Corporate Solicitor

4 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Weightmans Full time

About your new role

Our national corporate team provides a comprehensive range of legal services, with a particular focus on corporate transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs and buy-ins, and trade sales and disposals.  We act on behalf of private equity funds, fund managers and investee companies and their management teams. We also handle company re-organisations and re-structuring, joint ventures, shareholder agreements and investment agreements and offer advice on general company law compliance and corporate governance.

We are currently recruiting for a Corporate Lawyer 2YRS - 4 YRS + PQE to join our Corporate team in Leeds.

The successful candidates will manage their own workload and assist other lawyers in relation to corporate transactional work and company law advisory work.

 

  • To manage own workload of corporate transactional support and company law advisory work (to include structuring and governance) for a variety of clients including owner managed businesses, private and public companies, public sector bodies, LLPs, partnerships and individuals
  • Assist other lawyers in the team with their work as required including supporting lead advisers in transactional work
  • Draft, review and negotiate a variety of transactional and corporate documents
  • To develop and build upon own case load of corporate/company law matters whilst supporting partners with larger scale matters
  • Advise clients in relation to the various areas set out above
  • Ensure clients are kept informed as often as may be required
  • To take an active role in business development
  • Attend client meetings and visit clients’ premises as necessary
  • Liaise with internal and external parties such as colleagues, clients, other lawyers etc
  • Complete MI procedures as and when required
  • Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
  • Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to
  • Comply with relevant policies and procedures
  • Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

    This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

    About You

    • Corporate Lawyer 2YRS - 4 YRS + PQE
    • Proven experience in all aspects of private M&A transactions
    • High level of commercial awareness with strong attention to detail and good drafting skills
    • Conscientious, self motivated, hard working, responsive, with critical thinking abilities and excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills
    • Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative and as part of a team within the national corporate teams supporting more senior and junior staff and across the wider firm on larger projects
    • Methodical, organised, logical approach
    • Passionate about operational excellence generating work opportunities through great service delivery and improving the client experience
    • Ability to work to strict deadlines, tight timetables, targets and client protocols while maintaining high standards in terms of accuracy and quality
    • Excellent drafting and research skills
    • Excellent IT skills
    • Excellent communication
    • Excellent time management and organisation skills
    • Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
    • Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

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