Corporate Legal Director

Leeds Permanent £95,000 - £110,000 per year View Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Corporate Legal Director to join a highly regarded and growing team in Leeds. You will advise an impressive range of OMBs, large corporates and PLCs on a range of corporate transactions, including M&A, private equity, buyouts and joint ventures.
  • Join a highly rated corporate team in Leeds
  • Work on complex M&A and private equity transactions

About Our Client

Our client is a highly regarded regional law firm with an increasingly strong national and international reputation.

With a broad full service offering and a client base spanning businesses and individuals, the firm works with organisations across the UK and internationally. Its corporate practice is particularly well regarded, with the team consistently recognised by legal directories for the quality of its work and its commercial approach.

Job Description

The Corporate Legal Director will be:* Advising a varied client base of OMBs, large corporates and PLCs

* Managing a broad range of corporate transactions

* Handling M&A, private equity investments, buyouts and joint ventures

* Advising on corporate reorganisations and corporate governance matters

* Managing transactions from initial instruction through to completion

* Building strong, trusted relationships with clients and key stakeholders

* Supervising junior lawyers, helping to develop the wider team

* Contributing to team projects and the continued growth of the corporate practice

* Helping with networking, profile raising and business development initiatives

  • * Working with colleagues across the wider firm to deliver commercially focused advice

The Successful Applicant

The Corporate Legal Director should be:* A solicitor with around 8 years PQE or more

* An experienced corporate lawyer with strong technical expertise

* Experienced across a broad range of M&A and corporate transactions

* Experienced in private equity investments, buyouts and joint ventures

* Comfortable advising OMBs, large corporates and PLCs

* Commercially minded with the ability to understand clients' wider business objectives

* Confident supervising and developing junior team members

* Able to contribute to business development and networking activity

What's on Offer

  • Salary ranging from £95,000 to £110,000
  • 5% pension contribution.
  • Bonus scheme.
  • Hybrid working options.
  • Private healthcare plan.
  • Option to buy and sell holidays.



If you're interested in this role, apply now.

Contact
Mike Smith
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7096091
Phone number
+44 07881904018

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Corporate
Sector
Business Services
Where
Leeds
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Mike Smith
Consultant phone
+44 07881904018
Job reference
JN-092026-7096091