M&A Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Epiq Counsel as a Corporate M&A Lawyer, where you will leverage your 4+ years of legal experience in a predominantly remote/hybrid environment. This role offers the opportunity to work with Fortune 500 clients on complex transactions while enjoying market-leading benefits and flexibility in your practice.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension

Comprehensive healthcare

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years legal experience in M&A transactions.
• Excellent credentials with a background in an in-house environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Advise on investments, disposals, joint ventures, and restructurings.
• Draft, review, and negotiate corporate contracts and legal documents.
• Support clients' interim talent needs within a flexible legal services model.

Skills

M&A transactions

Commercial law

Corporate governance

Regulatory issues

Contract negotiation

Education

Qualified solicitor in England and Wales

Job description

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Join Epiq Counsel as a Corporate M&A Lawyer

Epiq Counsel is rapidly growing in the UK, and we are seeking experienced Corporate M&A lawyers to meet increasing client demand. By joining our roster, you will be considered for future in-house engagements aligned with your expertise and preferences.

About Epiq Counsel

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services provider offering meaningful work and flexibility to credentialed lawyers. Our lawyers handle diverse legal matters for Fortune 500 clients across various practice areas. We aim to provide challenging work without sacrificing flexibility or control.

We take the time to understand each lawyer’s practice areas, experience, and preferences to present sophisticated interim in-house opportunities with leading law departments worldwide. Leverage our network to work with organizations in need of top-tier legal services. Join a vibrant community of legal professionals and take the next step in your career!

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years legal experience in private and public M&A transactions, including advising on investments, disposals, joint ventures, buy-outs, and restructurings.
• Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales preferred; other equivalent qualifications will be considered. Right to work in the UK is essential.
• Excellent credentials, with a background in an in-house environment preferred.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of corporate contracts, including SPAs, offering memoranda, JV and shareholder agreements, commercial agreements, and ancillary legal documents such as NDAs, engagement letters, and disclosure agreements.
• Strong understanding of commercial law, corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory issues, with the ability to advise the business on these matters.
• Interest in practicing within an alternative, fixed-term legal services model, supporting industry-leading clients' sophisticated interim talent needs.
• Predominantly remote/hybrid work environment.
• Compensation commensurate with experience and engagement complexity, along with support and coaching.
• Market-leading benefits, including 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension, and comprehensive healthcare.

Note: We strive to respond to all applications; however, due to high volume, we may not respond to every applicant.