Associate (US Qualified) - Emerging Companies in London

Overview

The Department

As a full-service corporate group, we represent companies, founders, management teams, wealth owners, venture capital funds, investors, and universities, each pioneers in their own field. We guide them through the start-up process, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, exits and listings on the public markets, giving insightful board-level and corporate governance advice borne of deep experience, each step of the way. We help our clients navigate not just the present, but the future; anticipating regulatory change, the impact of evolving technologies and the pressures of a dynamic landscape of culture, governance and innovation.

The Emerging Companies Group

We work with innovative companies, challengers and disrupters, particularly in the technology, life sciences and high-growth industries, to navigate the problems and opportunities they encounter throughout their business lifecycle. The Emerging Companies Group works on a variety of corporate transactions involving companies at all stages of their business lifecycle. We guide them through venture capital fundraisings, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, insolvency, venture debt and exits. We also regularly advise investors (including venture capital funds) on their own investment activity as well as working with them to support their portfolio companies.

The London Office

In London we support the businesses that drive the innovation economy, and the entrepreneurs and private wealth that underpin them. We provide expertise in areas such as emerging companies, private clients, and commercial disputes, alongside specialised support in family, wills and tax. Our practice extends to resolving IP and brand disputes, corporate governance, real estate management and employment law. The candidate must be based in the UK or willing to relocate to the UK.

US Offering

Our US offering is a growing area that offers exciting opportunities for ambitious legal professionals. The successful candidate will have the chance to help shape the future of this practice, build their own client base, and take on significant responsibility. We encourage entrepreneurial thinking and provide the support needed to drive growth and innovation. Our client base includes numerous US companies and non-US companies and individuals looking to expand into the US, including navigating complexities such as setting up subsidiaries, executing Delaware flips, and raising investment in the US.

Duties And Responsibilities

The role will involve advising on a wide range of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investment, corporate re-organisations and debt financing arrangements. The successful candidate will be committed to developing their career within corporate law with a particular focus on helping UK companies expand into, and grow in, the United States, and will be able to demonstrate their passion for and experience in this area of law. Although the role will be based in London, the successful candidate will work with the wider team (in Cambridge and Oxford) often on nationally and internationally significant matters.

Skills/Experience

• US-qualified lawyer with a JD from a top US Law School.
• The ideal candidate will have experience working for a US law firm in the US advising emerging companies and investors.
• A solid grounding in corporate transactional work, with an interest in venture capital and M&A.
• Excellent team player.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent writing skills, with strong drafting abilities.
• Demonstrates a hunger to undertake business development activities, both internally amongst colleagues across the firm, and externally to existing and potential new clients.
• Takes responsibility for and attends to self-development.
• Ability to effectively manage own workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, both internally and with clients.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Personable and confident, able to build relationships with colleagues, clients and external organisations.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Adaptable and flexible approach.
• Pro-active and takes initiative.

Note: This job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About Mishcon de Reya LLP

Mishcon de Reya is an independent law firm, which now employs over 1400 people with more than 650 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals. The firm has grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone. With presence in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work the firm undertakes is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, centred around three increasingly entwined and connected sectors: the Innovation Economy, Private Wealth and Capital, and Real Estate. The firm is known as a disputes powerhouse with a formidable capacity firmwide for dispute resolution.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.