- Help with all phases of mergers and acquisitions, investments, and other strategic transactions, including due diligence, transaction document preparation and negotiation, closing support, and post-closing integration.
- Drafting and helping to prepare materials for committee and board meetings.
- Supporting additional unique corporate initiatives.
- Collaborating closely with both external advisors and our internal business teams.
- Creating and negotiating contracts for a range of commercial endeavors.
- Supplying the functional teams in HR, finance, marketing, technology, supply chain, and operations with legal support
- Providing guidance on risks and aiding in the execution of the group compliance program (e.g. competition law, bribery and corruption, money laundering, trade sanctions, data privacy).
- Assisting with group governance and secretarial requirements for the business.
The chosen candidate should exhibit the following abilities and qualities:
- 5 years of PQE and qualified as a solicitor in both England and Wales.
- Prior experience working in a mid- or upper-tier legal firm's corporate team.
- Familiarity with a range of national and international business issues, such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, entity formation, and joint ventures.
- Familiarity with managing outside counsel, conducting diligence, overseeing closings, and drafting and negotiating transaction documents.
- Sensible and astute business judgment.
- Strong interpersonal abilities; capable of demystifying complicated topics in an understandable and appealing way.
- The capacity to efficiently oversee tasks with little guidance.
- Excellent interpersonal abilities and background working in a multicultural, international setting.
