Corporate Legal Director

We are seeking an experienced Corporate Legal Director to join a highly regarded and growing team in Leeds. You will advise an impressive range of OMBs, large corporates and PLCs on a range of corporate transactions, including M&A, private equity, buyouts and joint ventures.

Client Details

Our client is a highly regarded regional law firm with an increasingly strong national and international reputation.

With a broad full service offering and a client base spanning businesses and individuals, the firm works with organisations across the UK and internationally. Its corporate practice is particularly well regarded, with the team consistently recognised by legal directories for the quality of its work and its commercial approach.

Description

The Corporate Legal Director will be:

Advising a varied client base of OMBs, large corporates and PLCs

Managing a broad range of corporate transactions

Handling M&A, private equity investments, buyouts and joint ventures

Advising on corporate reorganisations and corporate governance matters

Managing transactions from initial instruction through to completion

Building strong, trusted relationships with clients and key stakeholders

Supervising junior lawyers, helping to develop the wider team

Contributing to team projects and the continued growth of the corporate practice

Helping with networking, profile raising and business development initiatives

• Working with colleagues across the wider firm to deliver commercially focused advice

Profile

The Corporate Legal Director should be:

A solicitor with around 8 years PQE or more

An experienced corporate lawyer with strong technical expertise

Experienced across a broad range of M&A and corporate transactions

Experienced in private equity investments, buyouts and joint ventures

Comfortable advising OMBs, large corporates and PLCs

Commercially minded with the ability to understand clients' wider business objectives

Confident supervising and developing junior team members

Able to contribute to business development and networking activity

Job Offer

• Salary ranging from £95,000 to £110,000
• 5% pension contribution.
• Bonus scheme.
• Hybrid working options.
• Private healthcare plan.
• Option to buy and sell holidays.

If you're interested in this role, apply now.