Corporate Solicitor (1+ PQE) – Cheltenham

Overview

As a Corporate Solicitor you will join a respected Corporate & Commercial team to advise on high-quality transactions for entrepreneurial businesses and owner-managed companies. You’ll handle M&A, disposals, buyouts, reorganisations, and employee ownership matters, supporting clients from formation to ongoing governance. The role offers client-facing advisory work, strong collaboration within a growing firm, and clear opportunities for career progression. You’ll contribute to business development while building trusted relationships with key stakeholders. This is a dynamic opportunity to shape deals for ambitious clients and advance within a supportive, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• career progression opportunities
• supportive environment
• genuine client contact
• ownership of matters

Responsibilities

• Advising on mergers and acquisitions, business disposals, management buyouts, group reorganisations and employee ownership trusts
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating corporate documentation (share purchase agreements, investment agreements, shareholders’ agreements)
• Supporting clients with company formations, corporate governance matters and ongoing compliance obligations
• Managing due diligence exercises and coordinating transactions from instruction through to completion
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships, becoming a trusted adviser to businesses and stakeholders
• Contributing to networking and business development initiatives

Key requirements

• Qualified Solicitor status with at least 1 year’s PQE in Corporate Law
• Experience advising on a range of corporate transactions
• Strong technical knowledge of company law and transactional work
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills
• The confidence to manage matters independently while working collaboratively within a team
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to effectively manage competing deadlines

• Excellent communication
• Client relationship management
• Team collaboration
• Corporate law
• Transactional work
• Drafting of share purchase agreements and other corporate documents

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