Corporate Associate - Mid/Senior Level

The opportunity

AJ chambers are partnered with an incredible, international law firm who are looking for a Mid/Senior level Corporate Associate to join their highly ambitious and fast growing International Corporate Group in London. This will be a broad Corporate role, with a specific focus on M&A.

The team

Their International Corporate Group offers a full range of specialist corporate legal services including M&A (public and private), equity capital markets, private equity/venture capital and joint ventures. They offer the full remit of corporate expertise to a wide range of clients from technology-focused start-ups to established multinational blue chips, on an array of domestic and international transactions.

About you

Candidates will need to be highly motivated and keen to take responsibility. They are looking for lawyers who are technically excellent and with the ability to apply their legal skills in a practical way.

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent academic achievement.
• Experience of leading on corporate transactions gained within a comparable environment and at an appropriate level.
• A desire to be working for a truly international firm.

In addition, we expect candidates to demonstrate:

• Flexibility, supporting a broad range of corporate transactions, but with a particular focus on private M&A work.
• The ability to manage aspects of complex matters/transactions and clients.
• Knowledge of key areas of the law by providing clear, precise, practical advice.
• The ability to use initiative and a confidence built upon solid success and achievements.
• The ability to liaise effectively with lawyers from within the Group and also to liaise and coordinate with lawyers from other disciplines and jurisdictions as required.
• Delegation and supervisory skills where appropriate.
• Interest in working in a challenging, team-based environment.
• The willingness and ability to support business development activity, creating and maintaining strong client relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
• A commitment regularly to update their own technical expertise and to achieve continuous improvement and development.
• The ability to contribute to the general upkeep of the Group (either by training, precedents, or knowhow generally).