Job Title: Solicitor / Associate Solicitor NQ- 3 PQE
Firm: Ranked top tier Legal 500
Salary: DOE (NQ = £57,000, 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 corporate law team with a strong presence across the South East. You'll work on high-profile corporate transactions including M&A, private equity, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, and AIM/public market deals. This is an excellent opportunity for NQs and early PQE solicitors to gain broad, hands-on experience and build a career in a prestigious firm that values technical excellence, commercial insight, and teamwork.
What You'll Do
* Advise clients on corporate transactions, reorganisations, and governance matters.
* Draft and negotiate shareholder agreements, articles of association, and other corporate documents.
* Support M&A, private equity, joint ventures, and AIM/public market transactions.
* Develop client relationships while working closely with senior colleagues in a collaborative team.
Requirements
* Solicitor qualified in England & Wales with a corporate seat (NQ or early PQE).
* Experience or interest in corporate law, including M&A, private equity, joint ventures, or shareholder agreements.
* Strong drafting, negotiation, and commercial awareness.
* Collaborative, proactive, and eager to grow in a fast-paced corporate environment.
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: Solicitor ? Associate ? Senior Associate ? Legal Director - etc
* 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 @ (url removed)
Job Reference: CWS453