Corporate Associate

Job description
Department: Corporate

PQE: 3 years +

Essential experience:
• Assisting more senior associates and partners with their cases, as well as running their own matters
• Delivering high quality, commercial advice to businesses and individuals
• Dealing with a mixed caseload
• Excellent client relationship management skills
• A strong academic record, with a minimum requirement of a 2:1 degree classification

Desirable experience:

Ideally, candidates should have had exposure to a broad range of commercial and corporate transactional work, including, in particular, experience dealing with:
• M&A Transactions
• Corporate Restructurings
• Investment Agreements
• Share option schemes and associated company/commercial matters
• Commercial contract drafting and negotiation
• Business development experience including networking
• Presenting skills

Knowledge and skills:

You must be able to:
• Manage own caseload and assist others in the team
• Manage own financial housekeeping
• Conduct meetings with clients both face to face and remotely
• Assess legal issues and advise accordingly / conduct legal research / advise on costs and scope of work
• Draft documents and letters of advice
• Keep up to date with law and practice
• Have excellent communication and team skills

Greene & Greene has been providing legal services from offices in Bury St Edmunds since 18+3. The firm offers a broad range of legal advice to individuals and companies in respect of a large range of legal services both nationally and internationally.

We are consistently ranked highly for providing excellent client service in both Legal 500 and Chambers legal directories. We pride ourselves on being a firm that provides practical advice from expert legal professionals, working in partnership with our clients to become their legal provider of choice. Our aim is to ensure our clients get to where they want to be in the most straightforward manner.

Our Corporate team carry out a high calibre of work and have been credited with being one of the best in the region. In the Legal 500 (UK) 2024 legal directory, our clients commented that “The practice is unique because it is a regional firm that handle complex and high-value transactions. It is a team that can punch above its weight.”

Working with both companies and individuals, the team act on a vast range of matters locally and nationally. We pride ourselves on building strong relationships which then enables us to deliver tailored, accurate and pragmatic advice. We believe that this is a unique and outstanding opportunity for a Corporate Associate to join a leading and supportive team based in the heart of Suffolk. Find out more about the team on our website.

Greene & Greene is committed to nurturing a diverse, equal and inclusive working environment. We recruit based on suitability for the role, experience, and qualifications (where applicable). We welcome applications from everyone regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, socio-economic background, pregnancy, maternity status or ****** orientation.

As well as offering very competitive salaries and providing a supportive working environment, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mark Daly, Partner on 01284 717500 or markdaly@greene-greene.com.

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