Private Equity Senior Associate

Private Equity Senior Associate | 5+ PQE | Top 10 International Firm

Are you a talented Private Equity Senior Associate with 5+ years PQE, looking to join a large, progressive Private Equity team? Progress your legal career in this Top 10 international law firm, renowned for their unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and a dynamic approach to law.

The Firm:

This Top 10 firm is considered one of the world's leading Law Firms, and one of the best Law Firms outside of the Magic Circle. This firm has over 40 offices in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and through this is able to operate on a truly global scale, with 2,500 lawyers across six continents. This global scale coupled with its collaborative nature has allowed the firm to succeed in focusing on collaboration under a 'one-team' approach.

Their acclaim has resulted in the firm being the proud recipient of multiple accolades across the Legal 500, Chambers, Times, Financial Times, and Thomas Reuters as well as numerous other publications, they have been mentioned as the law firm of the year, as well as a highly regarded firm within Real Estate, Financial, Corporate, TMT, Employment, Litigation, Construction to name a few.

As a result of years of quality service, they have built world-leading reputations in a number of practice areas and are considered an elite litigation practice. This has allowed them to build a plethora of key clients and large institutions with client portfolios. This firm has grown through a mixture of natural growth and amalgamation of leading practices from the world; however, it has never lost its core values.

The Team:

The highly ranked Private Equity team sits within the firm's Corporate and Finance practice group and covers the full range of Private Equity and Corporate/M&A work. The team has broad experience of corporate and funds transactions, with particular focus on private M&A, joint ventures, co-investments, secondaries, GP-led transactions and leveraged buy-outs.

The team advises a global client base including private equity sponsors, institutional funds, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, co-investors, family offices and portfolio companies. Work is diverse and often high-value, spanning sectors such as financial services, insurance, energy and infrastructure, TMT, healthcare, life sciences and education.

Led by a Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked partner, the team has been built around a group of specialist lawyers with deep sector expertise. It is a technically strong yet highly collegiate environment, with a clear emphasis on collaboration, support and shared success at all levels.

The Role:

This is a unique opportunity for a Corporate lawyer with a focus on Private Equity with 5+ years' PQE to join a growing, global team, with excellent mentoring and support as you continue to develop your career within an award-winning practice.

Within this role you will advise on high-quality work spanning; buyouts, exits, carve-outs, co-investments, secondary transactions, management incentive plans, leveraged finance support, portfolio management work and much more!

You will work closely with major global investment funds and sponsors, developing long-term client relationships and gaining exposure to sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional deal work across a range of regulated and high-growth sectors.

As a Senior Associate, you will also play an active role in client relationship management and business development, helping to enhance both your own profile and the wider team's market presence. In addition, you will take responsibility for supervising and mentoring junior lawyers, contributing to a high-performing and supportive team culture.

This is a genuinely collaborative environment that offers strong long-term career development within a well-respected global platform.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with 5+ PQE Private Equity experience
• Technically strong with a commercially focused approach to client advice
• Confident managing deals with appropriate supervision and taking ownership of outcomes
• Actively interested in business development and growing client relationships
• Someone who takes their responsibility to junior colleagues seriously and leads by example

Apply now for immediate consideration or contact JMC Legal Recruitment on 020386652113 for a confidential conversation