Senior Associate / Legal Director - Corporate

Clyde and Co LLP

Key Responsibilities Advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures/shareholder arrangements and equity investments with minimal supervision;

Prepare and negotiate transaction documents including term sheets, share/asset purchase agreements, disclosure letters, joint venture/shareholder agreements, investment agreements, subscription agreements and ancillary corporate documents;

Conduct legal due diligence and supervise preparation of due diligence reports on legal matters;

To work as part of a regional Corporate team and support partners where necessary. Prepare legal advice and opinions;

Closely work with clients, partners and maintain/develop excellent relationships with clients;

Project manage the delivery of services to complex challenging clients;

Supervise and support more junior members of the Corporate team;

Identify and exploit business development opportunities through managing existing clients and targeting new ones;

Ensure projects are executed in accordance with the firm's methodologies, guidance and professional standards;

Adhere to budgets and ensure client's expectations are managed;

Drafts articles and publications;

Role Competency Requirements

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations. The competencies are used to inform all aspects of career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

Technical Excellence

Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it

Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially

Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively

People and Team

Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others

Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others

Leadership: creating high performing teams

Client Relationships and Business Development

Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities

Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers

Cross-selling and business development

Finance and Practice Management

Finance management and understanding of the business

Project management: ensuring projects are delivered

Knowledge sharing

Personal Effectiveness

Communication

Clarity of thinking

Personal contribution

This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.