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Corporate Lawyer (From 4 years' PQE) - Glasgow

A Pinsent Masons job vacancy

Introduction

Pinsent Masons is an innovative and enterprising commercial law firm ranking in the Top 15 of UK law firms and in the top 100 of law firms globally. We have more than 240 partners, a legal team of around 900 and more than 1,500 staff in the UK and internationally.

Brief

We are currently looking to recruit a 4 years+ PQE Solicitor to join our Glasgow Corporate team.

We are looking for strong corporate lawyers with experience in corporate finance and M&A work. The successful candidate will be based in our Glasgow office, but will have the opportunity to work in and alongside colleagues in our other UK offices.

Background

Pinsent Masons has a large national corporate group comprising some 100 lawyers, including more than 35 partners.

Our Corporate lawyers work with clients at the forefront of their strategic development advising on mergers, acquisitions, disposals, flotations, takeovers, buy-ins and buyouts, joint ventures and investments. Our detailed knowledge and close working relationships with other professionals enables us to achieve the right structure for deals and to bring together appropriate funders and entrepreneurial investors.

We make it our business to understand the markets our clients are in and their business aspirations and pressures. When a deal needs to be done we bring together the players to make it happen.

We specialise in the following areas:

AIM
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Private Equity
M&A
Joint Ventures

We advise a diverse range of companies, from private company start ups to listed companies and their institutional advisers on all aspects of their businesses. Our corporate lawyers have considerable experience and well-established relationships with advisers and institutions.

We have extensive experience of advising on shareholder agreements; private equity investment; general M&A; joint ventures; public takeovers, both recommended and contested; flotations/initial public offerings; secondary issues including rights issues, placings and open offers; private placements; corporate governance; compliance with companies, securities and financial services legislation including the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority and the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.

The Candidate Required

The successful candidate will ideally have gained experience in a large firm environment. Candidates must be technically excellent but equally important, commercially aware and enthusiastic about business development. They will be a team player with a strong client focussed approach. They will also have a strong academic background and excellent communication and organisational skills.

Examples of Recent Work

Advising shareholders of The Comedy Unit Limited on the sale of their business to RDF Media Group plc.
Advising Noble & Company on the admission to AIM of Network Data plc.
Advising Ogilvie Group on the acquisition of Loy Surveys Limited.
Advising Speedy Hire plc on the acquisition of LCH Generators Limited.

See PinsentMasons.com to learn more about the firm behind OUT-LAW.COM and its Corporate group.