Job Title Boardrooms Receptionist (London) Closing Date 30-Nov-2022 Department Marketing & Sales Job Location London Role Business Services Description We have an exciting opportunity for a Boardrooms Receptionist to join our London team. This is a full-time, permanent position, Monday - Friday covering the hours from 7:30am to 8:00pm. About us Osborne Clarke is a future-focused international legal practice with over 300 Partners and more than 1,080 talented lawyers in 26 offices around the world . Our three-dimensional approach to client service combines legal expertise, in-depth understanding of our clients and the sectors they operate in, together with insight into the global issues that are transforming the landscape of how we live, work and do business: Decarbonisation, Digitalisation and Urban Dynamics. Looking around corners to help our clients solve legal and business challenges, big and small, and harness the opportunities of change - together we'll be ready for what's next. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success. The role The main purpose of this role is to deliver reception, boardroom, hospitality, general administration duties, events support and switchboard services, providing a five-star experience for all internal and external clients using these services. More specifically you will: Front desk/boardrooms responsibilities: Main point of contact for all 6th floor facilities Welcome all visitors to the office and ensure all our visitor's needs and expectations are being met and exceeded at all times Inform the relevant OC host / PA upon visitor arrival and managing their introduction/handover Liaise with key departments to ensure OC's client experience is impeccable at all times such as back office, cleaning team, wider catering team, IT, events, document production, facilities, boardrooms in UK and Europe) Daily operations of the boardrooms including regular room and equipment checks (e.g. stationery stock, cleanliness, coffee machine switched on, etc.), setting up and testing AV equipment (e.g. video conferencing) ahead of OC visitor's arrival Back office responsibilities: Manage departmental inbox and room bookings requests including hospitality and AV requests Book taxis on behalf of OC employees Switchboard: answering and forwarding phone calls, transferring phone calls to the right department / member of staff and taking messages liaising with Ground floor reception regarding last minute visitors, ordering marketing material, liaising with facilities re. OC staff passes London events programme: Assist in the delivery of the firm's events held in our London office Support the events team with the meet and greet, badge preparation, rooms set up and administration for on and off site events as and when required General: Actively manage own personal training and development, identifying any suitable development opportunities Any other duties (or project work) that may be required to ensure the efficient operation of the London (or UK) reception/boardrooms/ switchboard services We are looking for We are looking for someone with experience in a similar role or from a customer service background who is able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills, who has the ability to interact with people at all levels. You'll also have: Outstanding interpersonal skills, highly professional attitude at all times, flexible, enthusiastic, self-motivated, proactive, with a "hands-on" approach Great attention to detail Previous experience working with meeting room booking / switchboard systems is useful Maintain and practise a high degree of confidentiality and integrity at all times Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) Good IT skills Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. For more information or to apply We would very much welcome your application using the link provided. Should you have any questions about the role, or would like to find out more about the firm, please contact Chloe Tidcombe in the recruitment team No agencies please. Services in India are provided by a relationship firm Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Dec 01, 2022
Full time
Job Title Boardrooms Receptionist (London) Closing Date 30-Nov-2022 Department Marketing & Sales Job Location London Role Business Services Description We have an exciting opportunity for a Boardrooms Receptionist to join our London team. This is a full-time, permanent position, Monday - Friday covering the hours from 7:30am to 8:00pm. About us Osborne Clarke is a future-focused international legal practice with over 300 Partners and more than 1,080 talented lawyers in 26 offices around the world . Our three-dimensional approach to client service combines legal expertise, in-depth understanding of our clients and the sectors they operate in, together with insight into the global issues that are transforming the landscape of how we live, work and do business: Decarbonisation, Digitalisation and Urban Dynamics. Looking around corners to help our clients solve legal and business challenges, big and small, and harness the opportunities of change - together we'll be ready for what's next. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success. The role The main purpose of this role is to deliver reception, boardroom, hospitality, general administration duties, events support and switchboard services, providing a five-star experience for all internal and external clients using these services. More specifically you will: Front desk/boardrooms responsibilities: Main point of contact for all 6th floor facilities Welcome all visitors to the office and ensure all our visitor's needs and expectations are being met and exceeded at all times Inform the relevant OC host / PA upon visitor arrival and managing their introduction/handover Liaise with key departments to ensure OC's client experience is impeccable at all times such as back office, cleaning team, wider catering team, IT, events, document production, facilities, boardrooms in UK and Europe) Daily operations of the boardrooms including regular room and equipment checks (e.g. stationery stock, cleanliness, coffee machine switched on, etc.), setting up and