Corporate Associate - Oil and Gas

Ref FEL162 Location United Kingdom Sub Location London Job type Lawyers Department/Practice group Corporate Position Type Permanent

Department Our Corporate department is the firm’s largest with over 200 lawyers in London, including 48 partners. We act for private and public companies, banks, governments and states, amongst others. We are consistently ranked at the top of the league tables in Europe, Asia and globally. Most of our work has a cross-border element, requiring us to draw on the expertise of our corporate lawyers in other offices across the network. Role Summary Our lawyers will work on a broad mix of transactions, including public and private M&A, joint ventures, private equity and securities offerings. Most of the work will have an international dimension and will range from some of the largest and most complex transactions to smaller deals which provide greater responsibility. We offer comprehensive training and career development for associates at all levels and encourage secondments, both within our international network and to our clients. Key Responsibilities and Deliverables Working on a wide variety of large, complex public and private M&A transactions Working on full scale worldwide mergers of existing businesses, new ventures and a variety of joint ventures Involvement with private equity and fund raising transactions across a wide range of market sectors Securities offerings including Eurobonds, medium term notes, high-yield bonds, derivatives and structured products Involvement in funds and regulatory work While we encourage a broad spread of work there is an opportunity to specialize and join a number of skills and sector groups, including TMT, financial institutions, private equity, securities, transport, investment banking and many others Key Requirements Top class academic record Corporate experience involving cross border transactions from a leading firm A strong technical and commercial background Competencies Strong technical and commercial abilities Able to work effectively as part of a team and supervise more junior lawyers  Highly effective communicator (both orally and in writing)  Able to take on a high degree of responsibility and manage a challenging workload  Committed to providing an excellent service to our clients Proactive involvement in business development and knowledge management

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