Private Equity Senior Associate

Overview

In this Senior Associate role, you join Clifford Chance’s global Private Equity group in London to work on high-profile, market-leading PE mandates. You will lead workstreams on large transactions, draft and negotiate documents, and advise multinational clients across the deal lifecycle. You’ll collaborate with cross-border teams, contribute to business development and thought leadership, and deepen client relationships. The role offers exposure to complex, high-value matters and opportunities to shape strategy for top sponsors and portfolio companies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage key workstreams on large PE transactions; potentially run smaller deals.
• Draft clear, concise legal documents and provide commercial, practical solutions for multinational clients.
• Develop client relationships and engage in business development and thought leadership initiatives.
• Gain exposure to complex, high-value matters highlighted in press, with increasing client contact.
• Build a multi-disciplinary skill set and collaborate with leading market players across practice areas.

Key requirements

• Strong, extensive Private Equity transactional experience as a Senior Associate, likely from a City firm or reputable overseas common law practice.
• Outstanding academic history and proven legal skills with a track record of commercial solutions for clients.
• Excellent communication and analytical abilities with high commercial awareness.
• Ability to thrive in a high-standard, client-focused team and work with multi-jurisdictional teams.
• Strong drafting skills, with a client-friendly, commercial approach and an appetite for business development and thought leadership.

• Strong communication
• Analytical thinking
• Commercial awareness
• Private Equity transactions
• Legal drafting
• Cross-border / multi-jurisdictional collaboration

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