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With 40 partners and over 100 fee earners, my client is one of the largest practices in the south and a top 120 law firm.

They have one of the largest corporate finance teams in the region offering particular expertise in M&A, MBOs, MBIs, business finance, joint ventures, private equity investments, OFEX and AIM listings, and take-private deals. Established relationships within the banking sector mean that the firm advises banks such as HSBC, Lloyds, HBOS, Clydesdale, Allied Irish, Handelsbanken and Fortis on acquisitions, structured finance and secured lending transactions.

Their corporate finance team is highly regarded in both Chambers and Legal 500, and have been awarded "Corporate Law Firm of year".

Due to continued growth they now have a vacancy for an exceptional Corporate Finance Solicitor (2-3 PQE) to join their existing team, which currently consists of nine other lawyers.

Duties will include:

• Working on a range of transactions to include general mergers and acquisitions; advising banks on acquisition and structured finance as well as secured lending transactions; property acquisitions and corporate deals.
• Acting for a wide range of clients such as companies, banks and other financial institutions as well as for private individuals.
• Managing smaller transactions with supervision - to include drafting and negotiating transactional documentation; providing support and liaising with other teams to co-ordinate transactions.
• Drafting documentation to include shareholders' agreements, joint venture agreements and share and asset purchase agreements.
• Analysing and advising on the issues involved in transactions such as MBOs, restructuring, share and asset sales and purchases.
• Playing an active role in building the business; participating in marketing initiatives and developing client relationships

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of corporate finance work, and be ideally 2-3 years post qualification experience
• Have experience of public company and listed company work would also be advantageous. Be client focused and have the ability to build and sustain relationships
• Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team not only in Corporate Finance but with internal teams across the business
• The desire to market your work and introduce business development initiatives where possible
• The ability to work well under pressure and manage a varied workload with the support of comprehensive accounting tools
• Solid IT skills with a good working knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience of working a case management system would also be desirable        

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