Job Description
The role of a Corporate Lawyer is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to work on high-profile cases. The successful candidate will be an experienced corporate solicitor with a track record of dealing with complex legal issues, offering strategic legal advice to a high standard.
As a Corporate Lawyer, you will work on a wide range of corporate transactions that are often multijurisdictional and high value in nature. You will develop skills to deliver the highest quality service for clients across the globe.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work closely with various practice groups, including corporate and securities, M&A, cross-border transactions and integrations, reorganisations, and capital markets.
* Assist offices with a diverse range of corporate matters, often across multiple jurisdictions, such as drafting corporate documentation, large-scale due diligence projects, drafting due diligence reports, and acting as a country or regional coordinator on global transactions.
* Work as part of project teams with other lawyers, legal project managers, and legal tech team members from across the firm's global network of offices.
* Escalate project-specific issues to the management group or project partner as appropriate.
* Develop strong working relationships with partners and lawyers in various practice groups in a variety of jurisdictions.
* Assist with bespoke projects other than billable matters, such as contributing to the identification of innovative services, methods, know-how, and platforms to assist in achieving efficiencies and continual process improvement.
Requirements:
* Qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland and/or England and Wales, with demonstrable corporate experience.
* Ability to review, analyse, and organise documentary and factual evidence, advising on risk and practical mitigation measures.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work well in a team with others of various experience levels as well as individually.
* Sound commercial awareness and a 'client-first' service orientation.
* Ability to set high standards of performance and deliver desired results.
* A 'self-starter' who is collaborative, pragmatic, commercial, and adaptable in their approach.
* Excellent writing and organisation skills.
* Ability to balance work priorities and manage deadlines effectively.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and online research tools.