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Associate (Nq) - Corporate - London, United Kingdom - Charles Russell Speechlys

Charles Russell Speechlys

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Forming an integral part of the Corporate team, the Associate role will advise a range of clients throughout all stages of business life cycle.

Working for a range of partners within the group, this is an opportunity for those looking to develop their careers within a friendly collegiate team that is widely recognised for its expertise in this area.

The Corporate team advises on a broad range of high-profile UK and cross border mergers, acquisitions and disposals (both public and private) as well as IPO's and offerings of securities on the Official List, and AIM and private placements, acting for issuers, financial advisers and brokers.

The

This role offers the Associate the opportunity to work on domestic and cross-border projects, collaborating with team members across our office network and with leading law firms in other jurisdictions.

The variety of the work that we do helps develop our team members skills and puts them in client-facing roles from the very start.

You will be able to gain the experience and expertise to offer guidance, commercial insight, and support on critical issues to our clients.

Role and Responsibilities (this is a broad but not exhaustive list)

Provide practical and commercial legal advice to clients in a clear and succinct manner
Manage a substantial and varied workload efficiently and costeffectively with supervision, appropriate to the level of expertise
Draft documents with minimum instruction and supervision, making use of appropriate precedents
Identify client opportunities and take appropriate steps to follow through
Contribute to group knowledge and knowhow initiatives

Person specification

Be an England and Wales newly qualified lawyer (or equivalent)
Demonstrate good judgement and a good legal and commercial understanding of client's particular needs
Understand scope of the tasks, manage time effectively and perform well under time and work pressures
Take a 'hands on' approach to managing own files and a broad case load
Have a high degree of attention to detail
Have strong problemsolving skills
Be flexible and willing to undertake a wide variety of tasks
Be a proactive team player, who is also highly selfmotivated and able to work on their own initiative
Be confident in both verbal and written communication with a diverse range of clients
Be able to build rapport with clients and develop an effective working relationship
Be flexible and willing to go the extra mile

Competencies