Corporate M&A Senior Associate (Lawyer)

Senior Associate
Looking for an opportunity to cast your net even wider?
At Burges Salmon, you'll work at the forefront of your field while collaborating with colleagues who are experts in theirs. You'll have access to top-calibre clients, with real responsibility and ownership from day one, as you make an impact on a global scale.
The TeamFast-paced. Exciting. Innovative. Our market-leading corporate lawyers shape the commercial landscape by combining legal and transactional expertise with industry insight to develop tailored solutions for our clients.
Our Corporate M&A team is one of the largest outside London. Our lawyers work on an array of complex public/private mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions in the UK, internationally and in the equity capital markets. We act for a variety of clients from multi-national corporates and financial institutions to early stage businesses, partnerships, co-operative societies, and high net worth individuals and investors.
What others say…
We stand “toe to toe with London firms” (L500) and are renowned for our “excellent, highly professional and sound advice” (IFLR1000).
Key clients include:
Virgin Group, John Lewis Partnership, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Bluefield Solar, FirstGroup plc.
The FirmOur working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.
We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have recently been voted by our people as a RollOnFriday's ‘Firm of the Year to Work for 2023'.
And did you know our hybrid working model offers flexible working options too?
ResponsibilitiesBuilding the Culture: Embrace your role as a role model to enhance Burges Salmon's workplace. Set the cultural tone and support change initiatives.Delivering Results: Achieve personal goals, align contributions with overall priorities, and manage resources effectively to ensure successful project delivery.Growing our People: Actively develop your team, enhance expertise in your field, and deepen your knowledge and skills.Developing our Business: r network to foster collaboration and referrals.What you'll needRelevant experience working on corporate M&A and PE transactions.Be a strong team player, with excellent interpersonal skillsAble to manage a complex and varied workload effectivelyBe self-motivated and willing to learnExperience of leading others to develop their skills and knowledge.Experience of effective matter management and business development activities.Must be a SRA or Law Society of Scotland registered lawyerBenefitsClick here for a full overview of our brilliant reward package and find out more about the benefits of a legal career with Burges Salmon, here.
We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.
It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.
Get in touch!If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Victoria Lewton - 0117 307 6942 - for an informal and confidential conversation.
Are you ready to swim against the tide as a future industry leader? Are you ready to make a leap? Make a splash…
Documents Senior Associate - Role Description.pdf (150.46 KB)Interview Guidance - Senior Associates.pdf (492.37 KB)Firm Achievements 2021-2022.pdf (328.27 KB)Responsible Business performance highlights infographic 2022 v3.pdf (1.40 MB) Further Links Legal careersBenefits and rewardsHybrid working
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