testing AV equipment (e.g. video conferencing) ahead of OC visitor's arrival Back office responsibilities: Manage departmental inbox and room bookings requests including hospitality and AV requests Book taxis on behalf of OC employees Switchboard: answering and forwarding phone calls, transferring phone calls to the right department / member of staff and taking messages liaising with Ground floor reception regarding last minute visitors, ordering marketing material, liaising with facilities re. OC staff passes London events programme: Assist in the delivery of the firm's events held in our London office Support the events team with the meet and greet, badge preparation, rooms set up and administration for on and off site events as and when required General: Actively manage own personal training and development, identifying any suitable development opportunities Any other duties (or project work) that may be required to ensure the efficient operation of the London (or UK) reception/boardrooms/ switchboard services We are looking for We are looking for someone with experience in a similar role or from a customer service background who is able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills, who has the ability to interact with people at all levels. You'll also have: Outstanding interpersonal skills, highly professional attitude at all times, flexible, enthusiastic, self-motivated, proactive, with a "hands-on" approach Great attention to detail Previous experience working with meeting room booking / switchboard systems is useful Maintain and practise a high degree of confidentiality and integrity at all times Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) Good IT skills Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. For more information or to apply We would very much welcome your application using the link provided. Should you have any questions about the role, or would like to find out more about the firm, please contact Chloe Tidcombe in the recruitment team No agencies please. Services in India are provided by a relationship firm Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Job Title Commercial Disputes (Media & Information Law) Associate Closing Date 22-Oct-2022 Department Commercial Litigation Job Location Bristol; London; Reading Role Lawyers Description We have an exciting new opportunity for an Associate to join our Commercial Disputes team, focusing in particular on media and information law (but with scope to maintain a broader commercial litigation practice alongside this work). This opportunity is available on a permanent, full-time basis and we're open to considering candidates wishing to be based in any of our three UK offices (London, Reading and Bristol). The practice Our market-leading media and information law team, which sits within our broader commercial disputes team, acts for a broad range of clients (including various household names) on a wide range of disputes and crisis issues. Our rapidly expanding team is one of the very few practices to have mastered acting for both claimants and defendants on a wide variety of reputation related work. The team is regularly instructed by big name corporate clients and high net worth individuals to solve complex reputational problems, litigating where necessary. We are regularly instructed on some of the biggest crises and reputational issues to hit the news, and our clients include market leaders in technology, telecoms, retail and various other sectors. Our reputation in this field means that we are now regularly instructed to defend the growing number of data protection claims brought in place of more traditional defamation or privacy claims as well as other contentious data protection issues. This complements our work assisting clients respond to cyber related incidents. Technical skills and experience You will be a commercial litigator with an interest in media and information disputes and transferable experience from other areas of law, or will already be able to demonstrate experience with the field of media and information law, including defamation, privacy and contentious data protection. You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking for an Associate, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience. Your career development Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with: clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress; high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure; thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins in the recruitment team on or . At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Job Title Commercial Disputes (Media & Information Law) Associate Closing Date 22-Oct-2022 Department Commercial Litigation Job Location Bristol; London; Reading Role Lawyers Description We have an exciting new opportunity for an Associate to join our Commercial Disputes team, focusing in particular on media and information law (but with scope to maintain a broader commercial litigation practice alongside this work). This opportunity is available on a permanent, full-time basis and we're open to considering candidates wishing to be based in any of our three UK offices (London, Reading and Bristol). The practice Our market-leading media and information law team, which sits within our broader commercial disputes team, acts for a broad range of clients (including various household names) on a wide range of disputes and crisis issues. Our rapidly expanding team is one of the very few practices to have mastered acting for both claimants and defendants on a wide variety of reputation related work. The team is regularly instructed by big name corporate clients and high net worth individuals to solve complex reputational problems, litigating where necessary. We are regularly instructed on some of the biggest crises and reputational issues to hit the news, and our clients include market leaders in technology, telecoms, retail and various other sectors. Our reputation in this field means that we are now regularly instructed to defend the growing number of data protection claims brought in place of more traditional defamation or privacy claims as well as other contentious data