Senior Associate / Legal Director

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Senior Associate / Legal Director, Maidstone

Client: Birketts

Location: Maidstone, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: a7697aa56723

Job Views: 6

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description:

Purpose of job

Birketts is now recruiting for an ambitious, driven, and forward-thinking Senior Associate or Legal Director. You will need a minimum of 8 years+ PQE within a Corporate background, where you will join our growing team on a full-time permanent basis in Sevenoaks.

You will be expected to play an active role in marketing and practice development to build relationships to service the Southeast region. In addition, you will be expected to provide assistance to the entire team and its growth.

Accountabilities

• You will have the technical ability to run and manage your own full caseload of files from initial instruction through to post completion, supervising junior team members as necessary, as well as being active in marketing and business development to expand the team’s client roster and transaction activity in the Southeast, building good relationships with referrers in the local area.
• Technically capable corporate lawyer with experience of advising on buy side and sell side transactions, along with other general corporate transactions such as reorganisations and corporate joint ventures.
• Specialist experience of private equity, venture capital, EOT transactions, share incentive schemes or any our firm wide sector specialisms, would be an advantage.
• The ability to manage transactions independently, supervising junior team members as necessary.
• You will have experience of working with startups, owner managed businesses and family-owned businesses, as well as large corporate clients, PE houses and funds.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to recruiting individuals on merits of suitability for each role, based on qualifications and experience. All applications are treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation, race, disability, religious beliefs, and any other protected characteristic, ensuring that there are equal opportunities at all stages of the recruitment process.

One of the best things about joining Birketts is our rewards package. At Birketts we’re appreciative of the people who work for us, and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that.

• 30 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
• Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
• Staff Profit Share / Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR day (Corporate, Social, Responsibility)
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership though Gym Flex
• Electric car scheme
• Eye Care Voucher
• Agile Working Policy
• Dress for your Day Policy.