Senior Associate (Corporate)

Your Role

As a Senior Associate, you will:

• Perform at a senior level and play a lead role on transactions, which typically divide into providing strategic advice, leading negotiations of key documents and project management of the relevant transactions.
• Work as part of a close-knit team, in which there are no rigid sub-teams with all team members having the opportunity to work with each other on a full range of M&A transactions, including corporate acquisitions and disposals, management buy-outs/ins and private equity and venture capital investments.
• Advise a range of clients from large listed and unlisted companies, PE/VC backed companies, mid-market PE investors, ambitious management teams and founder shareholders.
• Actively support in‑person collaboration to enable effective training and development, including technical learning, business development, and client origination.
• Have regular opportunities to represent the team and the firm at networking and business development events, both regionally and across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s wider office network.
• Collaborate with the senior team on our business development strategy, including profile-raising events and communications.
• Support with the supervision and development of Paralegals, Trainees and Associates.

Your Skills & Experience

You will have/be:

• A qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society registered) with a minimum of three years’ PQE, able to lead on matters independently with limited supervision.
• Worked for a highly regarded corporate team on complex mid-market M&A, VC and PE transactions, with relevant sector experience.
• A forward thinker, able to demonstrate first class communication skills with the ability and confidence to engage with clients and colleagues at all levels.
• A proven track record in business development and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Able to develop a deep understanding of your client’s business needs, and act in the best interest of the firm and the client.
• Able to contribute to our collaborative culture, with an ambition to assist in the development of junior team members.

Your Team

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s corporate team is one of the South West’s largest and most experienced practices, recognised for delivering market‑leading advice on complex, high‑value transactions. Our Corporate team includes 17 Partners and over 60 team members across our six UK offices.

In 2024, the team was named Corporate Law Firm of the Year and won Large Deal of the Year at the South West Dealmakers Awards, underlining the scale of its transactional capability and the quality of its execution.

Beyond transactions, the team demonstrates leadership across the wider market. It is a co‑founder of the South West Junior Corporate Finance Network, working with BDO, BGF and HSBC, and is recognised for its commitment to inclusion, including winning the Influence Award at the 2026 Bristol Women in Business Awards and the Outstanding Internal Women’s Network Award for the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Women’s Equality Network.

Innovation is embedded in delivery through [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s award‑winning FutureLaw team, integrating technology, AI and process optimisation to enhance client outcomes.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s Corporate team delivered exceptional growth and deal volume in 2025, completing more than 125 UK-wide transactions across core sectors. The team has achieved double digit revenue growth for five consecutive years, including a 20% increase in FY25, outperforming the firm’s overall growth rate of 18%.

“The Bristol [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] team is a go to for corporate work. Modern, clear and fun to work with but have the reputational weight behind them which can be important from a perception perspective. They have experience in all kinds of deals, so have experience and have seen it before.” (Legal 500, 2025)

About [Employer hidden]

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people. Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US.

Our Benefits

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

We have a progressive, flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is supporting the work/life balance of our people.

Longer term, we will invest in your career progression - we want you to be successful. You will receive bespoke training throughout your career as well as mentoring and regular 1-1s with Partners, ensuring you have the technical and commercial skills to build an effective and successful practice.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to Work please contact the recruitment team on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]