Corporate Lawyer - London

Corporate Associate – 3- 5 years PQE - London

Brief

We are currently looking to recruit a talented corporate lawyer to join the London Corporate team, ideally a candidate with 3-5 years PQE experience in M&A (public or private) and general corporate governance advisory work across a range of sectors.  Sector experience or experience in equity capital markets deals or private equity deals is helpful but not essential. 

The Team 

Capable of handling high-value, cross-border transactions, Pinsent Masons LLP is regularly instructed by an impressive roster of clients covering a wide range of sectors.  Edward Stead heads the national corporate practice and is supported by 16 partners and legal directors in the London team, with specialists in M&A, corporate finance, private equity, equity capital markets and corporate governance. 

The Firm is committed to a major programme of lateral hire investment that will enhance its brand in the City and ensure its Corporate practice is capable of winning an increased share of high value deals. This City Initiative has very strong backing from the Board of Pinsent Masons LLP and the Corporate team has ambitious plans for growth.  Within the last 12 months, the London team has completed the lateral hires of Jonathan Woolf, Jon Blackburn and Peter McCusker.

The London team has a proven track record working with global businesses on strategic corporate transactions advising both public and private businesses on: private and public company share and asset sales and purchases; IPOs and listings; fundraisings; strategic investments and partnerships; joint ventures; management buy-outs and buy-ins; restructurings; private equity transactions and sponsor exits and board advisory and corporate governance.

Our sector-specific and regulatory expertise across a number of industry verticals such as financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, technology, life sciences, healthcare, diversified industrials, retail & consumer and sport, means that we regularly deliver complex, cross-sector projects.

Awards

The Pinsent Masons Corporate UK team is consistently ranked in the top 10 by number of M&A deals in the UK by Mergermarket, as well as for the number of listed clients (both AIM and overall) by Adviser Rankings. 

Pinsent Masons is the most well represented firm in Legal 500 UK with the highest number of practice rankings across the UK as a whole and the highest number of top tier rankings across the UK, a position we maintain year-on-year.

Pinsent Masons achieved the most rankings out of all firms in the Chambers UK 2025 guide. The firm is in the top two for the most band 1 rankings as well. 

Innovation and creativity in the delivery of legal services is at the heart of what we do and no other firm has won the FT’s Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe Award more than us (3 wins and counting). 

Go to www.pinsentmasons.com/accolades to view all of our global awards and nominations.

The Candidate Required

The successful candidate will ideally have gained experience in a City firm or a large regional practice. 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.

About the Firm

Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,800 employees operating out of 28 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.  We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.

Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Steffy Lam who can discuss the role and requirements.

Contact details:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffy-lam-715241238/

steffy.lam@pinsentmasons.com

At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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