You will be working with a broad range of clients and the firm's other teams and practice areas, not only in London, but across the globe.

What you will be responsible for

As an Associate in our team, you will be working on some of the world's largest and most complex M&A transactions. Our lawyers provide a seamless integrated service across our network of offices and across different areas of expertise including public takeovers, private M&A, joint ventures, restructurings, secondary issues and advisory work.

You will provide legal and commercial expertise on complex M&A transactions, large-scale re-organisations and joint venture arrangements as well as corporate advisory work; across a wide range of sectors including financial services, energy and resources, consumer goods and retail, healthcare, industrials, real estate, aviation and technology.

You will be working as part of cross-border and interdisciplinary teams to advise on corporate finance activities, ensuring compliance with local laws and business requirements.

You will develop relationships with clients and actively engage in business development and thought leadership initiatives and seeking out opportunities for new work.

You will be drafting legal documents clearly and concisely, creating solutions using legal knowledge and commercial judgement to advise and support leading multi-national corporates.

Your experience

You will have a solid background in corporate work, gained at a city firm, or at an overseas common law practice with a highly regarded profile. We are looking for proactive Associates who are able to think outside the box to create bespoke solutions for our clients' objectives.

You will:

• have experience of advising on complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions.
• have an outstanding academic history and proven first rate legal skills, combined with a strong reputation amongst existing clients for providing commercial solutions, excellent transactional and management skills, and be recognised as a lawyer that is sought out by existing clients.
• be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills, strong communication and analytical skills along with a high level of commercial awareness.
• need to demonstrate that you can thrive in a team with high professional standards and a client-focused commercial approach. You will have had strong exposure of collaborating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams.
• It is also crucial that you can demonstrate an appetite for business development, client relationship management and thought leadership.

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

Hybrid working

This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way in line with the hybrid working policy.

What we offer including our broad range of benefits and working environment

When you join Clifford Chance, you will have access to a broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial, wellbeing, lifestyle, and family friendly benefits. For more information on what we offer specifically in the UK, please visit our What We Offer page on our career site.

Equal opportunities

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