protection issues. This complements our work assisting clients respond to cyber related incidents. Technical skills and experience You will be a commercial litigator with an interest in media and information disputes and transferable experience from other areas of law, or will already be able to demonstrate experience with the field of media and information law, including defamation, privacy and contentious data protection. You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking for an Associate, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience. Your career development Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with: clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress; high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure; thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins in the recruitment team on or . At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Job Title Commercial (Life Sciences) Associate Director Closing Date 23-Sep-2022 Department Commercial Job Location Bristol; London; Reading Role Lawyers Description "I have worked with them in a major life sciences case and they are simply top notch" - Legal 500 "They have in-depth knowledge and offer commercially aware advice" - Chambers & Partners We have an exciting new opportunity for an Associate Director to join our Commercial team with a particular focus on Life Science matters. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and advise on high value, strategically important and often international projects within a supportive and collegiate environment. The practice Our Commercial group provides leading-edge legal and business solutions to clients, ranging from high growth start-ups to multinationals and covering the entire spectrum of commercial activity. Our Commercial team has a strong reputation with large local and global clients requiring sophisticated cross-jurisdictional advice. Our Life Sciences and Healthcare sector has been one of the fastest growing within Osborne Clarke over the last 5 years. Life sciences, health and social care are vitally important in the development of modern society, with a diverse range of stakeholders, from the general public and clinical practitioners to regulators, insurers and governments. We understand the unique challenges of the industry and deliver results-focused advice for a diverse range of clients, from drug developers and healthcare providers to digital health businesses, and the entities that finance and support them. In our life sciences and healthcare sector we advise a number of leading life sciences, digital health and healthcare companies on contractual agreements relating to licensing, strategic partnering, co-operative research and development and drug supply, regulatory issues, digital transformation projects, as well a public/private agreements and major outsourcings. To find out more about the practice, please see the link below: The work Some examples of our recent experience include: Supporting Gama Healthcare, a UK based company that specialises in manufacturing and supplying specialist anti-microbial and disinfectant products, throughout the Covid pandemic on a wide range of urgent, high value contracts relating to the manufacture, supply and onward sale of their products (including specialist isolation units) to the NHS and other major customers both in the UK and worldwide. Advising Thriva Limited, the UK's leading platform for serology (blood testing), throughout the Covid pandemic with four of its largest counterparties, including HM Government. Supporting leading veterinary product wholesaler Centaur with various strategically significant projects, including advising on a number of key IT procurements, contracts with major customers and suppliers for the supply and purchase of veterinary and animal care products. Advising a large pharma company on the development and implementation of an internet platform that trains patients who use a specific medical product. Advising several health insurers and providers of electrical platforms for medical products. This included tendering and negotiation processes in connection with the procurement of eHealth systems. Working closely with Koa Health on all aspects of its operations in the UK, including its digital wellbeing and therapeutic solutions and in relation to clinical research and breakthrough technology to deliver mental health support. Advising Heartbeat Solutions on the development of an online platform for doctor-patient communication / educational documentation. The team "As lawyers I find them straightforward, pragmatic and enjoyable to work with" - Chambers & Partners Spanning all three of our UK based offices and working closely together, the Commercial department is made up of over 60 lawyers in total. This role would involve working on a very regular basis with our Commercial lawyers in all three offices, as well as our international offices. Technical skills and experience The role requires someone with strong analytical skills and the ability to provide concise, commercial advice to clients whilst really getting to know their business and sector(s) as well as the relevant law. Due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking for an Associate Director with previous experience advising on commercial law and Life Sciences matters, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience. Technical skills are important, but we also want you to be yourself - we're a very inclusive team who welcome diversity, enjoy each other's company and focus on our people. Your career development Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with: clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress; high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure; thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits . For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Rachael Hardwick in the recruitment team on . At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Job Title Commercial (Life Sciences) Associate Director Closing Date 23-Sep-2022 Department Commercial Job Location Bristol; London; Reading Role Lawyers Description "I have worked with them in a major life sciences case and they are simply top notch" - Legal 500 "They have in-depth knowledge and offer commercially aware advice" - Chambers & Partners We have an exciting new opportunity for an Associate Director to join our Commercial team with a particular focus on Life Science matters. