We are seeking a mid/senior-level associate to join the growing Corporate team in London.
Reed Smith’s Europe & Middle East Corporate Group is comprised of lawyers who are leaders in their local jurisdictions and their discipline, operating with global perspectives. Regardless of whether our clients’ matters have solely local or multi-jurisdictional implications, we practice as “one firm” delivering consistently high quality seamless execution of services across our 26 offices. We are driven by strong client relationships, and we understand the critical importance of learning our client’s business and its unique culture enabling us to deliver pragmatic, high value business results.
As a result of its strong global base, the team act on significant domestic and cross-border deals. Clients have confirmed the London Corporate team team are “Very professional and willing to provide practical advice.” (Chambers and Partners).
The EME Corporate group is headed up by Peter Teare who has been selected for the “BTI Client Services All-Star Team for Law Firms” in four separate years. This award is based upon unprompted nominations for outstanding client service compiled from interviews among corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 companies by BTI Consulting Group.
The ‘flexible’ and ‘responsive’ Corporate team at Reed Smith LLP handles a mix of domestic and cross-border work – Notable recent transactions include:
Advising Dalian Wanda on its investment in Atletico Madrid FC; Advising on the sale of Naked Wines to Majestic Wine Plc; Advising on the sale of UK IT services provider Kelway to CDW Corporation; Assisting longstanding client, CBPE Capital, in the sale of restaurant group Côte Restaurants; Advising Fortune Oil on its public takeover by way of scheme of arrangement by a consortium including Vitol; and Advising NetDragon on its public takeover of Promethean Plc.
Other significant clients include Microsoft, Channel 4, Curtiss-Wright, ITV and World Fuel Services.
The successful candidate will be involved with complex and high profile work within a team that is known for being supportive and collegiate. They have a particular strength in the media and technology, financial services, real estate, energy and natural resources sectors. Experience in these areas is desirable but by no means essential.
This role would suit an associate who is seeking long term career prospects, increased responsibility and the opportunity to work closely with partners and clients, on a day to day basis. Previous significant experience in private M&A is required and wider experience of public M&A, corporate finance and private equity work would be beneficial.
The Firm
Reed Smith is a global law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 26 offices throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.
Operating as one global partnership, we represent leading international businesses from FTSE 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises; advising clients on cross border transactions, international commercial disputes and regulation. We specialise in industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, energy and natural resources, advertising, technology and media, shipping and real estate.
We all share a common culture, with core values supporting the firm’s commitment to add value, achieve excellence, and promote professional development.
London is our largest office with approximately 600 people, including over 300 fee earners across the full range of commercial practice areas. Consistent with the firm’s strategy, the office has grown significantly over the past five years. Key to this growth has been our ability to successfully integrate new hires into our business and give them a platform to flourish. We place a huge significance on listening to our people and incorporating their ideas wherever possible and this is evidenced by numerous awards:
The Guardian UK 300 most popular companies to work for 2014/15 – 179 th position The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For 2014 – 86th position in the mid-sized companies list Legal Education and Training Group 2014 – winner of the Best programme (Client Development) Association of Graduate Recruiters 2014 – winner of the Best Induction Programme Managing Partners’ Forum 2014 Awards for Management Excellence – winner of the Best Programme for Leadership Development Law Society Excellence Awards 2014 – shortlisted for Excellence in Learning and Development The Lawyer 2014 – shortlisted for Excellence in Training
Key Skills and Experience
A mid/senior-level lawyer with experience in Corporate M&A (and preferably Private Equity) from a well-regarded City Firm Ability to demonstrate a high degree of commercial awareness Excellent written communication and drafting skills Self-confident, proactive, pragmatic approach to tasks and projects Highly enthusiastic and self-motivated The ability to interact and build relationships with people at all levels Ability to work well in both a team and individually Desire to be proactively involved in business development and marketing with a view to handling networking and client contact from the outset Commitment to excellent client service
At Reed Smith, we welcome direct applications either in response to one of our advertised vacancies or on a speculative basis. Please click on the “Apply Now” button to submit your details and we will be in touch.
No search firms/agencies please.
Reed Smith’s success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, colour, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran’s status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.
We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have a disability or a long-term health condition and require adjustments to be made for you within the recruitment process, please contact Krupa Patel directly by email Krupa.Patel@ReedSmith.com or phone 0203 116 2682 for a confidential discussion. For more information on our approach to diversity and inclusion please visit our website .
Salary: . Date posted: 30/06/2016
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