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CORPORATE SOLICITOR (TRANSPORT/PROJECTS) - LONDON CITY

Leading international full service law firm seeks Corporate Associate Solicitor 2 - 4 years PQE to deal with transport and projects work.

The Corporate division comprises of 9 main groups. The bulk of each group's practice comprises take-overs, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions such as demergers, reorganisations, flotations and joint ventures. In addition, there are a number of different focus areas which include:
·Insurance, investment funds and financial services;
·Private equity and venture capital;
·International equity offerings and equity capital markets;
·Energy and resources, utilities, projects.
·Information Technology and Communications.

What can the firm offer you?
This is an excellent opportunity for talented and motivated associates to join a thriving and growing practice whose reputation has really taken off. The firm probably now has the leading UK rail practice. On the projects side, they act for London & Continental Railways in relation to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Transport for London in relation to the East London Line Extensions and London Underground in relation to all its PPP and PFI projects. On the passenger rail franchising side they have acted for a wide range of train operators including Stagecoach, Virgin, Arriva and Serco/NedRail.
On the roads side, they acted for the Highways Agency on the recently closed National Roads Telecommunications Service project and also act for Tyne & Wear PTA on the New Tyne Crossing tunnel project and Halton council on the New Mersey Crossing bridge project.

Increasingly, they are looking to expand the transport practice outside the UK and have already acted on a rail project in Holland and roads projects in Portugal. Areas of focus outside Europe are China, Russia and the Middle East.

What are the firm looking for?
Associates, ideally in the region of 2-4 years PQE involved in or keen to become involved in the transport sector;
Bright self-starters looking for a challenge;
All candidates will be expected to display excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate with individuals at all levels.

The following types of experience would be a bonus:
- the contractual structure of the UK rail industry, for instance franchise agreements, access arrangements, rolling stock arrangements;
- UK rail regulation;
- Infrastructure project structures, for instance under UK PFI/PPP;
- Significant hands-on transactional experience;

Benefits
Profit Share Scheme;
Participation in Qualified Fee Earner Bonus Scheme;
BUPA Health Cover;
Life Assurance Cover;
Personal Accident Insurance;
Permanent Health Insurance;
Contributory Group Pension Plan;
Season Ticket Loan;
Staff Restaurant;
Subsidised corporate membership of Gymnasium;
27 days holiday per annum.

CORPORATE SOLICITOR (TRANSPORT/PROJECTS) - LONDON CITY

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