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Job Title
Senior Associate - Corporate (6+ years PQE)
Location
Cardiff
Role
Lawyer
Description
Senior Associate (6+ years PQE)
Permanent job vacancy - Full time -
Competitive salary (plus excellent benefits) - Location: Cardiff
Is this the start of your Capital
Law journey?
Working nationally and internationally
from our base in Wales, we offer all the legal services that a
trading organisation needs.
We work with businesses of all sizes -
from large corporations to those just starting up - across the
private, public, and third sectors. We alsohave a consultancy business,Capital People, that specialises in HR and Health & Safety.
We're made up of leading lawyers and
consultants, who work closely with our clients to provide the best
possible support.
Ultimately, we have one purpose: to help
others succeed.
Mission
We exist to provide an outstanding legal
and consulting service. We work in a modern, straightforward manner,
in a way that our clients want. We work with good people to do good work.
Working within the Corporate team
The Corporate team provides a full-service
offering and includes transactional experience across M&A and
Private Equity. We have a large team, comprising 14 qualified
lawyers (supported by trainees and paralegals) that are all
dedicated to Corporate transactions. We are consistently towards the
top of Experian's Welsh deal list, ranked tier 1 in the Legal 500
and have been shortlisted for Regional Legal Adviser of the Year at
the prestigious Private Equity Awards for the last two years. Our
focus is to develop our reputation nationally as a leading Corporate
and Private Equity practice - with the ability to handle complex or
high-value matters whilst being practical, pragmatic and
cost-effective. We also want to be recognised for our ability to
work alongside senior teams of major businesses, and their in-house
lawyers. Our clients are generally based in London,
but also across the UK and internationally. We have offices in
Cardiff and London. We work flexibly and team members work from home
and/or from either of our offices.
We're looking for a highly motivated
corporate lawyer who combines good academic credentials with sound
practical experience, good business judgment and strong
interpersonal skills. You'll bring a wealth of experience
across the full spectrum of private equity and M&A transactions,
with a successful track record of leading on deals and negotiations.
You'll need:
extensive experience of a full range of corporate work
to understand the importance of client relationships and have
experience of creating, or strengthening, client relationships
to be technically competent and commercially aware
excellent written and oral communication skills, clear written
presentation, strong organisational skills, good time management,
good initiative and problem-solving ability
to be team-focused with a flexible and collaborative approach to
working with others, but also able to work alone
a strong client focused approach with plenty of drive and
enthusiasm to help us to provide an excellent client service
to travel regularly to London and Cardiff to visit clients and colleagues
You will be able to:
play a key role in building and maintaining client relationships
supervise and support the development of junior lawyers
work effectively under pressure to tackle tough decisions and
present innovative ways to help clients
adhere to internal procedures and systems of Capital including
file / case management, time recording, WIP management
keep up to date with law and practice as part of continuing
professional development (CPD)
maintain high standards of professional conduct while generating
required practice income
If you're looking for a career where your ideas are welcomed, and you have the chance to make a
significant contribution to the business, we'd like to hear from
you.
In return, we offer
a competitive salary
career development opportunities : we're a
fast-growing and ambitious firm. We understand that to fulfil our
potential, we need to fulfil that of all our employees, and our
training and career development programme is very high on the
agenda. We offer promotion twice a year.
excellent rewards and benefits : from a
competitive pension scheme, comprehensive health plan, life
assurance, option to buy/sell annual leave and recognition scheme,
to a cycle to work scheme, yoga, language classes and lots more.
a great location and working environment : Cardiff
is a fantastic place to live and work. It's good value for money,
with short commuting times, and a vibrant, friendly atmosphere. Our
office, in the city centre, is right in the middle of it all.
We are an equal opportunities employer aiming for diversity in our workforce