Transactional Services Lawyer in Belfast

Successful businesses rely on a unique set of ideas and people. We help our clients protect and develop those vital assets, unlocking possibilities for future success. From iconic brands and leading multinationals to pioneering start‑ups, we are proud to work with a huge range of inspiring clients, helping them to turn their ideas into reality and get the best from - and for - their people. Our people are not only exceptional at what they do, they also enjoy doing it and consistently give their best to a firm they are proud to be part of. This stems from our firm culture and our ethos of bravery and kindness.

About the Corporate team

Our Corporate team is consistently top ranked for corporate M&A. We are ranked in Tier 1 by Legal 500 and Band 1 by Chambers & Partners. We have the experience and resources to handle major domestic and cross‑border transactions with a hands‑on approach. We are also ranked in Venture Capital (London) by The Legal 500, reflecting the depth of our capability and expertise in this area. Our integrated business model brings together our deep sector knowledge and our specialist M&A capability with other legal disciplines enabling us to deliver highly efficient and cost‑effective leadership and project management on our corporate transactions.

The team currently consists of 16 partners, 15 associates, three legal directors, two trainees, one paralegal and a knowledge lawyer, together with a high quality secretarial and word processing support team. The team operates as one combined team based across the London, Manchester, Cardiff and Belfast offices and consists of corporate, tax, banking and finance experts.

Our experts advise on the full range of corporate services including:

• Mergers and Acquisitions – share and asset sales and purchases for corporates, buyout transactions and due diligence.
• Corporate finance – venture capital and private equity investments, pre‑IPO fundraising, investment agreements.
• Joint ventures – contractual structures, corporate and LLP vehicles, and tax efficient structuring.
• General corporate advice – insolvency and corporate recovery, statutory and regulatory compliance, shareholders' and partnerships agreements and constitutional agreements.
• Debt – loans and security and general financial advice.
• Public markets – IPOs and secondary issues (primarily on AIM or Aquis), as well as market rules and regulatory issues.
• Commercial tax – tax efficient structuring and reorganisations.
• Partnerships – Advising on a broad range of non‑contentious issues.

We are the sole UK member of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA). This ‘best of breed’ network gives us access to leading specialist practices across the globe enabling us to offer market leading advice on international cross border strategic and commercial activity.

About the role

As our Corporate Transaction Services Lawyer, you will take the lead across the Corporate team's London, Manchester, Cardiff and Belfast offices on transaction services and related functions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and drive the delivery of transaction services across the firm, combining legal expertise with innovation and process improvement. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing transactional due diligence exercises.
• Developing best‑practice for Corporate due diligence and reporting.
• Working with the Technology team to identify tools that can be deployed in relation to transaction services.
• Providing training to specialist lawyers in other practice groups.
• Developing products in adjacent areas, such as legal audit services.
• Preparing business development content with a focus on transaction services issues.
• Supporting the Corporate team on other transactional work as capacity permits.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A minimum of 4 years' post‑qualification experience in Corporate/M&A working on UK transactions.
• Excellent written, analytical and communication skills as well as strong attention to detail.
• An ambitious, proactive, commercial and responsive attitude.
• A keen interest in developing technology‑driven solutions and improving processes.
• Comfort with taking responsibility for work output and dealing directly with clients and colleagues.
• That they are a team player who is keen to support others to learn.
• A keen interest in developing marketing and business development skills.

At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients.

We are committed to supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process by supporting anyone who requires adjustments, in order to ensure they have the opportunity to perform at their best. All applicants will be considered equally and fairly.