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and advise on high value, strategically important and often international projects within a supportive and collegiate environment. The practice Our Commercial group provides leading-edge legal and business solutions to clients, ranging from high growth start-ups to multinationals and covering the entire spectrum of commercial activity. Our Commercial team has a strong reputation with large local and global clients requiring sophisticated cross-jurisdictional advice. Our Life Sciences and Healthcare sector has been one of the fastest growing within Osborne Clarke over the last 5 years. Life sciences, health and social care are vitally important in the development of modern society, with a diverse range of stakeholders, from the general public and clinical practitioners to regulators, insurers and governments. We understand the unique challenges of the industry and deliver results-focused advice for a diverse range of clients, from drug developers and healthcare providers to digital health businesses, and the entities that finance and support them. In our life sciences and healthcare sector we advise a number of leading life sciences, digital health and healthcare companies on contractual agreements relating to licensing, strategic partnering, co-operative research and development and drug supply, regulatory issues, digital transformation projects, as well a public/private agreements and major outsourcings. To find out more about the practice, please see the link below: The work Some examples of our recent experience include: Supporting Gama Healthcare, a UK based company that specialises in manufacturing and supplying specialist anti-microbial and disinfectant products, throughout the Covid pandemic on a wide range of urgent, high value contracts relating to the manufacture, supply and onward sale of their products (including specialist isolation units) to the NHS and other major customers both in the UK and worldwide. Advising Thriva Limited, the UK's leading platform for serology (blood testing), throughout the Covid pandemic with four of its largest counterparties, including HM Government. Supporting leading veterinary product wholesaler Centaur with various strategically significant projects, including advising on a number of key IT procurements, contracts with major customers and suppliers for the supply and purchase of veterinary and animal care products. Advising a large pharma company on the development and implementation of an internet platform that trains patients who use a specific medical product. Advising several health insurers and providers of electrical platforms for medical products. This included tendering and negotiation processes in connection with the procurement of eHealth systems. Working closely with Koa Health on all aspects of its operations in the UK, including its digital wellbeing and therapeutic solutions and in relation to clinical research and breakthrough technology to deliver mental health support. Advising Heartbeat Solutions on the development of an online platform for doctor-patient communication / educational documentation. The team "As lawyers I find them straightforward, pragmatic and enjoyable to work with" - Chambers & Partners Spanning all three of our UK based offices and working closely together, the Commercial department is made up of over 60 lawyers in total. This role would involve working on a very regular basis with our Commercial lawyers in all three offices, as well as our international offices. Technical skills and experience The role requires someone with strong analytical skills and the ability to provide concise, commercial advice to clients whilst really getting to know their business and sector(s) as well as the relevant law. Due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking for an Associate Director with previous experience advising on commercial law and Life Sciences matters, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience. Technical skills are important, but we also want you to be yourself - we're a very inclusive team who welcome diversity, enjoy each other's company and focus on our people. Your career development Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with: clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress; high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure; thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits . For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Rachael Hardwick in the recruitment team on . At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Job Title Corporate Tax Associate/Senior Associate Closing Date 30-Sep-2022 Department Corporate Tax Job Location Bristol; London; Reading Role Lawyers Description "Osborne Clarke's Corporate Tax team is 'one of the best in the business'" Legal 500 UK We are looking for a Senior Associate to join our highly regarded Corporate Tax team and be based in any of our UK offices (London, Reading or Bristol). We will also consider applications at Associate level. Osborne Clarke has an established, highly regarded and growing Tax Group both in the UK and internationally. In the UK the nine partner Tax Group covers four teams - Corporate Tax, Incentives, Private Wealth and Tax Litigation. You will be joining a successful firm with a collegiate and supportive culture, which makes it a rewarding place to work. As well as being happy to consider candidates in different locations we also welcome applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly in terms of their working pattern. We are pleased to consider candidates wishing to work part-time to a minimum of 3 days per week or equivalent hours. The practice Our Corporate Tax team is a strong, four partner team which operates as one team with lawyers currently based in London and Bristol. As one team spread across offices, we are used to being agile and support flexible working