Senior Associate - Corporate

Mills & Reeve LLP; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mills & Reeve LLP seeks a Corporate Senior Associate or experienced Corporate Solicitor for their London office. The ideal candidate will handle a wide range of corporate work including M&A and private equity, working in a supportive, ambitious firm with opportunities for professional growth. Candidates should have four or more years of relevant experience and a strong background in transactional work.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Wide range of benefits

Support for workplace adjustments

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years' qualification with experience in a City, national or regional firm.
• Experience running transactions unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Lead M&A, VC, and other corporate transactions.
• Participate in business development activities.

Skills

Strong experience in M&A work

Excellent drafting skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Time management skills

Familiarity with Technology and Life Sciences sectors

Education

Qualified solicitor (4+ years)

Job description

We are looking foran existing Corporate Senior Associate or an experienced Corporate Solicitor to join our national, market-leading Corporate group. You will be responsible for providing technical support and advice to our expanding team, as our ambitious practice continues to grow. This role will be based in London.

The role

We need an ambitious, experienced and entrepreneurial Corporate Solicitor to join our London office, based in the City as a senior associate. If that description fits, you will enjoy undertaking a broad mix of corporate work including M&A, corporate finance, private equity and venture capital, fundraising, shareholder agreements and joint ventures, as well as general corporate advisory work.

In London, we are a growing team of currently 12 corporate lawyers (as part of a national practice of approximately 90 corporate lawyers) with approximately 140 staff in London overall. You will get to advise clients ranging from start-ups and spinouts, through to substantial companies, management teams and institutions on a broad range of corporate issues and transactions. Much of your work will have an international aspect.

The person

You will be a minimum of 4+ years' qualified with experience gained in a City, national or regional firm. You will have a good background in transactional work and be able to demonstrate both working as part of a team on transactions, and/or managing transactions largely unsupervised. You will also be able to demonstrate an understanding of, and an interest in, helping to grow a team and a practice. With lots to go for from the London office, this will provide plenty of opportunity for your career to grow and develop with the office, supported by an ambitious and progressive law firm.

Given the responsibilities of this role, it's likely that you will be/have:

• Ability to confidently run transactional work as the day-to-day fee earner on the deal (with appropriate senior support)
• Strong experience in M&A work
• Experience with investment rounds, VC funds and VC backed businesses would be beneficial
• An interest in getting involved in a wide variety of corporate work
• Willingness to initiate and participate in marketing and business development activities
• Technically strong with excellent drafting and verbal/written communication skills and attention to detail
• Good time and paper management skills
• Some familiarity with the Technology and Life Sciences sectors

The activities

Transactional Work

• You will take the lead in running M&A, VC and other corporate transactions under the supervision of a Partner or a Principal Associate, producing drafts of the key transactions documents.
• You will organise and liaise with junior members of the team and lawyers in other departments working on the transaction.

Business Development

• We encourage our associates and senior associates to take part in business development activities. In doing so, you will be able to build your own network and help shape the future of the firm.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personalrelationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people.Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! We're also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and were recently awarded Platinum Investors in People.

and finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

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