Senior Corporate Transactions Lead - Flexible Bristol

DAC Beachcroft; Bristol; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Bristol-based Corporate Banking Insolvency and Tax team. The role leads transactional work for UK and international clients, including mergers & acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, buy-outs, and equity fundraisings, with a focus on corporate advisory matters.

You will manage matters, supervise junior team members, and develop client relationships while delivering high-quality work across sectors including finance, real estate and

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE with strong experience in corporate transactions.
• Strong academics with a minimum 2.1 degree.
• Ability to work in a busy team and hit the ground running.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in leading client relationships and developing a growing team.

Responsibilities

• Handle a wide range of corporate transactions for a broad array of clients
• Act as the primary client contact, providing commercially focused legal advice on a day‑to‑day basis
• Manage matters and time pro‑actively and flexibly, including leading on larger complex matters
• Develop a deep understanding of clients’ commercial drivers
• Engage with and lead on existing client relationships
• Collaborate with other DAC Beachcroft departments to ensure a consistent and integrated approach to client services
• Draft and review correspondence, advice and documents
• Provide formal supervision and mentoring to team members
• Model and maintain service quality and delivery standards at all levels
• Continuously develop core technical skills and knowledge
• Maintain matters in good organisational shape in line with the firm’s core principles, strategy and goals
• Work on high‑value and quality matters in sensitive and complex environments
• Comply with client service level agreements, protocols and processes
• Contribute to and lead the preparation and delivery of learning and development programmes
• Support and lead on client presentations, business development and marketing activities where required

Skills

Corporate transactions

Legal analysis

Billing and financial management

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Education

2:1 degree

Legal qualification

Job description

DAC Beachcroft is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Bristol-based Corporate Banking Insolvency and Tax team. The role leads transactional work for UK and international clients, including mergers & acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, buy-outs, and equity fundraisings, with a focus on corporate advisory matters.

You will manage matters, supervise junior team members, and develop client relationships while delivering high-quality work across sectors including finance, real estate and