Senior Corporate Solicitor

Overview

In this role you will lead high-quality corporate work within a growing boutique firm, with strong autonomy and direct client contact. You’ll handle a range of corporate transactions, including M&A, private equity, and venture capital, while developing your own practice and client relationships. The environment emphasizes progression, mentorship of junior lawyers, and a clear path to leadership. You’ll work closely with senior partners to deliver sector-focused, commercially aware advice.

Pay / Benefits

• 1200-hour target
• hybrid working
• competitive salary
• excellent benefits
• clear progression route
• autonomy over your own practice

Responsibilities

• Manage mergers and acquisitions, including complex, high-value deals
• Handle private equity and venture capital work
• Oversee joint ventures and corporate reorganisations/demerger projects
• Provide general corporate advisory services to growth-focused clients
• Develop and maintain client relationships and contribute to thought leadership
• Mentor and supervise junior lawyers to support team growth

Key requirements

• Corporate Senior Associate with 5+ PQE
• Technically strong, able to handle challenging legal work
• Willingness to take on business development and client responsibility
• Comfort with supervising and developing junior lawyers
• Ambitious and aiming to lead within a growing team

• business development
• client responsibility
• thought leadership
• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
• private equity
• venture capital

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