This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Corporate Associate or Senior Associate to join our growing Corporate team in Birmingham, working with major clients across a range of high‑profile transactions including M&A, private equity and venture capital, management buy‑outs/ins, and Equity Capital Markets.
Your Role
- Work as part of a close‑knit team, in which there are no rigid sub‑teams with all team members working with each other on a full range of M&A transactions, including corporate acquisitions and disposals, management buy‑outs/ins, private equity and venture capital investments and Equity Capital Markets transactions.
- Advise a range of clients from large listed and unlisted companies, PE/VC backed companies, mid‑market PE investors, venture capital firms, ambitious management teams and founder shareholders.
- Support the Partners and senior team on our business development strategy, including profile‑raising events and communications.
- Support with the development of Paralegals and Trainees.
In return we will invest in you. We want you to be successful. You will manage your own client matters, ensuring your experience is varied and broad. Through our national service lines you will work with notable clients and become a sector specialist. You will receive bespoke training throughout your career ensuring you have the technical and commercial skills to build an effective and successful practice, developing your technical, management and business development skills.
Your Skills and Experience
- A qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered), with ideally 2‑6 PQE, gained within a highly regarded Corporate team. We would also welcome applications from candidates outside this PQE range who are operating at Associate or Senior Associate level.
- Experience working on complex mid‑market M&A, VC and PE transactions and/or ECM transactions is beneficial.
- A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self‑motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines.
- An enthusiasm for business development essential as part of a rapidly expanding team.
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of your client’s business needs.
- An appetite for keeping up‑to‑date with the latest developments in your practice area and sector focus.
- Ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support partners and senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative culture.
