At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on mergers, acquisitions, and corporate transactions while building strong client relationships.
- Company: Join a leading national law firm with a supportive and growth-focused culture.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, professional development, and early responsibility in high-quality work.
- Other info: Collaborative team environment with excellent opportunities for career progression.
- Why this job: Accelerate your corporate career with hands-on experience and close partner interaction.
- Qualifications: Qualified solicitor with 2-4 years' experience in corporate law and strong negotiation skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Overview
Join a busy Leeds corporate practice within a national law firm known for commercially focused advice on complex matters.
You will work with partners and senior lawyers on a range of transactions, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and exposure to private equity, restructurings, and equity capital markets.
The role offers early responsibility, strong client exposure, and a supportive, growth-minded culture.
This is an opportunity to accelerate your corporate career in a collaborative team that values business development and client relationships.
- Pay / Benefits
- progression opportunities
- professional development
- close partner interaction
- supportive culture
- nationally high-quality work
Responsibilities
- Advising on mergers, acquisitions and corporate disposals
- Supporting and leading business and asset acquisitions, share sales and strategic transactions
- Assisting with private equity investments and management buy-outs
- Conducting due diligence exercises, data room reviews and disclosure processes
- Drafting and negotiating transaction documents and ancillary corporate documentation
- Preparing disclosure letters and supporting documentation
- Advising on shareholder agreements, joint ventures, LLP agreements and corporate reorganisations
- Supporting public company transactions, including IPOs and equity fundraising
- Building strong client relationships and engaging with referrers
- Contributing to business development, tenders and networking activities
- Key requirements
- Qualified solicitor with 2–4 years' post-qualification experience in a corporate team
- Strong experience advising on corporate transactions, especially M&A
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
- Ability to manage matters and client relationships with appropriate supervision
- Strong commercial awareness and pragmatic problem-solving
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Collaborative approach and desire to contribute to a growing team
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ambition to progress within a national practice
- communication
- interpersonal skills
- collaboration
- due diligence
- data room reviews
- disclosure processes
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