Senior/Principal Associate - Corporate

Mills & Reeve; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pre-employment screening

Job summary

Mills & Reeve are looking for an experienced Corporate Solicitor to join the Birmingham team as a Senior or Principal Associate. You will be part of a 15-strong Birmingham corporate team within a national practice of around 100 corporate specialists, advising a mix of clients from start-ups to larger institutions on international matters.

You should have 7+ years PQE in corporate law, strong transactional experience in M&A, and be comfortable leading deals with Partner support.

Qualifications

• Has at least 7 years PQE in corporate law at international/national or well-regarded regional firms.
• Strong transactional corporate experience, particularly in M&A.
• Experience in private equity structures/transactions beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of corporate matters.
• Lead transactions as day-to-day lead with Partner support.
• Supervise, delegate to and develop junior lawyers.

Skills

M&A experience

Private equity

Client relationship building

Lead senior associate role

Business development

Job description

Mills & Reeve are hiring an experienced Corporate Solicitor to join the team in Birmingham, following a busy period of growth, where you will be part of the growing national Corporate group.

The role

We're looking for an experienced and ambitious Corporate Solicitor to join our Birmingham team as a Senior or Principal Associate.

You'll become part of a 15-strong Birmingham corporate team, within a national practice of around 100 corporate specialists. You'll advise an exciting mix of clients, from innovative start-ups and university spinouts to established businesses, management teams and institutions, often on matters with an international dimension.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on high-quality, varied work while playing an important role in the continued growth of our Birmingham practice.

The person

You'll be a qualified Corporate Solicitor with at least 7 years' PQE, gained within an international, national or well-regarded regional firm.

You'll bring strong transactional corporate experience, particularly in M&A, and be confident managing transactions as the day-to-day lead with appropriate Partner support. Experience of private equity structures and transactions would be beneficial but isn't essential.

Most importantly, you'll be commercially minded, collaborative and keen to make an impact. You'll enjoy developing junior colleagues, building client relationships and contributing to the future growth of the team, with genuine scope to progress your own career along the way.

The activities

You'll work across a broad range of corporate matters, including:

• M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions
• Corporate finance and fundraising
• Shareholder agreements and joint ventures
• General corporate advisory work
• Drafting key transaction documents and managing deals day to day
• Supervising, delegating to and developing junior lawyers
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across Birmingham and our other offices
• Building your network and contributing to business development and the growth of the practice.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

The benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.

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.

Use of AI during the recruitment process

Technology is changing rapidly and we are all increasingly using AI software in our day to day lives, as well as using it to support our learning and professional development.

Here at Mills & Reeve, we embrace the use of technology and AI and we recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support their applications. As a regulated industry, we expect candidates to use such tools responsibly, honestly and in a manner that allows us to make a fair and accurate assessment of their individual skills, experience and suitability for the role.

Please ensure you have thoroughly read the document attached below tounderstand what we deem acceptable uses of AI.

The firm

At Mills & Reeve, our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieve more together. It's a state of mind in every client relationship we start and every choice we make. And it's what clients consistently say distinguishes us from your average law firm.

You can expect a close and attentive working relationship with a team that's responsive when you need them. You'll receive advice tailored to your individual needs. Wherever in the world you or your business needs support, we'll draw on our network to give recommendations.

We're driven by our values – we're ambitious, we’re open, we care and we collaborate. We embrace new ideas, communicate honestly and are easy to work with. We’re committed to you, our planet, our communities and each other.

We've been listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list as one of the best big organisations, and we've recently been reaccredited Platinum Investors in People status – a standard achieved by only 8% of assessed organisations.

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.