Corporate - Principal Associate - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Weightmans

Weightmans

Verified Company

Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About your new role:

Our national corporate team provides a comprehensive range of legal services, with a particular focus on corporate transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs and buy-ins, and trade sales and disposals.

We act on behalf of private equity funds, fund managers and investee companies and their management teams.

We also handle company re-organisations and re-structuring, joint ventures, shareholder agreements and investment agreements and offer advice on general company law compliance and corporate governance.

We are currently recruiting for a Corporate Lawyer 6YRS + PQE to join our Corporate team in Manchester.

Key duties and responsibilities

To manage own workload of corporate transactional and company law advisory work (to include structuring and governance) for a variety of clients including owner managed businesses, private and public companies, public sector bodies, LLPs, partnerships and individuals
Assist other lawyers in the team with their work as required including supporting lead advisers in transactional work and supervision of more junior lawyers
Draft, review and negotiate a variety of transactional and corporate documents
To develop and build upon own case load of corporate/company law matters whilst supporting partners with larger scale matters
Advise clients in relation to the various areas set out above
Ensure clients are kept informed as often as may be required
To take an active role in business development
Attend client meetings and visit clients' premises as necessary
Liaise with internal and external parties such as colleagues, clients, other lawyers etc
To train, supervise and develop junior team members
Complete MI procedures as and when required
Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to
Comply with relevant policies and procedures
Work in accordance with Weightmans' values

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You:

About You

Corporate Lawyer 6YRS + PQE
Proven experience in all aspects of private M&A transactions
High level of commercial awareness with strong attention to detail and good drafting skills
Conscientious, self motivated, hard working, responsive, with critical thinking abilities and excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills
Selfmotivated and able to work on own initiative and as part of a team within the national corporate teams supporting more senior and junior staff and across the wider firm on larger projects
Methodical, organised, logical approach
Passionate about operational excellence generating work opportunities through great service delivery and improving the client experience
Ability to work to strict deadlines, tight timetables, targets and client protocols while maintaining high standards in terms of accuracy and quality
Excellent drafting and research skills
Excellent IT skills
Excellent communication
Excellent time management and organisation skills
Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

Why work for us:

Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK.

Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2021 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.

The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation."

We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

Work for a firm where people matter - work for Weightmans.
As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;

28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (prorated for part time)
Agile / working from home including provision of home office equipment
Healthcare cover/ Medicash
Pension plan
Life Insurance 4 x salary
Interest free travel loan scheme
Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
Discounted gym membership
Discounted dental scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Offers & discounts
Great reward and recognition scheme

- there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.

Please note

Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
We are open to part time/