practices. We also work closely with colleagues within Osborne Clarke including our international offices and especially from our private equity, funds, corporate, real estate, projects, and banking teams. The team enjoys a varied and quality work load for mainly City-based and international clients. We provide our clients with tailored UK and cross-border tax advice that helps them meet their business objectives and our work ranges from stand-alone tax advisory mandates to transaction linked advice. We undertake complex tax structuring mandates particularly for funds, real estate, private equity and corporate clients. Our reputation is for giving technically excellent advice that is commercial and user-friendly regardless of whether we are providing strategic support or working under pressure on a transaction. The team is pro-active and forward looking, an approach which generates significant advisory work for the team and allows team members to develop specialisms in areas of interest. We seek to build strong and long lasting relationships with clients and colleagues. We are closely aligned to Osborne Clarke's sector and transformation strategies and particularly active, with strong client relationships, within the areas and sectors of technology, media and communications; real estate and infrastructure; financial services; and healthcare and life sciences. Find out more about our Tax Group and the clients of Osborne Clarke using this link: The team The Corporate Tax team is currently made up of 4 Partners, 3 Associate Directors, 4 Senior Associates, 2 Associates, 1 Trainee Solicitor, 1 Solicitor Apprentice and a dedicated Knowledge Lawyer. We work as one team, offer an excellent training programme and support for external study and actively support each team member's career development. Our approach ensures our lawyers are technically excellent and have rewarding careers within a collegiate working environment. The work Our clients include high-profile publicly listed companies, management teams, investment funds, family owned businesses, real estate investors and developers. Some examples of the deals we've recently advised on that are in the public domain and which can be viewed on our website are as follows: We advised Notonthehighstreet and its management team on the sale of the company to growth equity firm Great Hill Partners; We advised, LDC, and the Plimsoll Productions management team on the sale of a majority interest in Plimsoll Productions to ITV plc; We provided structuring tax advice and transaction support to long standing private equity client, Tenzing, on its investment in MetaCompliance, a market-leading cybersecurity awareness training and compliance platform; We advised growth investor Synova Capital on the buy-out of JM Glendinning Group Limited, a specialist broker operating within the commercial lines insurance market; We provided tax structuring advice and transactional support to leading Bristol developer, Cubex with backing by Fiera Capital, in relation to Grainger's acquisition of a forward funded build to rent development in Bristol; We provided indirect tax advice and transactional support to Vistry Partnerships (formerly Galliford Try Partnerships) on the development agreement for Meridian One, the first phase of the a 20-year regeneration programme led by the London Borough of Enfield; We advised Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust in the set up and funding of Nordic Renewables with a €3.5m investment; We continue to act for long standing client, Foresight, and recently acted on its solar development joint venture with Island Green Power; We advised KKR (in joint venture with Mirastar) on their first UK acquisition for KKR's Core+ strategy for Real Estate. KKR and Mirastar acquired four UK logistics assets in Harlow for £160m from TPG, a leading global alternative asset management firm; and We have advised on the acquisition of a majority interest in Fore Freedom Holdings B.V., a fibre-to-the-premises network business in the Netherlands, from funds managed by Ancala Partners. Technical skills and experience The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience gained from working within a transactional and/or advisory tax practice. They will have strong technical abilities and be able to demonstrate their understanding of UK tax rules and structures. We encourage applications from both candidates with broad technical expertise and those who may be a specialist in one or more of the areas within our the practice areas noted above. At Senior Associate level we would expect a candidate to evidence their ability to manage matters and to act as lead fee earner on transactional mandates. Due to the nature of the work and the current team needs, we are ideally looking to appoint an Senior Associate. We will also consider an Associate with recent relevant experience. Your career development Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with: clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress; high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure; thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins in the recruitment team on . Osborne Clarke is an inclusive working environment and values diversity in its workforce. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits . For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Emily Webb in the recruitment team on or . At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Job Title Corporate Tax Associate/Senior Associate Closing Date 30-Sep-2022 Department Corporate Tax Job Location Bristol; London; Reading Role Lawyers Description "Osborne Clarke's Corporate Tax team is 'one of the best in the business'" Legal 500 UK We are looking for a Senior Associate to join our highly regarded Corporate Tax team and be based in any of our UK offices (London, Reading or Bristol). We will also consider applications at Associate level. Osborne Clarke has an established, highly regarded and growing Tax Group both in the UK and internationally. In the UK the nine partner Tax Group covers four teams - Corporate Tax, Incentives, Private Wealth and Tax Litigation. You will be joining a successful firm with a collegiate