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▷ High Salary: NEW: CORPORATE ASSOCIATE, NQ TO 4 PQEINTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM, £80k - £105K

QED Legal
London
6 months ago
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Job Description CORPORATE ASSOCIATE, LONDONINTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM NQ TO 4 YEARS' PQE £80 - £105K HYBRIDWORKING - International law firm are looking for a CorporateAssociate from NQ to 4 PQE to join their Tier 1 corporate team,based in its City office. - Applicants should have qualified / beabout to qualify as a Solicitor in the UK. If an NQ, you will havecompleted at least one transactional seat – e.g. in Corporate,Funds or Banking & Finance. - You do not need to have trainedat an elite firm - this firm has a best-in-class trainingprogramme, and will ensure that you have all the support requiredto blossom into a first class corporate lawyer. All deals arePartner-led and so you will never feel out of your depth. - You’llwork on multi-million and billion pound deals spanning M&A(private and public), private equity, JV’s and investment fundsmandates, together with some financing work, representing theworld’s largest financial institutions and blue chip clients. -This role is your passport to an international career – whether youaspire to work at a US Firm in London or in the Middle East, FarEast, etc - with this firm on your CV, you’ll easily secure suchpositions. This role will set you up for life. If you’d like tolearn more about this position, reach out to Dominic Roberts at QEDLegal – all approaches will be treated in the strictest ofconfidence.

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