Position Type: Full time / Permanent
Aberdein Considine are looking for a talented and ambitious lawyer to join our growing Corporate team based in Aberdeen. The successful candidate will be given autonomy and hands-on client-facing experience of transactions from start to finish, working closely with the Partners and Associates in the Department to support our clients’ legal requirements. There is a genuine opportunity for the right candidate to play a prominent role in transactional and other work and for career advancement with the Firm.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our dynamic Corporate team have been supporting businesses across Scotland and internationally for over four decades, working with business owners, shareholders, investors, and management teams across a variety of industries and business sectors, providing a complete corporate and commercial legal service.
Our lawyers have proven experience in guiding clients at all stages of their lifecycle, including planning and inception, the start-up process, investment and growth, international expansion, challenging times, acquisitions, succession planning, and ultimate sale.
Our Corporate & Commercial team are featured in The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. The independent guides rank the advice we give businesses as among the best in the country because we place a great emphasis on delivering solution-led, commercially astute, and pragmatic advice. The majority of our client relationships are long-standing, and we take great pride in the growth and success of our clients’ businesses.
The position will allow the opportunity for career progression for an individual who demonstrates a willingness and ability to maintain good client relationships, work with specialists across the Firm, and participate in business development. The successful candidate will enjoy a high level of client and team interaction, personally managing a varied caseload of Corporate work.
Key Responsibilities:
* Assisting with project management of transactions and matters including collating input from professional advisers and colleagues internally.
* Assisting in drafting main transactional / complex legal documents (with partner-led guidance and supervision as appropriate).
* Assisting in Corporate transactions including undertaking / responding to due diligence enquiries and undertaking / reviewing disclosure aspects of a transaction, preparing and negotiating ancillary documents, assisting with completion meetings and completion process.
* Assisting in commercial matters such as commercial contracts reviews and drafting a variety of commercial contracts.
* Attending to client communications, by meeting, email, phone, and video conferencing.
* Preparing reports and advice notes to clients on the terms of legal documents.
* Assisting with company secretarial matters.
* Promoting the department and the Firm through business development.
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