Job Description

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Hong Kong, Leeds, Limassol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Monaco, Newcastle, Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.

Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.

Job role:

Associate - Corporate Commercial

Hours

:

Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team:

Corporate Commercial

Location:

London

Benefits:

At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer:Annual leave starting at 25 days Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days Optional private medical insurance via BUPA Annual fitness allowance Flexible pension scheme ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme Medicash EAP with access to counselling Enhanced family leave policies Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year Life assurance Group income protection Annual travel season ticket loan Hybrid working and dress for your day policy Bespoke training and development opportunities Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role overview

Introduction to the role:

The Corporate and Commercial team has grown significantly in recent years (both in headcount and revenue) and has ambitious plans for continued growth.

As such, we are looking for an Associate to join our Corporate and Commercial team in London. Introduction to the team:

The Corporate and Commercial team based out of our London office is comprised of 15 partners, 22 other fee-earners and 3 PAs. We advise on a broad range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets (equity and debt), private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, reorganisations, general corporate advisory, commercial maritime and asset finance.

We work for a broad spectrum of clients from financial institutions, listed companies and investment funds, through to smaller start-up and owner-managed businesses and management teams, both domestically and internationally. The team forms part of a national corporate team that operates from our offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Leeds and Birmingham.

Key responsibilities:

To produce clear, concise and unambiguous documentation. Negotiate the terms of transaction documents. Transaction management and administration, including liaison with key client contacts and local counsel. Management and supervision of trainees and paralegals and build excellent working relationships with partners and more senior members of the team. Development of own internal and external network of contacts and play a significant role in business development for the team. Attends and help to arrange business development and profile-raising events (client seminars, legal directories updates and submissions, website news and publications on social media). Develop and maintain legal knowledge and understanding both generally and in core areas.

What are we looking for:

Important criteria:

Qualified solicitor Good level of general commercial awareness and attention to detail Driven to create workable solutions for the commercial issues in the best interest of the clients Demonstrates an understanding of clients' needs and expectations Excellence in service delivery and quality of services provided through technical and service excellence Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Time management skills showing ability to prioritise tasks Excellent legal and commercial research skills Ability to play a proactive part in business development activity individually and collectively Exhibits an understanding of the Firm's position in the market Organised and able to work to strict deadlines with the ability to prioritise realistically. Good housekeeping/file management practices; manages and records time promptly and accurately. Resilient with the ability to handle setbacks and pressure. Cooperative and collaborative in approach and is able to develop excellent working relationships at all levels and roles.
If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.
We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.
Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

Values

Trust - Respect - Innovation - Collaboration At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx. All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.