Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate (1-5 PQE) –Emerging Companies
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The Emerging Companies Team
The Emerging Companies Team sits within the Corporate Tech Division and supports innovative companies, challengers and disrupters through the key stages of their growth journey. The team advises on a broad range of emerging companies work, including venture capital fundraisings and investment activity, and regularly acts for investors (including venture capital funds) on their own investments as well as supporting their portfolio companies.
Duties And Responsibilities
The role will involve advising emerging technology and life sciences businesses on the key stages of their growth journey, as well as acting for venture capitalists, angel investors, syndicates and institutional investors (including investment funds specialising in seed capital, venture capital and growth equity). Our team also advises on transactions with universities and research organisations.
We are open to candidates based in London, Cambridge, or Oxford and the successful candidate will work with the wider team (in all these locations) often on nationally and internationally significant matters.
Skills/Experience
- Between 1-5 years' PQE gained in a relevant practice area from a reputable law firm.
- Excellent team player.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent writing skills, with strong drafting abilities.
- Demonstrates a hunger to undertake business development activities, both internally amongst colleagues across the firm, and externally to existing and potential new clients.
- Takes responsibility for and attends to self-development.
- Ability to effectively manage own workload.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, both internally and with clients.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Personable and confident, able to build relationships with colleagues, clients and external organisations.
- Resilient and calm under pressure.
- Adaptable and flexible approach.
- Pro-active and takes initiative.
- Embraces new technologies and has an appetite to be involved in projects to develop their use alongside client-facing work.
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Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
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About Mishcon De Reya LLP
Mishcon de Reya is an independent law firm, which now employs over 1400 people with more than 650 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals. The firm has grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.
With presence in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.
The work the firm undertakes is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, centred around three increasingly entwined and connected sectors: the Innovation Economy, Private Wealth and Capital, and Real Estate. The firm is known as a disputes powerhouse with a formidable capacity firmwide for dispute resolution.
We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.
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