and supportive culture, which makes it a rewarding place to work. As well as being happy to consider candidates in different locations we also welcome applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly in terms of their working pattern. We are pleased to consider candidates wishing to work part-time to a minimum of 3 days per week or equivalent hours. The practice Our Corporate Tax team is a strong, four partner team which operates as one team with lawyers currently based in London and Bristol. As one team spread across offices, we are used to being agile and support flexible working practices. We also work closely with colleagues within Osborne Clarke including our international offices and especially from our private equity, funds, corporate, real estate, projects, and banking teams. The team enjoys a varied and quality work load for mainly City-based and international clients. We provide our clients with tailored UK and cross-border tax advice that helps them meet their business objectives and our work ranges from stand-alone tax advisory mandates to transaction linked advice. We undertake complex tax structuring mandates particularly for funds, real estate, private equity and corporate clients. Our reputation is for giving technically excellent advice that is commercial and user-friendly regardless of whether we are providing strategic support or working under pressure on a transaction. The team is pro-active and forward looking, an approach which generates significant advisory work for the team and allows team members to develop specialisms in areas of interest. We seek to build strong and long lasting relationships with clients and colleagues. We are closely aligned to Osborne Clarke's sector and transformation strategies and particularly active, with strong client relationships, within the areas and sectors of technology, media and communications; real estate and infrastructure; financial services; and healthcare and life sciences. Find out more about our Tax Group and the clients of Osborne Clarke using this link: The team The Corporate Tax team is currently made up of 4 Partners, 3 Associate Directors, 4 Senior Associates, 2 Associates, 1 Trainee Solicitor, 1 Solicitor Apprentice and a dedicated Knowledge Lawyer. We work as one team, offer an excellent training programme and support for external study and actively support each team member's career development. Our approach ensures our lawyers are technically excellent and have rewarding careers within a collegiate working environment. The work Our clients include high-profile publicly listed companies, management teams, investment funds, family owned businesses, real estate investors and developers. Some examples of the deals we've recently advised on that are in the public domain and which can be viewed on our website are as follows: We advised Notonthehighstreet and its management team on the sale of the company to growth equity firm Great Hill Partners; We advised, LDC, and the Plimsoll Productions management team on the sale of a majority interest in Plimsoll Productions to ITV plc; We provided structuring tax advice and transaction support to long standing private equity client, Tenzing, on its investment in MetaCompliance, a market-leading cybersecurity awareness training and compliance platform; We advised growth investor Synova Capital on the buy-out of JM Glendinning Group Limited, a specialist broker operating within the commercial lines insurance market; We provided tax structuring advice and transactional support to leading Bristol developer, Cubex with backing by Fiera Capital, in relation to Grainger's acquisition of a forward funded build to rent development in Bristol; We provided indirect tax advice and transactional support to Vistry Partnerships (formerly Galliford Try Partnerships) on the development agreement for Meridian One, the first phase of the a 20-year regeneration programme led by the London Borough of Enfield; We advised Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust in the set up and funding of Nordic Renewables with a €3.5m investment; We continue to act for long standing client, Foresight, and recently acted on its solar development joint venture with Island Green Power; We advised KKR (in joint venture with Mirastar) on their first UK acquisition for KKR's Core+ strategy for Real Estate. KKR and Mirastar acquired four UK logistics assets in Harlow for £160m from TPG, a leading global alternative asset management firm; and We have advised on the acquisition of a majority interest in Fore Freedom Holdings B.V., a fibre-to-the-premises network business in the Netherlands, from funds managed by Ancala Partners. Technical skills and experience The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience gained from working within a transactional and/or advisory tax practice. They will have strong technical abilities and be able to demonstrate their understanding of UK tax rules and structures. We encourage applications from both candidates with broad technical expertise and those who may be a specialist in one or more of the areas within our the practice areas noted above. At Senior Associate level we would expect a candidate to evidence their ability to manage matters and to act as lead fee earner on transactional mandates. Due to the nature of the work and the current team needs, we are ideally looking to appoint an Senior Associate. We will also consider an Associate with recent relevant experience. Your career development Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with: clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress; high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure; thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins in the recruitment team on . Osborne Clarke is an inclusive working environment and values diversity in its workforce. