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 globally integrated corporate 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.

Those key sectors include insurance, transportation, professional services, energy and construction, commodities, infrastructure, technology and real estate, giving the team access to high-quality transactional and advisory work for clients operating at the forefront of global trade and commercial activity.

The team is growing, and transactional work is a key strategic priority for the firm, making this an exciting opportunity to contribute to a practice that is central to Clyde & Co’s continued investment in its Corporate & Advisory offering and its wider global ambitions.

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 role sits within a team based across our London and Guildford offices. Candidates will need to be willing either to be based in Guildford or to travel there regularly, with attendance at the London office also required as part of the role.

Key Responsibilities

The successful applicant will play a senior role within the team, taking ownership of smaller matters and workstreams, and co-leading larger transactions alongside partners and other senior lawyers. Key responsibilities will include:

• leading, or co-leading, corporate transactions and advisory matters, including private M&A, joint ventures, investments, reorganisations, restructurings, corporate governance and related commercial arrangements;
• taking responsibility for drafting, reviewing and negotiating transaction documents and suites of documents, ensuring that agreements work effectively together and reflect the commercial deal agreed between the parties;
• exercising sound judgement in identifying legal and commercial issues, assessing risk, proposing practical solutions and escalating matters appropriately where partner input is required;
• managing matter delivery, including transaction process, timetable, due diligence, disclosure, conditions, completion deliverables, specialist input, cost awareness and overall project management;
• working directly with clients and counterparties, building trusted relationships, communicating clearly on key issues and helping clients make well-informed commercial decisions;
• supervising, delegating to and developing more junior lawyers, including reviewing their work product, providing constructive feedback and supporting high-quality matter execution;
• co-ordinating effectively with colleagues across sectors, specialist teams and offices, including on multi-jurisdictional matters, to deliver seamless service to clients; and
• contributing to the ongoing growth and profile of the corporate team, including through client development, knowledge sharing and the continued improvement of team processes.