Life Sciences Corporate Associate or Senior Associate – Oxford

1 week ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Freeths Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year

About the team

Freeths highly rated and award-winning team of over 70 corporate lawyers have extensive experience of advising businesses ranging from entrepreneurs, SMEs, financial institutions to FTSE 100. Operating from 13 UK locations the team provide advice and guidance on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, fundraising, private equity, equity capital markets, due diligence, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, reorganisations and demergers, corporate structures and governance.

Having helped develop a number of businesses on a cross-jurisdictional level, Claus Anderson is an advocate for supporting the Life Sciences sector within a corporate setting and often attends and speaks at business conferences. He has an in-depth knowledge and understanding of complex M&A, joint venture and shareholder agreements, as well as regulatory advice in relation to Life Sciences and Technology. Based in Oxford, Claus is one of our leading corporate and commercial partners and he is a real driving force for the expansion of his team, ideally someone that has a genuine interest in this sector focused work.

About the Role

Our dynamic Oxford Corporate group now have a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to make a difference. Candidates who are at Associate or Senior Associate level with at least 1 years PQE+ and a strong background in a well-regarded corporate team are welcomed to apply. The successful candidate must be able to handle private equity matters as an essential part of their role, as well as demonstrating the ability to manage clients with little supervision.

Key Responsibilities

  • To work to a consistently high level and to provide an exemplary level of client service and care.

  • Competent financial management and commercial awareness, including accurate time recording, billing, achievement of firm delivered targets and management of WIP. 

  • To drive business development opportunities to ensure the retention of existing clients and development of new client relationships.

  • To ensure at all times that you maintain up to date technical expertise. 

  • To be accountable for your own personal development and to continuously develop interpersonal and soft skills.

  • To be competent at all times in accordance with the SRA competence standards 

  • To carry out any other such reasonable tasks that may be required from time to time. 

Your skills and qualifications

  • Have directly relevant previous extensive experience and have the correct level of post qualified experience (PQE) for the role in question. 

  • To have a strong commercial acumen and understanding of the industry and business of the client.

  • To run and manage your own case load with minimal supervision. 

  • A proven track record of competent financial management, ability to meet client expectations and sound case management skills. 

  • Good IT skills, experience, and confidence with using case management systems, electronic time recording and general Microsoft packages. 

  • To be a self-starting, friendly individual with excellent interpersonal skills. 

  • To be able to consistently demonstrate and embody the firm's values.

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