Corporate AssociateManaging Associate Oxford
Corporate AssociateManaging Associate Oxford
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Job Description
About the team
Freeths highly rated and awardwinning team of over 70 corporate lawyers have extensive experience of advising businesses ranging from entrepreneurs SMEs financial institutions to FTSE 100. Operating from 13 UK locations the team provide advice and guidance on mergers and acquisitions disposals fundraising private equity equity capital markets due diligence joint ventures shareholder arrangements reorganisations and demergers corporate structures and governance.
The Corporate team in Oxford is entrepreneurial ambitious and supportive. Led by National Head Leon Arnold ranked as a leading individual in Chambers & Partners 2024 edition) and a Recommended Lawyer in the Legaledition) the team offer a unique blend of top level national legal expertise and international reach combined with a strong and deeprooted Thames Valley presence. The team are passionate about providing a local platform to deliver the most significant deals and offer flexible working as well as being conveniently based in fantastic offices with good transport links and parking.
About the Role
The Oxford Corporate team now have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join them. Candidates with 1 PQE are invited to apply but we would also be interested in speaking with you if you have more or less experience. You will be involved in the whole range of corporate work including mergers and acquisitions shareholders agreements corporate restructurings joint ventures and private equity. The team work seamlessly across our offices and you will be a good team player. We encourage all our lawyers from an early stage to network and develop their own client relationships and you will be actively supported in this and in progressing your career.
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Key Responsibilities
To work to a consistently high level and to provide an exemplary level of client service and care.
Competent financial management and commercial awareness including accurate time recording billing achievement of firm delivered targets and management of WIP.
To drive business development opportunities to ensure the retention of existing clients and development of new client relationships.
To ensure at all times that you maintain up to date technical expertise.
To be accountable for your own personal development and to continuously develop interpersonal and soft skills.
To be competent at all times in accordance with the SRA competence standards
To carry out any other such reasonable tasks that may be required from time to time.
Your skills and qualifications
Have directly relevant previous extensive experience and have the correct level of post qualified experience (PQE) for the role in question.
To have a strong commercial acumen and understanding of the industry and business of the client.
To run and manage your own case load with minimal supervision.
A proven track record of competent financial management ability to meet client expectations and sound case management skills.
Good IT skills experience and confidence with using case management systems electronic time recording and general Microsoft packages.
To be a selfstarting friendly individual with excellent interpersonal skills.
To be able to consistently demonstrate and embody the firms values.
No agencies direct applications only. For further information or a confidential discussion please contact the recruitment team !.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