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits . For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Emily Webb in the recruitment team on or . At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Job Title Corporate (Life Sciences) Senior Associate/Associate Director Closing Date 23-Sep-2022 Department Corporate Job Location London Role Lawyers Description ".. seasoned industry experts, with a significant depth and breadth of experience." - Chambers & Partners We are looking for a Senior Associate or Associate Director to join our highly regarded Corporate team in London, to focus on corporate M&A and venture capital transactions within the life sciences and healthcare sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, well-respected team and advise on high value and strategically important projects within a supportive and collegiate environment. The practice We are a leading legal adviser in the mid-market for mergers, acquisitions and venture capital transactions. In this role you will work with companies at all stages of development, from early-stage pre-revenue biotechnology companies through to listed plcs, as well as investment funds and investment banks operating within the life sciences sector. We understand the unique challenges of the industry and deliver results-focused advice. To find out more, please see the links below: The work Recent work examples include advising: Global healthcare leader Grifols on its €1.1 billion acquisition of Tiancheng Pharmaceutical Holdings AG. Uniphar plc, an international diversified healthcare services business servicing the requirements of more than 200 multinational pharmaceutical and medical technology manufacturers, on its acquisition of UK-based brand commercialisation and pharmaceutical marketing agency, E4H; and on its acquisition of UK-based pharmaceutical distributor Devonshire Healthcare Services. hVIVO plc, a leading services provider in viral challenge studies and laboratory services, on the offer for that company received from Open Orphan plc (which constituted a reverse takeover). Rhythm AI, a UK company focused on the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF), on the closure of a £2.15m seed financing round. Science Creates Ventures, a Bristol based fund, on its investments in a range of companies including Cytoseek, Carbometrics, Imophoron and Forefront RF; The team The London Corporate team is led by David Ferris (Partner) and is made up of 17 further Partners, 8 Associate Directors, 12 Senior Associates, 18 Associates, 4 Trainee Solicitors and 2 Paralegals. You will have the opportunity to work directly with a number of Partners in the team, working primarily with Matthew Edwards. Spanning all three of our UK based offices, the wider Corporate department is made up of over 100 lawyers in total. Technical skills and experience The right candidate will have in-depth and specific knowledge and experience of M&A and VC work within the life sciences and healthcare sector which will have been gained at a firm with a strong reputation in this area. Due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking for a Senior Associate or Associate Director, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience. Your career development Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with: clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress; high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure; thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits . For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications. If you would like any further information about the role or the firm we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Rachael Hardwick in the Recruitment team on or . At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Job Title Corporate (Life Sciences) Senior Associate/Associate Director Closing Date 23-Sep-2022 Department Corporate Job Location London Role Lawyers Description ".. seasoned industry experts, with a significant depth and breadth of experience." - Chambers & Partners We are looking for a Senior Associate or Associate Director to join our highly regarded Corporate team in London, to focus on corporate M&A and venture capital transactions within the life sciences and healthcare sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, well-respected team and advise on high value and strategically important projects within a supportive and collegiate environment. The practice We are a leading legal adviser in the mid-market for mergers, acquisitions and venture capital transactions. In this role you will work with companies at all stages of development, from early-stage pre-revenue biotechnology companies through to listed plcs, as well as investment funds and investment banks operating within the life sciences sector. We understand the unique challenges of the industry and deliver results-focused advice. To find out more, please see the links below: The work Recent work examples include advising: Global healthcare leader Grifols on its €1.1 billion acquisition of Tiancheng Pharmaceutical Holdings AG. Uniphar plc, an international diversified healthcare services business servicing the requirements of more than 200 multinational pharmaceutical and medical technology manufacturers, on its acquisition of UK-based brand commercialisation and pharmaceutical marketing agency, E4H; and on its acquisition of UK-based pharmaceutical distributor Devonshire Healthcare Services. hVIVO plc, a leading services provider in viral challenge studies and laboratory services, on the offer for that company received from Open Orphan plc (which constituted a reverse takeover). Rhythm AI, a UK company focused on the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF), on the closure of a £2.15m seed financing round. Science Creates Ventures, a Bristol based fund, on its investments in a range of companies including Cytoseek, Carbometrics, Imophoron and Forefront RF; The team The London Corporate team is led by David Ferris (Partner) and is made up of 17 further Partners, 8 Associate Directors, 12 Senior Associates, 18 Associates, 4 Trainee Solicitors and 2 Paralegals. You will have the opportunity to work directly with a number of Partners in the team, working primarily with Matthew Edwards. Spanning all three of our UK based offices, the wider Corporate department is made up of over 100 lawyers in total. Technical skills and experience The right candidate will have in-depth and specific knowledge and experience of M&A and VC work within the life