Corporate Lawyer - Business Team

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Corporate Lawyer - Business Team, Newbury

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Location: Newbury, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

8

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

We have a new permanent opportunity for a full-time Corporate Lawyer to join the Business Team (Commercial, Corporate & Employment) in one of our Thames Valley offices (Newbury, Maidenhead or Swindon). The ideal candidate will have 2+ years’ PQE with previous corporate law experience.

The Role

Working as part of a team, you will be working with business owners, corporates, and entrepreneurs on all aspects of company and corporate law. Your caseload will cover a variety of sectors, including IT, tech, and life sciences and will include buying and selling companies and businesses, management buyouts and founder exits, shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, investments from early stage to private equity, group reorganisations, corporate governance, and partnership agreements.

You will also be expected to build and manage your own caseload of matters as well as dealing with delegated work and providing full support to more senior members of the team. A key element of the role will also be attending and promoting the team and firm at business development opportunities and being dynamic in seeking new business relationships and leads.

About you

• 2+ years’ PQE in corporate law ideally with a corporate law firm
• Experience of working on complex mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions
• Self-starter with a strong attention to detail and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities
• Excellent team player with demonstrable ability to build effective and trusting relationships with clients and colleagues
• Strong client-facing and business development skills
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills

We offer

Office: Newbury or Maidenhead or Swindon

Hours of work: 9.00am - 5.30pm

Other Benefits: Flexible Leave (Holiday) Policy, pension, life assurance, medical health cash plan & discount portal with Virtual GP & wellbeing tools & advice.

About Gardner Leader

Gardner Leader is a forward-thinking, innovative, and friendly law firm which has grown substantially in recent years and has offices throughout the Thames Valley. Recently awarded “2024 Law Firm of the Year” by LawNet, we provide quality legal services to individuals and businesses through our Business, Real Estate, Litigation, Family, Wills Probate & Estate Planning, and Conveyancing teams.

At Gardner Leader, we're committed to providing peace of mind to our clients and colleagues and we strongly believe that our friendly and inclusive culture enables us to achieve this. We value each other, celebrate our successes and achievements, and encourage great team-working. We also recognise that a work-life balance is important to everyone and this is a key part of our ethos, together with a commitment to develop your technical knowledge and ability, and advance your business development skills.

We are an equal opportunities employer and believe that diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

If this exciting opportunity sounds like the role for you and you have the skills and experience to join our team, please apply and we’ll get back to you as quickly as possible.

Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit.