Job role: Associate
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)
Team: Corporate
Location: Newcastle
Benefits
* Annual leave starting at 25 days
* Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
* Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
* 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
* Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
* Annual fitness allowance
* Flexible pension scheme
* ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
* Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
* Medicash
* EAP with access to counselling
* Enhanced family leave policies
* Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back‑up care per year
* Life assurance
* Group income protection
* Annual travel season ticket loan
* Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
* Bespoke training and development opportunities
* Financial contribution towards home working equipment
Role Overview
We are looking for a talented Corporate Associate to join our fast growing Corporate team in the Newcastle office, an opportunity for ambitious lawyers to progress quickly through the ranks.
Our highly experienced and recognised corporate team operates from offices in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Leeds, Hong Kong and Singapore, advising a range of clients from large‑listed companies and private equity funds to smaller start‑ups and owner‑managed businesses across domestic and cross‑border transactions.
Key Responsibilities
* Supporting on mergers or acquisitions or disposal transactions for corporate clients
* Supporting/leading acquisition and disposal of business and assets and/or shares
* Supporting on public company transactions, such as IPOs or equity fundraisers.
* Supporting/leading due diligence exercises, data room reviews or management and disclosure processes (be it in relation to buy‑side or IPO legal due diligence work or sell‑side legal disclosure work).
* Preparation and finalisation of disclosure letters and supporting bundles
* Supporting on and reviewing investment documents either acting for investing institutions or management teams on PE‑backed transactions or placement agreements.
* Drafting and negotiating the terms of transaction ancillary documents (such as completion board minutes, deeds of waivers, resignation letters, Companies House forms etc.)
* General corporate work including corporate restructurings, shareholders agreements, joint ventures and limited liability partnership agreements, specifically drafting the principal documents
* Assisting with business development and tenders including (where appropriate) research about clients and targets
* Opportunities for early exposure to clients.
What Are We Looking For
* Qualified Solicitor or equivalent
* Law degree (or equivalent)
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise
* Proficient in use of document management systems
* Strong technical skills and a willingness to learn.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief. We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths. Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
Disability Support
We are a Disability Confident employer. If there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. We welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx. All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre‑employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.
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