Job Title: Associate Solicitor / Senior Associate 4 – 8 PQE
Firm: Ranked top tier Legal 500
Salary: From £65,000 – increasing with years experience
Hours: Full-time | 35 hours | option to work full time across 4 days
Location: Southampton
Flexibility: 3 days working from home, flexible hours, work life balance
OVERVIEW
Join a top-tier, highly ranked corporate law team with a strong presence across the South East. You’ll advise ambitious clients, from start-ups and SMEs to international corporate and publicly listed companies high-profile transactions including M&A, private equity, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, and AIM/public market deals. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead complex, high-value transactions and work alongside a supportive, expert team that values both technical excellence and commercial insight.
What You’ll Do
* Advise clients on corporate transactions, reorganisations, and governance matters.
* Draft and negotiate shareholder agreements, articles of association, and transactions documents.
* Lead M&A, private equity, joint ventures, and AIM/public market transactions.
* Build strong client relationships while working in a high-performing, collaborative team.
Requirements
* Solicitor qualified in England & Wales with corporate experience
* 4+ years PQE in corporate law, including M&A, private equity, joint ventures, and shareholder agreements.
* Strong commercial awareness, drafting, negotiation, and client management skills.
In return
* Work at a prestigious, top-ranked corporate law firm on high-profile deals.
* Flexible hybrid working, a firm that values work life balance without compromising quality of work.
* Additional annual leave for special life events
* Enhanced family leave
* Clear progression: Associate ? Senior Associate ? Legal Director ? Partner.
* Private Medical for you and your loved ones
* Medicash & virtual GP
* 7% employer pension contribution
* 4X salary life assurance from the day you start.
Cait.woodrow-smith @ Simpsonjudge.co.uk
Job Reference: CWS453