Senior Corporate Solicitor in City of London

Senior Corporate Solicitor – Corporate/M&A

The Firm

We are working closely with an entrepreneurial Top 100 firm, who are hiring into their corporate team. They are an innovative national law firm with a flexible, partner-led model, which is looking for a Senior Corporate Solicitor (5+ PQE).

The firm has built a strong reputation among lawyers seeking greater autonomy over how and where they work, without compromising on deal quality or client base. The corporate team advises on a broad range of M&A, private equity and general corporate matters for an impressive spread of owner-managed businesses, PE houses and corporates.

You will be joining a large, established and highly collaborative team, led by a driven and supportive partner, with the opportunity to build your own practice within a platform that encourages business development.

The Role

This role would suit a Senior Corporate Solicitor (5+ PQE) with a portable following (min £100K) who wants to join a larger, established team and keep building on existing client relationships, with the full support of the department. The role is ideally London-based, however the firm would consider candidates based elsewhere in the UK.

In this role you will be:

• Advising on a broad range of corporate transactions, including M&A, private equity investment and shareholder matters.
• Leading and project managing deals from inception through to completion.
• Drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including SPAs, shareholder agreements and ancillary documents.
• Managing and growing your own portable client following, with support from the wider team.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the firm to identify cross-selling opportunities.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships as a trusted adviser.
• Supporting business development initiatives to grow both your own practice and the wider team.
• Mentoring and supervising more junior members of the team where required.
• Overseeing billing and financial management of your own client matters.

Requirements

We are looking for a Senior Corporate Solicitor (5+ PQE) with a strong background in corporate/M&A work, who has a portable following of at least £100k+.

A strong technical grounding in M&A and general corporate work is required, whilst experience advising owner-managed businesses or private equity-backed clients is desired.

You will be keen to build and grow your own practice within a collaborative, entrepreneurial platform.

You will be:

• Confident and capable of running your own caseload with minimal supervision.
• Commercially minded, with strong business development instincts.
• An effective communicator, both with clients and colleagues.
• Well organised, with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• A collaborative team player, keen to contribute to a growing and supportive team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Corporate Solicitor (5+ PQE) to join a large, established and highly collaborative team, with autonomy over how and where you work and the full support of the wider firm to continue building your practice.

Base salary will be dependent on the level of portable following, with potential to reach circa £150k, alongside a genuinely flexible working arrangement (as little as two days a week in the office).