Corporate Solicitor / Associate

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Description

Do you want to flourish in a forward-thinking, straight-talking environment? Do you want a role in a successful team where you will be surrounded by passionate problem solvers? Why wouldn’t you? Being part of Gateley is not just about the expertise that you bring; it’s about attitude too.

Our corporate team continues to grow and with an impressive client list it is the perfect opportunity for an ambitious corporate lawyer to develop their career.

The Team

Our Corporate Team Has Been Recognised Nationally Including

With a team of 70 corporate lawyers nationally, we advise clients on all types of corporate activity across the UK.

• The Times Best Law Firms 2022 commended for "Company & Commercial" and "Banking & Finance" (National)
• Professional Services Firm of the Year Birmingham Post Business Awards 2021 (Birmingham)
• Corporate Law Firm of the Year Insider Media Dealmakers Awards 2021 (East Midlands)
• International Deal of the Year Insider Media Dealmakers Awards 2021 (Midlands)
• SME Deal of the Year Insider Media Dealmakers Awards 2021 (Midlands)
• Deal of the Year (£20m+) Insider Media Dealmakers Awards 2021 (Thames Valley)
  

With a client-centric ethos, long-term team stability and the significant experience of our deal leaders, we are known and valued for our dynamism, entrepreneurial spirit, and practical approach. The structure of our highly accomplished national team enables us to offer a partner lead approach on every transaction. We consistently act as trusted advisers for clients in sectors as diverse as manufacturing and retail, recruitment, and education.

The Benefits

With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.

In our culture if the business does well, then our people do too. The Gateley Sharesave Scheme is a key part of delivering our incentivisation strategy and is consistent with the elements of the Gateley Team Spirit. We have therefore implemented a Sharesave Scheme which is open to all employees of Gateley so that everyone in the Gateley team has the opportunity to acquire shares through the scheme to participate in the future financial success of the business

In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.

The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Corporate Solicitor or Associate to join our ambitious corporate team at our Leeds office. As part of our national corporate team, you will have the opportunity to work alongside our diverse corporate partners on a broad range of matters including mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and equity capital markets transactions.

Gateley offer a comprehensive training program and will support your development as you thrive in an ambitious professional services business.

The successful candidate will be keen to develop their skills in this area within a leading national team, interacting effectively with colleagues and clients at every level and actively engaging in business development.

Key Skills & Experience

The ability to take on responsibility and liaise with clients

Excellent commercial acumen

Good negotiation skills

An ability and willingness to learn and eagerness to take early responsibility

Strong attention to detail and organisational skills, and the ability to meet deadline

Excellent interpersonal skills

Interested?

Apply without delay and one of the team will be in touch

Diversity, inclusion and well being

We are a Responsible Business and diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of Gateley’s culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.

We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone’s potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.

We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.