Edinburgh Corporate Solicitor: High-Impact Deals & Growth

BCL Legal; Dalkeith; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work

Leadership & training

Client exposure

Clear progression

Leading Scottish dealmaker

BD opportunities

Job summary

BCL Legal is partnering with a top-tier Edinburgh firm to recruit a Corporate Solicitor for the expanding Edinburgh team. The role offers exposure to high-value transactions, a hybrid working pattern, and a clear route to progression.

You'll handle investments, mergers and acquisitions, disposals, and shareholder arrangements, collaborating with leading practitioners on cross-border deals while building client relationships in Scotland's dynamic market.

Qualifications

• Possess drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Can manage their workload effectively and work well under pressure.
• Are driven, proactive, and enthusiastic about career development.
• Thrive both working independently and as part of a team.
• Have a genuine interest in corporate deals and fast-paced transactional work.

Responsibilities

• Work on high-value, complex transactions across multiple sectors.
• Advise on investments, mergers and acquisitions, disposals, shareholder arrangements, and employee share incentive schemes.
• Support early-stage and high-growth businesses in Scotland's most exciting industries.
• Collaborate on deals with an international dimension - growing number of cross-border elements involved.
• Play an active role in business development and building lasting client relationships.
• Enjoy a genuinely collaborative team culture with mentoring and structured development.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Communication

Job description

BCL Legal is partnering with a top-tier Edinburgh firm to recruit a Corporate Solicitor for the expanding Edinburgh team. The role offers exposure to high-value transactions, a hybrid working pattern, and a clear route to progression.

You'll handle investments, mergers and acquisitions, disposals, and shareholder arrangements, collaborating with leading practitioners on cross-border deals while building client relationships in Scotland's dynamic market.