Corporate
Corporate Solicitor: 5 years +, Bristol.
A highly-rated, award-winning Corporate team of over 70 lawyers is looking for an ambitious Corporate Solicitor at 6+ years' PQE to join in either Bristol or Oxford, working across the full range of corporate work rather than one narrow slice of it.
- Location
- Bristol
- Discipline
- Corporate
- Level
- Senior Associate
- Salary
- £75,000 – £120,000
- Contract
- Full Time
The Real Talk
This is a genuinely substantial Corporate team, over 70 lawyers strong, operating from 13 UK locations, and advising everyone from entrepreneurs and SMEs through to financial institutions and FTSE 100 companies. It's led by a Partner recognised as a Leading Individual in Chambers & Partners and as a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500, so the leadership and reputation are well established. The team combines top-level national expertise and international reach with a genuinely strong local presence in each office, and offices with good transport links and parking, which matters more than people admit.
What You’ll Actually Be Doing
- Working across the full range of corporate work: M&A, disposals, fundraising, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements
- Advising on corporate restructurings, reorganisations, demergers and corporate structures
- Running your own caseload with minimal supervision, supported by a genuinely collaborative team working seamlessly across offices
- Actively developing your own client relationships and network, with real support to do so
- Managing matters commercially, including time recording, billing and WIP, as part of running a healthy caseload
What We Need From You
- Qualified solicitor with 5+ years' PQE and strong, directly relevant corporate experience
- Strong commercial acumen and genuine understanding of your clients' industries and businesses
- A track record of sound financial and case management, and meeting client expectations
- Confident running your own caseload independently
- A self-starting, friendly, team-oriented approach, with strong interpersonal skills
The Offer
- Salary: £75,000 – £120,000
- Flexibility: Flexible working on offer
- The bit worth highlighting: A genuinely significant, award-winning national team with the deal flow to match, real support to build your own client relationships, and a platform to work on substantial matters
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