Senior Solicitor - Corporate

Your new companyThis award-winning Legal 500 firm continues to invest heavily in its Corporate and Commercial offering, which sits at the centre of its wider growth strategy. The team is well known for building long-term client relationships and for delivering advice that is commercial, pragmatic, and high quality.There's a strong collaborative culture across the firm, with people encouraged to take ownership of their work while being supported to progress. If you're looking for a firm where ambitious growth creates genuine career opportunities, this is one worth exploring.

Your new roleWe are looking to appoint a Senior Corporate Solicitor (5+ years PQE) to support continued growth within the department. This role offers exposure to a wide range of high-quality corporate work and the opportunity to play a meaningful part in shaping client relationships and transactions. You'll advise on matters including share sales and purchases, M&A, corporate restructurings, option schemes, and shareholders' agreements. A particular strength of the team is its work within the financial services and accountancy sectors, where there is a well-established and growing client base.In this position, you'll be trusted with a broad spread of responsibilities, including:

• Advising on share sales and purchases, mergers and acquisitions, and business disposals.
• Supporting and, where appropriate, leading transactions alongside partners.
• Assisting with group restructurings, reorganisations, and governance updates.
• Drafting and negotiating key transactional documents including SPAs, disclosure letters, and ancillary paperwork.
• Preparing and managing due diligence processes.
• Advising on shareholders' agreements, LLP agreements, and constitutional documents.
• Supporting employee share schemes and company option arrangements.
• Managing completion and post-completion matters.
• Acting for clients within the financial services and accountancy sectors on wider corporate and governance issues.

What you'll need to succeedThis role would suit someone who:

• Is a qualified Corporate Solicitor with 5+ years PQE.
• Has strong technical drafting skills and a genuine attention to detail.
• Brings solid experience across corporate and commercial matters.
• Has exposure to, or an interest in, financial services or accountancy clients.
• Takes a pragmatic, solution-focused approach and enjoys working collaboratively.

What you'll get in returnA competitive salary based on experience partnered with a generous fee-earner bonus scheme. The office has free parking and is easily accessible. They provide a comprehensive benefits package including pension, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, holiday etc. This firm will give you the opportunity to learn and grow within a supportive and dynamic team, whilst developing leadership opportunities through their progressive development program. What you need to do nowIf you are interested in these roles or would like further information, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.If these jobs aren't quite right for you, but you're exploring new opportunities, we'd still love to hear from you.We would expect a lawyer with the given PQE to have gained the level of experience required, but this does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

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