Your new company

This well-established national law firm has an excellent reputation for its corporate offering and continues to grow its presence in Leeds. The firm has a strong corporate practice operating across a number of major UK commercial centres and acts on a broad range of high-quality transactional matters.

Due to continued growth, the firm is looking to recruit a Corporate Associate to join its Leeds office.

Your new role

You will join an experienced corporate team and handle a broad range of transactional corporate matters, with a particular focus on M&A work.

Your role will include:

• Advising on mergers, acquisitions and disposals, including share and asset transactions
• Supporting and leading due diligence, data room and disclosure exercises
• Drafting and negotiating transaction documents and ancillary documentation
• Preparing disclosure letters and supporting bundles
• Advising on private equity-backed transactions
• Supporting public company transactions, including IPOs and equity fundraising
• Advising on corporate reorganisations and restructurings
• Drafting shareholders' agreements, joint venture agreements and LLP agreements
• Working directly with clients and taking increasing responsibility for transactions
• Supporting the wider team with business development and client initiatives

You will benefit from exposure to high-quality corporate work alongside opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the firm's national corporate practice.

What you'll need to succeed

You should be a qualified solicitor with ideally 2-4 years' PQE and have good experience in corporate transactional work.

You will ideally have:

• Strong M&A experience
• Experience of acquisitions and disposals
• Good drafting and negotiation skills
• Experience of due diligence and disclosure exercises
• The ability to manage your own matters and provide commercially focused advice
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• A collaborative approach and ambition to progress your career within corporate law

What you'll get in return

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing corporate practice in Leeds, offering high-quality transactional work and significant exposure to M&A matters.

You will benefit from early client contact, collaboration across a national corporate practice and strong opportunities for career development and progression.

What you need to do now

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