Description
The Role
Department: Corporate General and Commercial
Location: Guildford
Role: Junior Associate, Permanent
The Team
Our global corporate and advisory group supports a broad range of clients on all their legal requirements, from corporate, banking & finance, commercial, employment, IP to IT/Tech.
Our Legal500 Tier 2 ranked corporate and commercial team works cohesively with clients across the firm's key sectors in both mature and emerging markets around the world, assisting with private M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate governance arrangements.
The Role
This role offers the successful candidate a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic corporate team. You will be working directly with clients, supporting the partners with a variety of matters across their multifaceted client group.
The core location of the role is Guildford but travel to our London office will be required from time to time.
Your Responsibilities:
1. Supporting M&A transactions including preparation of ancillary documents, due diligence and other deliverables required for multi-jurisdictional transactions;
2. Assisting with the process, co-ordination and project management of transactions;
3. Developing strong working relationships with colleagues in different sectors and offices.
Skills
Essential Skills & Experience
* 1 - 3 PQE with previous experience working within a corporate and commercial team. Please note that our PQE levels are a guide and all suitable candidates will be considered.
* The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practicing solicitors to have a practising certificate.
* Must be a qualified solicitor. Successful completion of a Training Contract (or equivalent) and relevant education (Legal Practice Course; Graduate Diploma in Law (if non Law graduate).
* All solicitors and registered European lawyers in legal practice or employment in England & Wales must comply with the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's continuing professional development scheme (CPD Scheme).
* The ideal candidate will display excellent legal ability and initiative, strong technical skills as well as confidence in managing and prioritising a full and varied workload. They will be a strong communicator with good attention to detail.
* Be proactive and have a good teamwork ethic, with a willingness to assume responsibility.
The Firm
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
* Work as one - We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success.
* Excel with clients - We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do.
* Celebrate difference - We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement.
* Act boldly - We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth.
Role Competency Requirements
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:
Technical Excellence
1. Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it.
2. Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially.
3. Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively.
People and Team
1. Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others.
2. Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others.
3. Leadership: creating high performing teams.
Client Relationships and Business Development
1. Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities.
2. Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers.
3. Cross-selling and business development.
Finance and Practice Management
1. Finance management and understanding of the business.
2. Project management: ensuring projects are delivered.
3. Knowledge sharing.
Personal Effectiveness
1. Communication.
2. Clarity of thinking.
3. Personal contribution.
This is the job description as constituted at present; however, the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.
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