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This specialist City law firm are looking for an Associate to join their Corporate & Commercial Department. The firm offers specialist legal advice across a range of services. Their clients include private individuals, businesses, trusts, charities and other organisations, Family companies, Partnerships, SME's, Business Trusts and Charities. They are looking to expand their focus, engaging with both national and international Clients.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in all round company/commercial law. The team enjoys a reputation for providing trusted and highly effective legal services to clients on a wide range of commercial and corporate matters including corporate governance, contract advice, business restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements and employment law.
Responsibilities
- Work independently and with minimal supervision to provide timely, proactive, pragmatic, high quality legal advice and solutions for new and existing clients.
- Work proactively with the Head of Department in growing the practice.
- Proactively and efficiently develop their own specialist area in the Corporate & Commercial sector whilst adhering to the various policies and procedures designed to ensure an excellent standard of client care, compliance and profitability.
- Keep abreast of legal developments, sharing relevant insights within the Corporate & Commercial Group;
- Translate legislative and regulatory changes into practical business activities for the benefit of clients.
Skills Required
An experienced qualified lawyer with extensive post-qualification experience in-house and/or in private practice. Entrepreneurial instincts and spirit and be used to collaborating closely with colleagues across a range of disciplines, clients, other firms and advisers. Is commercial in approach and builds trust with Clients by collaborating with them. Well-connected professionally and adept at networking and driving business development. A solution-focussed and pragmatic individual who is prepared to quickly develop the client base and apply extensive legal knowledge and best practice and in their day-to-day work. Able to convey complex legal issues, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and simple way with a good sense of commercial reality. Able to identify and pragmatically solve complex problems, use initiative to find commercial and pragmatic solutions and recognise when to bring in and consult other members of the Group, a good energetic 'team player'. Delivery focused - manages and organises own time effectively to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines to manage clients\' expectations and demands.
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