Associate / Senior Associate (6+ years PQE) - Corporate & Commercial / Corporate

Associate / Senior Associate (6+ years PQE) - Derek Stroud

Job reference: 000032

Employment type: Permanent

Discipline: Corporate & Commercial

Team: Corporate

JOB TITLE

Associate / Senior Associate (6+ years PQE) – Corporate & Commercial / Corporate

Based in Edinburgh or Glasgow

REPORTING TO

Corporate Partners

JOB PURPOSE

We currently have an opportunity for an Associate / Senior Associate to join our award winning and top tier ranked Corporate team. The work is always interesting, seldom straightforward and you will need to be able to understand and articulate the commercial reasons behind the legal work you will be doing. You will work closely with existing clients and also be part of the continuing efforts of the team to win new clients and business.

As part of the team, you will be exposed to a wide range of high quality corporate and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions, investments and complex private equity deals. Our clients come from a broad range of industry sectors and we handle all types of corporate transactions for UK and international clients, often co-ordinating multi-jurisdictional teams. Our experienced team acts for buyers and sellers, equity providers, management teams and targets. Our full service offering ensures that all aspects of the transaction are covered from investment to exit including finance, funding arrangements, tax and employment. There will also be opportunities to work on AIM and capital markets deals.

In addition to general mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate work, you are likely to be involved in advising on corporate structures and partnerships, cross border joint ventures and corporate reorganisations relative to groups of companies.

You will be able to draw on the expertise of specialist advice from across our firm where necessary. Our Corporate team work in close collaboration with our tax, real estate, employment, banking and personal and family teams to deliver a complete service to our clients, who are active in almost every sector of the Scottish economy.

You will also play a key role in the growth of the business by building and maintain effective client relationships and maintaining an active focus on business development.

CORE TASKS

• A wide range of corporate law matters, including start-ups, M&A transactions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, investments, reorganisations, shareholder/investment agreements and some AIM work
• Partnerships, LLPs and Scottish Limited Partnerships
• Advising clients on corporate governance issues such as director's conflict of interest, board composition, trading issues and shareholder relations
• Advising clients on commercial contracts on occasion
• Providing corporate support to other teams within the firm
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PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience of dealing with complex and challenging issues

Takes responsibility for managing own workload

Works effectively with other team members and is able to supervise the work of those less qualified when required

Committed to keeping up to date on changes in law and developments in practice area

Works to understand the practice's key clients, the industry they operate in and the challenges they face

Has excellent drafting skills and provides client advice that is well presented and tailored to their needs

Maintains regular contact with the clients and shows understanding of the priorities for the client

Active involvement in building the business through proactive business development activities linked to the practice's strategic plan

Can work efficiently and to tight deadlines

Communicates in a confident, clear commercially astute and relaxed way

Takes pride in quality of work

Takes responsibility for delivering quality client service

Tailors approach according to client need/style

SKILLS

• Good communicator
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent written skills
• Great legal knowledge
• Sound commercial awareness
• Proven track record in business development
• Excellent client relationship management skills
• Able to work efficiently and deliver to deadlines
• Strong commitment to first class service delivery