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Corporate/Commercial Senior Associate

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Corporate & Commercial Senior Associate | Global Client Base | Fortune 500 Work
If you’re an experienced Corporate & Commercial Solicitor looking for greater exposure to international clients, this is an opportunity to join a growing London firm with an unusually strong multinational client base.
The practice advises businesses ranging from UK start-ups through to major global organisations, with the firm having acted for more than 50 Fortune Global 500 companies. You’ll join at Senior Associate level, handling a broad mix of transactional and commercial work while developing direct relationships with sophisticated international clients.
The Firm
This is a full-service commercial law firm with a particularly strong focus on international businesses operating and investing in the UK.
The firm has advised more than 600 international and multinational companies, including over 50 Fortune Global 500 organisations. It has particular strength advising businesses headquartered across the Asia-Pacific region, alongside a broader client base of UK and international companies.
Its clients operate across a diverse range of sectors, including technology, logistics, travel, real estate development, and manufacturing.
Alongside Corporate and Commercial, the wider firm advises across Employment, Dispute Resolution, Immigration, Property, and HR, providing clients with a broad UK legal service and creating opportunities for collaboration across practice areas.
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The Role
You will join the Corporate & Commercial team as a Senior Associate, advising UK and international businesses across a broad range of transactional and commercial matters.
On the Corporate side, the practice advises on:
- M&A
- Strategic investments
- Capital raising
- Shareholder arrangements
- Joint ventures
- Private equity funding
- Restructurings
- Corporate governance
The Commercial practice provides further variety, with work including:
- Domestic and cross-border supply, distribution, agency, and manufacturing agreements
- Terms and conditions
- Service and consultancy agreements
- Other bespoke commercial arrangements
You will take responsibility for your own matters and work directly with clients, providing practical and commercially focused advice rather than operating purely as part of a larger transaction team.
The international nature of the client base is central to the role. You will regularly advise overseas businesses on their UK activities, giving you exposure to cross-border considerations and the commercial challenges facing multinational organisations operating in the UK.
The Candidate
- Qualified Solicitor with approximately 7+ years' PQE
- Strong Corporate and Commercial experience
- Experience advising on M&A and wider corporate transactions
- Comfortable drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
- Able to manage matters and client relationships with a high degree of autonomy
- Strong academics and technical legal ability
- Commercially minded with a practical approach to legal advice
- Confident advising sophisticated corporate clients and senior stakeholders
- International or cross-border experience would be advantageous
- Stable career history demonstrating meaningful development within previous firms


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What’s On Offer
- Senior Associate position within an established London practice
- International and multinational client base
- Competitive salary and wider package
- Exposure to businesses ranging from start-ups to Fortune Global 500 organisations
- Broad mix of Corporate and Commercial work
- M&A, investment, private equity, and joint venture matters
- Cross-border commercial agreements
- High levels of autonomy and direct client contact
- Hybrid working
- Opportunity to develop relationships with major international businesses
- Collaborative full-service commercial platform
This is a strong opportunity for an experienced Corporate & Commercial lawyer looking for a senior position offering greater autonomy, broad transactional and advisory work, and regular exposure to an established international client base.
If this is of interest, then please apply now or reach out to Freddie Bolwell for a confidential discussion.
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