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Location: Leeds
If you are looking to join a leading Yorkshire law firm and want to work in an exciting, friendly and inclusive environment where you will be supported and given opportunities to progress your career, we have the ideal opportunity for you.
Our Corporate team's reputation is built upon our lawyers taking the time and energy to get to know our clients' businesses and the people that run them, enabling us to become a genuine extension of their team. As their trusted advisers, we are someone they return to and use as a sounding board for both their business and personal requirements.
We are a firm committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and take great pride in maintaining a culture which places genuine value on a compassionate and inclusive team environment.
We act for a range of clients including owner-managed businesses, high net worth individuals and start-ups, with particular experience of advising clients in the food and drink, IT and software, recruitment and training, financial services, and manufacturing and distribution sectors. We are ranked in tier two in both the Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 guides.
We are now keen to hear from senior, experienced and aspirational lawyers who are looking for the next challenge in their professional career.
The role
Working closely with others in a collegiate and supportive environment, you will take a lead role on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions; corporate re-organisations; joint ventures; structured lending and general corporate advice.
As a senior member of our team, we also want you to help grow and develop our business further. You will be encouraged to use your business development and networking skills to build long-lasting, sustainable relationships with clients and external professionals.
The person
You will need to be an experienced lawyer, ideally with at least 5 years PQE. You will also need to have proven expertise in all aspects of corporate matters. This is likely to mean that you have handled large, complex transactions, and that you will have extensive experience of advising on joint ventures and other shareholder arrangements, and most aspects of corporate governance.
You must be able to demonstrate well established drafting skills and be able to explain complex legal matters in a clear, relevant and concise way. You must be able to engage with clients, to act as their trusted advisor.
It is essential that you are people-focused, approachable and keen to assist with the development of others. Team fit is therefore vital. You will also need to be personable, possess sound judgment, an analytical mind and a confident approach.
If you have experience in mid-market and large corporate transactions and are keen to work alongside our quality team of corporate lawyers then please get in touch. We can offer you a successful and thriving practice, with high quality work and a great team of people around you. Schofield Sweeney will be a great place for you to achieve your career ambitions.
How to apply
Interested to find out more? Then please call or e-mail our HR Manager, Neil Towse for a confidential discussion.