NQ - 2 PQE associate required at boutique City-based corporate law firm

Deadline Applications must be received by 29 November 2015 Overview JAG Shaw Baker continues its remarkable success story and goes from strength to strength. It has moved to new premises and is keen to continue its growth. The firm focuses on venture and growth capital equity financings and associated scale-up and exit work. They work across multiple sectors and have strengths in life sciences, clean tech and digital technologies. Within just a few years the firm has built a stellar reputation and is focused on giving corporate and commercial advice in high growth industries such as technology, media, Fintech, internet, cleantech, life sciences and FMCG to investors, companies and entrepreneurs. The key rainmakers within the firm have gained significant traction in the market with the firm completing a huge number of transactions last year. They currently find themselves extremely busy with an exceptionally strong deal pipeline. As a result they are keen to recruit additional resource in order to execute existing deal work. The firm is able to offer a unique professional environment with a flat structure, significant client contact, outstanding quality of work with the firm finding itself regularly against the bigger and international law firms and crucially a genuine focus on you career progression and personal development. Role In addition to having a keen interest in the work undertaken by the firm, you will have excellent technical drafting and negotiation skills, a sound understanding of company law as well as a strong commercial approach. You will have gained at least 6 months of corporate law experience within a leading regional, city or national law firm. A strong academic background is a must, along with outstanding inter-personal and communication skills. With a huge scope to evolve you will be involved with business development and marketing strategies to find good commercial outcomes.