Job Description

Title:

Corporate & Commercial Associate (0-3 PQE)

Hours:

9.30am - 5.30pm and as required, flexible applications considered

Working week:

Monday - Friday

Department:

Corporate & Commercial

Purpose of job:

To assist the department in the provision of advice to the firm's clients.



The Associate will assist on a variety of corporate transactional matters as listed below:


Assisting with large-scale corporate transactions, and running own smaller-scale transactions, with a particular focus on: M&A transactions, Capital markets work; and Investment work (acting for angel investors, founders/companies, and VCs) and generally working with entrepreneurs and early-stage ventures. Negotiating all or discrete aspects of corporate transactions and drafting the relevant documentation. Advising on other areas of corporate law, including in relation to re-organisations, capital reductions, share buybacks, shareholder agreements, JV agreements, share option schemes, directors' duties and governance issues. Taking ownership of, and working through large technical documents, including sale and purchase agreements and prospectuses. Taking the lead on verification, due diligence work and other legal processes including: Reviewing and processing due diligence materials. Managing access to a transactional dataroom and managing the flow of information; and Managing other fee earners and support staff in relation to the same. Providing administrative support to the team on transactions but also providing active back up on transactions, e.g. checking and chasing information. Liaising with other lawyers and legal representatives. Company secretarial work where required and some drafting such as minutes of meetings, share transfers and resolutions. Attending meetings, running discrete aspects of meetings, taking notes and following up on issues. Managing other fee earners and support staff in relation to documentation bibles, document lists etc. Researching points of law, applicable rules/regulations and other factual issues, through the use of legal databases, textbooks and other appropriate sources; and Assisting with ad hoc administrative and legal tasks under instruction. * Asset tracing.