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