sciences and healthcare sector which will have been gained at a firm with a strong reputation in this area. Due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking for a Senior Associate or Associate Director, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience. Your career development Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with: clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress; high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure; thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues; robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure. Salary and benefits We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits . For more information or to apply At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications. If you would like any further information about the role or the firm we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Rachael Hardwick in the Recruitment team on or . At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people. Being an inclusive employer is important to us. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. Osborne Clarke is a Living Wage Employer, so we're committed to paying everybody in our business enough to live on and to enable them to save for the future. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.
Osborne Clarke is an award-winning multinational law firm. With 26 global offices we're proud to say that our influence and impact can be applied almost anywhere. The core sectors we work in all thrive on innovation; digital business, energy, financial services, life sciences, real estate, recruitment and transport. Our sector teams include lawyers from all legal disciplines, effortlessly blending expertise, insight and enthusiasm. Crucially, we think sector-first, organising ourselves around the current affairs and future challenges of the industries we serve, rather than traditional legal practice areas. Like any private practice, legal expertise is at the heart of everything we do. But what makes us distinctive? For a start, you will get involved in truly fascinating work. The variety of our deals and the diversity of our clients provide an exciting and immersive commercial framework. This is a firm where fresh ideas are highly prized, and we're never afraid to take a view. It is also firm with a coherent commercial vision, with a clear direction, supported by a compelling sense of purpose and identity. Finally, there's our culture. When we asked our recent recruits what attracted them to us, they used words like 'friendly', 'inclusive', 'open' and 'fun'. To our clients we are 'approachable', 'proactive', 'understanding' and 'formidable'. Our Vacation Scheme Each of our vacation scheme placements runs for two weeks over the summer and is the ideal way for you to really get to know the firm. The placement follows a structured programme which allows you to spend time in two different departments. You'll get stuck into real work, with all the support you need from experienced supervisors and trainee buddies. We organise formal insight sessions with partners and lawyers from across the firm, as well as skills sessions to help you improve your understanding of law as a business. Beyond work there are plenty of informal social events organised by our trainees. What we're looking for We're looking for the qualities that make a great OC lawyer. The ability to listen and learn, a passion to help clients, an interest in the business environment, a team-working ethos, a problem-solving approach, a sense of humour and a knowledge about OC. Candidates should have achieved, or are expecting to achieve, a 2:1 in any discipline. If you're changing career, we'll look for evidence of achievement in your previous role.
Dec 03, 2021
Full time
Osborne Clarke is an award-winning multinational law firm. With 26 global offices we're proud to say that our influence and impact can be applied almost anywhere. The core sectors we work in all thrive on innovation; digital business, energy, financial services, life sciences, real estate, recruitment and transport. Our sector teams include lawyers from all legal disciplines, effortlessly blending expertise, insight and enthusiasm. Crucially, we think sector-first, organising ourselves around the current affairs and future challenges of the industries we serve, rather than traditional legal practice areas. Like any private practice, legal expertise is at the heart of everything we do. But what makes us distinctive? For a start, you will get involved in truly fascinating work. The variety of our deals and the diversity of our clients provide an exciting and immersive commercial framework. This is a firm where fresh ideas are highly prized, and we're never afraid to take a view. It is also firm with a coherent commercial vision, with a clear direction, supported by a compelling sense of purpose and identity. Finally, there's our culture. When we asked our recent recruits what attracted them to us, they used words like 'friendly', 'inclusive', 'open' and 'fun'. To our clients we are 'approachable', 'proactive', 'understanding' and 'formidable'. Our Vacation Scheme Each of our vacation scheme placements runs for two weeks over the summer and is the ideal way for you to really get to know the firm. The placement follows a structured programme which allows you to spend time in two different departments. You'll get stuck into real work, with all the support you need from experienced supervisors and trainee buddies. We organise formal insight sessions with partners and lawyers from across the firm, as well as skills sessions to help you improve your understanding of law as a business. Beyond work there are plenty of informal social events organised by our trainees. What we're looking for We're looking for the qualities that make a great OC lawyer. The ability to listen and learn, a passion to help clients, an interest in the business environment, a team-working ethos, a problem-solving approach, a sense of humour and a knowledge about OC. Candidates should have achieved, or are expecting to achieve, a 2:1 in any discipline. If you're changing career, we'll look for evidence of achievement in your previous role.