Job Description
Corporate Solicitor/Associate
Location: London
PQE: 3+ years
Salary: Highly competitive, plus excellent benefits
Contract: Permanent, full-time
An established UK law firm with a strong national presence is seeking a Corporate Senior Associate to join its high-performing Corporate & Commercial team in London. This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious Corporate Lawyer to take a leading role within a busy, friendly and highly collegiate department handling high-quality work across a broad client base.
The Opportunity
This firm is known for advising a diverse range of UK and international clients, including:
- Fast-growth start-ups and scale-ups
- SMEs and privately owned businesses
- Institutional and private equity-backed companies
- Listed companies and global organisations
The team operates across all sectors, handling both transactional and advisory corporate matters. Many of the Lawyers have joined from major City firms, attracted by the combination of top-tier work and a culture that champions collaboration, autonomy and genuine career progression.
This position is ideal for someone eager to progress rapidly within a firm that invests heavily in its people and offers exposure to some of the most prominent deals in the market.
Work Highlights
You will work across the full spectrum of corporate matters, including:
- Private company M&A
- Private equity transactions, MBOs and MBIs
- Joint ventures and shareholders' agreements
- Articles of association and general company law matters
- Group reorganisations, demergers and reconstructions
- Commercial lending and security, including business financing/refinancing
- Opportunities to support with AIM flotations, takeovers and broader public company work
You will act for a range of clients including acquirers, PE and VCT funds, founders, management teams and lenders. Depending on experience, you will have the autonomy to lead on your own transactions while contributing to major, high-value deals alongside the wider team.
About You
The team is looking for a driven and technically strong Lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced but supportive environment.
You will have:
- 3+ years PQE from a recognised corporate practice
- Strong experience across the full life cycle of corporate transactions
- A solid academic background (2:1 or above preferred)
- The confidence to run transactions and build client relationships
- A proactive, collaborative approach and clear ambition for career advancement
This role would suit candidates currently in London or those seeking to relocate to the capital.
Why Apply?
- High-quality corporate work comparable to City firms
- A friendly, inclusive and entrepreneurial culture
- Clear routes to progression within a growing national practice
- Opportunity to be part of a close-knit but sizeable corporate team
- Exposure to a varied portfolio of exciting and complex transactions
