Corporate Associate Solicitor
7 days ago
Southampton
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