Commercial / Corporate / Finance Lawyer

Within our highly respected Corporate team we have a particular expertise in the rail industry. We work with some of the UK's largest rail operators on significant multi million pound and billion pound deals. The team is based in Newcastle. This role represents an exciting and rare opportunity to join the team where you will be rewarded with a competitive salary.

What will you be doing?

You will join an experienced, high performing and committed team that has an excellent reputation (with clients, colleagues and legal directories) and a strong team ethos. You will work on a diverse range of matters focused around strategic and high profile rail contracts for major clients, including rail concessions, rolling stock procurement and rail infrastructure projects. The work is varied and includes an opportunity for international work and to become immersed in a key sector.

What does the ideal candidate look like?

We're interested in seeing applications from lawyers with at least around one year's post qualification experience in either corporate, finance or commercial law, gained at a City or large regional firm. A background in rail would be of interest, but is not required.

Whatever your experience level, you'll need excellent drafting skills, a sense of commercial pragmatism, a bright mind and a strong team ethos to help further develop the team's client base.

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• 1 – 4 years post qualification experience as a UK (England, Wales or Scotland) Solicitor.
• Experience of good quality corporate, commercial or finance work gained from a city or large regional firm (or equivalent in-house experience). Rail experience is not required.
• Proven black-letter drafting skills and analytical skills to assess complex financial situations and develop strategic solutions.
• The ability to deliver complex advice in a coherent and practical way that is easy for non-lawyers to understand.

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process.

We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring.

We are an in-house recruitment team and will always aim to fill our roles directly in the first instance.

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