Corporate Associate in Southampton

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Associate to join a highly regarded Top 100 law firm with a nationally recognised Corporate team. This award-winning practice is known for advising ambitious businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and management teams on a broad range of corporate transactions. The team enjoys an excellent reputation in the market and continues to attract high-quality work across mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, investments and general corporate advisory matters.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced Partners and senior lawyers while developing your own client relationships and progressing your career within a supportive and collaborative environment.

You will work on a wide variety of corporate matters, taking responsibility for your own transactions while supporting on larger and more complex deals. Typical work will include:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Business sales and purchases
• Corporate restructurings
• Shareholder agreements
• Partnership agreements
• Fundraising and investment transactions
• Corporate governance and advisory matters
• General company law advice

• Managing your own corporate transactions and client matters
• Supporting senior lawyers on complex and high-value deals
• Drafting and negotiating transactional documentation
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Providing commercially focused legal advice
• Assisting with business development and networking initiatives
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the team where appropriate
• Contributing to the continued growth and success of the department

• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
• Approximately 3-5 years' PQE within Corporate law
• Experience advising on a range of corporate transactions
• Strong technical ability and commercial awareness
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills
• Proactive and organised approach to managing matters
• Interest in business development and networking activities
• Ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment

• Competitive salary of £50,000 - £60,000
• Exposure to high-quality and varied corporate work
• Opportunity to work with a top-ranked Corporate team
• Clear career progression and development opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Comprehensive benefits package including private medical cover, bonus scheme and enhanced pension contributions
• Excellent work-life balance compared to many corporate teams in the market

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Corporate Solicitor looking to join a leading regional practice that combines exceptional quality work, genuine career progression and a people-focused culture.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please submit your CV.

This role may also be suitable for candidates currently working as a Corporate Solicitor, Corporate Associate, M&A Solicitor, Corporate Transactions Lawyer, Company Commercial Solicitor, Corporate Lawyer or Associate Solicitor.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.