Corporate Transactions & Advisory Associate

The role

We advise many of the worlds leading companies on public and private M&A disposals demergers joint ventures restructurings and high value commercial contracts with a particular focus on complex cross-border transactions.

Our team works closely with antitrust specialists on merger control matters and collaborates with experts across finance capital markets litigation tax pensions employment and real estate to deliver integrated advice.

We combine international deal execution skills with deep local market knowledge and sector-focused expertise. Our practice also covers corporate governance regulatory compliance intellectual property and technology advisory providing clients with comprehensive support across all aspects of corporate activity.

Who you will work with

Our clients include many of the worlds leading public and private corporations investment banks and financial institutions governments and international bodies.
 
Our unique service offering to clients is our top tier strength across M&A private equity antitrust IP and funds alongside the deep corporate client base combined with unrivalled strength and depth of expertise across practice areas and around our network.
 
We advise our clients on strategic corporate and M&A work both domestic and international with a particular focus on large complex cross-border transactions. Our work spans Europe the US the Middle East and APAC. 

You will be working with a broad range of clients and the firms other teams and practice areas not only in London but across the globe.

What you will be responsible for

As an Associate in our team you will be working on some of the worlds largest and most complex M&A transactions. Our lawyers provide a seamless integrated service across our network of offices and across different areas of expertise including public takeovers private M&A joint ventures restructurings secondary issues and advisory work.

You will provide legal and commercial expertise on complex M&A transactions large-scale re-organisations and joint venture arrangements as well as corporate advisory work; across a wide range of sectors including financial services energy and resources consumer goods and retail healthcare industrials real estate aviation and technology.

You will be working as part of cross-border and interdisciplinary teams to advise on corporate finance activities ensuring compliance with local laws and business requirements.

You will develop relationships with clients and actively engage in business development and thought leadership initiatives and seeking out opportunities for new work.

You will be drafting legal documents clearly and concisely creating solutions using legal knowledge and commercial judgement to advise and support leading multi-national corporates.
 

Qualifications :

Your experience

You will have a solid background in corporate work gained at a city firm or at an overseas common law practice with a highly regarded profile.   We are looking for proactive Associates who are able to think outside the box to create bespoke solutions for our clients objectives.

You will:

•  have experience of advising on complex multi-jurisdictional transactions.
• have an outstanding academic history and proven first rate legal skills combined with a strong reputation amongst existing clients for providing commercial solutions excellent transactional and management skills and be recognised as a lawyer that is sought out by existing clients.
• be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills strong communication and analytical skills along with a high level of commercial awareness.
• need to demonstrate that you can thrive in a team with high professional standards and a client-focused commercial approach. You will have had strong exposure of collaborating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams.

It is also crucial that you can demonstrate an appetite for business development client relationship management and thought leadership. 

Additional Information :

How we will support you 

From your first day with us you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning. 

Hybrid working

This role follows our balanced hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow you will be supported to work in a hybrid way in line with the hybrid working policy. 

What we offer including our broad range of benefits and working environment 

When you join Clifford Chance you will have access to a broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial wellbeing lifestyle and family friendly benefits. For more information on what we offer specifically in the UK please visit our What We Offer page on our career site.  

Equal opportunities 

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society. 

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender gender identity and expression marital or civil partnership status race colour national or ethnic origin social or economic background disability religious belief sexual orientation or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.   

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement. 

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.  

Find out more about our inclusive culture here. 
 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time