Corporate Legal Counsel

1 month ago

London, UK, United Kingdom Epiq Full time

We are actively seeking Corporate Legal Counsel for the UK and EMEA, providing day-to-day legal support to the UK and EMEA Corporate functions advising on corporate law and transactional legal issues, whilst managing legal and regulatory risk.


We are actively seeking Corporate Legal Counsel located anywhere in the United Kingdom with the following qualifications:

  • 5+ years PQE in commercial law but must have at least 5 years experience in in-house providing day-to-day legal support to the UK and EMEA Corporate functions.
  • Substantive experience advising and preparing / reviewing documentation on outsourcing transactions (external and intra-group) which involve the UK and European businesses.
  • Experience supporting external M&A involving the UK and European businesses.
  • Experience advising on ongoing impacts of Brexit.
  • Experience managing external counsels.
  • Willingness to work hybrid schedule requiring 3-4 days onsite in client London-based office.
  • Qualified solicitor in England.
  • LLM/JD from an accredited institution.
  • Epiq Counsel partners with industry-leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed-term legal services model.


Support our corporate client on the following:

  • Provide day-to-day legal support to the UK and EMEA Corporate functions.
  • Advise on intra-group reorganisations and legal entity rationalisation and liquidation projects.
  • Supporting external M&A involving the UK and European businesses.
  • Provide support to UK and European companies of the group including providing necessary corporate legal advice, drafting board papers, minutes and resolutions in relation to dividend payments, capitalisations, EGMs, approval of accounts, director appointments and removals and restructuring transactions.


Benefits

  • Hybrid role - three to four days onsite in London-based office.
  • Compensation commensurate with experience and complexity of engagement.
  • Paid holiday.
  • Access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.



Application Information

Should your experience meet the role requirements, the Epiq Counsel team will contact you. The Epiq Counsel team strives to respond to all applications; however due to the volume of applicants, we cannot always respond to every application.-


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