Solicitor (Newly Qualified) – Corporate Finance

Recruitment Avenue; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a newly qualified solicitor to join their Corporate Finance team. In this dynamic role, you will provide essential support on mergers and acquisitions, managing client relationships and ensuring high standards of service. Your responsibilities will include drafting and reviewing key documents, assisting with due diligence, and managing completion processes. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive environment while working with a diverse range of clients, including banks and financial institutions. If you are looking to make a significant impact in corporate finance, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• At least 6 months post qualification experience in corporate finance.
• Strong client relationships and commercial awareness required.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with due diligence and transactional documentation.
• Manage a large and varied workload while achieving chargeable work targets.

Skills

Client focus

Commercial awareness

Good communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Attention to detail

Solid IT skills

Team player

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Case management systems

Job description

Job Title –Solicitor (Newly Qualified) – Corporate Finance

Job Location –West Sussex

Salary –£30k – £45k

Our client is recruiting a newly qualified solicitor to provide general assistance and support to the Corporate Finance team on a range of transactions to include general mergers and acquisitions.

They look after Mergers and Acquisitions, MBOs and MBIs, business finance, corporate structuring and joint ventures.

Their access to the market is through directly approaching key target clients, developing trusted advisor status with our clients and by reciprocating work introductions with a number of key referrers.

They focus on developing relationships within the banking sector also pays dividends, and we act for both banks and clients on lending and refinance matters.

Responsibilities:

• Acting for a wide range of clients such as companies, banks and other financial institutions as well as for private individuals
• Managing data rooms, assisting clients with due diligence and reviewing and writing disclosure letters
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating transactional documentation including main documents on smaller matters such as shareholders’ agreements, articles and sale and purchase agreements and all ancillary documents e.g. board minutes and ancillary forms
• Providing assistance on completions and managing completion documents and companies house filings
• Attending client meetings and completion meetings demonstrating flexibility on working hours when required
• Managing a large and varied workload with a strong commercial approach
• Organising your workload to ensure work correctly prioritised
• Participating in marketing initiatives
• Achieving a target of 1250 hours of chargeable work per year as well as two hours of non-chargeable activity per day

Key Skills/Experience Needed:

• Ideally, at least 6 months post qualification experience of corporate finance work
• Client focus; the ability to build and sustain relationships
• Commercial awareness, offering technical excellence with a practical approach
• Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team not only in Corporate Finance but with internal teams across the business
• The ability to work well under pressure and manage a varied workload with the support of comprehensive accounting tools
• A good eye for detail, presentation and overall high work standards
• Solid IT skills with a good working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and case management systems
• The ability to be a strong team player
• A clean driving licence / be a car owner