Corporate Solicitor/Associate

Lindsays Edinburgh, Glasgow

Corporate Solicitor/Associate (1 – 5 years PQE)
Edinburgh or Glasgow
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
About Us
Lindsays is a full-service law firm with a reputation for providing an excellent and outstanding service to clients. Our specialist teams offer a diverse range of services, allowing us to cater to the individual needs of a wide range of clients. The firm maintains strong residential property and private client departments and has an expanding range of corporate and commercial services, encompassing company law, corporate finance, intellectual property, technology, employment, charity law, rural property, commercial property and construction, all of which enjoy an excellent reputation in the marketplace.

With 53 Partners and over 300 staff, our goal is to have the right staff with the right skills to ensure we have superb people to advise and support clients. We are committed to investing in our people and believe in helping our staff succeed. Lindsays is a full-service law firm with a reputation for providing an excellent and outstanding service to clients and our Corporate team acts for a wide range of corporate clients, from high-growth start-ups, to owner managed SMEs and blue-chip corporates.

The role

We have a great opportunity for a corporate / commercial solicitor to join a high-performing, forward-thinking team where your expertise and client engagement will shape the future of your career. We're looking for a solicitor who is personable and thrives on variety, challenge, and impact.

Step into a role that's anything but ordinary. You'll advise entrepreneurial clients on:

• Private company acquisitions and disposals in the Scottish market
• High-stakes private equity investments across exciting sectors such as interactive media, renewable technology, software (AI included), defence and clinical trials
• Corporate restructurings, management buy in transactions and employee ownership work
• Collaborative shareholder and joint venture agreements
• Cutting-edge and innovative commercial contracts across industries
• Data protection, intellectual property and employee options and other niche specialities our experts have (and any new speciality you can bring)

We need lawyers to actively develop our ambitious team. Your days will not always be the same and problem-solving is something we and our clients really value.

• Base: Choose between our vibrant Edinburgh or Glasgow offices
• Flexibility: After initial training, hybrid working tailored to your lifestyle and our clients' businesses
• Collaboration: Work across both offices with a team that values connection and innovation. Be part of a collaborative, ambitious team that celebrates success
• Work with high quality clients on headline-making deals
• Have the opportunity to be entrepreneurial and seek out new clients and deals
• Access ongoing development and mentorship with our vastly experienced team to grow your expertise

If you are interested in applying for the above role and possess the relevant experience please send your CV, including a note of your current salary, to Pauline Dalbeck, HR Director, Caledonian Exchange, 19a Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8HE or email:

Please note, whilst we don't have a set closing date, we may close this vacancy early if we receive significant numbers of applications. We may also interview candidates on a rolling basis.

Rewards & Benefits

• 34 days holiday which includes 9 statutory days;
• Long service holidays which start to accrue after 5 years service;
• Holiday purchase scheme;
• Pension scheme;
• Death in Service Benefit (for those in the pension scheme);
• Access to online GP appointments, counselling and health & wellbeing resources;
• Discounted gym memberships;
• Enhanced family policies after a period of continuous service;
• Discounted legal fees;
• Enhanced company sick pay;
• Travel Loan scheme;
• Career development support;
• Hybrid working

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion play an integral part in the people strategy at Lindsays. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where our people feel valued and can reach their full potential.

Equal Opportunities

Lindsays, is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation.

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