Corporate Transaction Services Lawyer

Key Information

• PQE: 4 years +
• Term type: Permanent
• Team: Corporate
• Location: Belfast

About Us

Successful businesses rely on a unique set of ideas and people. We help our clients protect and develop those vital assets, unlocking possibilities for future success. From iconic brands and leading multinationals to pioneering start-ups, we are proud to work with a huge range of inspiring clients. Our people are not only exceptional at what they do, they also enjoy doing it and consistently give their best to a firm they’re proud to be part of. This stems from our firm culture and our ethos of bravery and kindness. With an internationally minded team of more than 800 working across key areas of law – plus strategic partnerships around the world – we’ve got both the combination and calibre of legal experts it takes to enable our clients’ businesses to thrive. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process. If you’d like to request any adjustments or discuss flexible working, please email [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

About the Team

Our Corporate team is consistently top ranked for corporate M&A. We are ranked in Tier 1 by Legal 500 and Band 1 by Chambers & Partners. The team currently consists of 16 partners, 15 associates, three legal directors, two trainees, one paralegal and a knowledge lawyer, together with a high quality secretarial and word processing support team. The team operates as one combined team based across the London, Manchester, Cardiff and Belfast offices and consists of corporate, tax, banking and finance experts.

About the Role

As our Corporate Transaction Services Lawyer, you will take the lead across the Corporate team's London, Manchester, Cardiff and Belfast offices on transaction services and related functions. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing transactional due diligence exercises.
• Developing best-practice for Corporate due diligence and reporting.
• Working with the Technology team to identify tools for transaction services.
• Providing training to specialist lawyers on risks and issues.
• Developing products in adjacent areas, such as legal audit services.
• Preparing business development content.
• Supporting the Corporate team on other transactional work.

About You

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A minimum of 4 years' post-qualification experience in Corporate/M&A working on UK transactions, with experience of legal technology, legal project management or legal process design.
• Excellent written, analytical and communication skills as well as strong attention to detail.
• An ambitious, proactive, commercial and responsive attitude.
• A keen interest in developing technology-driven solutions and improving processes.
• Comfort with taking responsibility and dealing directly with clients and colleagues across multiple offices.
• A team player who is keen to support others to learn.
• A keen interest in developing marketing and business development skills.

Additional Information

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We are proud of the diversity within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work. All applicants will be considered equally and fairly. If you’d like to request any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to discuss flexible working patterns, please email the recruitment team in confidence ([Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]).