Solicitor – Corporate – Gloucestershire – 1+ Years PQE

Overview

In this role you will join a busy Corporate & Commercial team to handle a varied corporate workload. You will support clients on M&A, disposals, reorganisations and governance, coordinating transactions from start to finish. The opportunity offers exposure to high-quality work in a collaborative, client-focused environment with clear career progression. You will help shape client outcomes through precise drafting, due diligence and transaction management. This role suits a solicitor seeking practical impact within a supportive firm culture.

Pay / Benefits

• supportive and intellectually stimulating environment
• clear career progression pathways
• recognition for high quality work and client service
• flexible working arrangements where possible

Responsibilities

• Advising on mergers and acquisitions, disposals and management buyouts
• Supporting group reorganisations and employee ownership trusts
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating corporate transaction documents (SPAs, investment agreements, shareholders’ agreements, share incentive schemes)
• Assisting with company formations, governance matters and corporate compliance
• Conducting due diligence and coordinating transactions from instruction through to completion

Key requirements

• 1+ years PQE in Corporate law
• Strong technical knowledge of corporate transactions and company law
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills
• Confidence managing matters independently while working effectively within a wider team
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive, commercial and client-focused approach

• communication
• negotiation
• client focus
• corporate transactions
• company law
• drafting and negotiating documents

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