Corporate Associate / Senior Associate

West Midlands – £40,000 - £80,000

This is a standout opportunity for an ambitious ECM lawyer who thrives on transactional work, enjoys owning matters, and wants to play a visible role in the continued growth of a well-established national team.

The Opportunity

You will work closely with a highly regarded senior leadership group and partners across Birmingham, London and Manchester, with genuine encouragement to build profile, develop market presence and progress into a senior position within the team over time.

The role offers exposure to a broad and high-quality mix of work, including:

• Equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, secondary fundraisings, rights issues, equity subscriptions, private placements, block trades and share buy-backs
• Public M&A and takeovers involving AIM and Main Market listed companies
• Corporate governance and ongoing listed company advisory work
• Advising issuers, investment banks, brokers, nominated advisers and major shareholders
• Significant cross-border transactional exposure, including transatlantic and pan-European matters

You will be encouraged to take day-to-day ownership of transactions, managing matters independently while working closely with partners on larger and more complex deals.

Clients & Market Position

Our client has a particularly strong reputation in the AIM and Main Market space, acting for a wide range of listed companies across sectors including:

• Manufacturing
• Life sciences
• Construction
• Retail and consumer
• Technology
• Healthcare
• Financial services
• Real estate
• Recruitment, training and education

The team regularly advises companies headquartered in the UK, mainland Europe, North America and Asia, and works closely with leading nominated advisers and brokers in the City.

The practice is recognised for its practical, commercial and entrepreneurial approach, and clients value the team’s ability to deliver technically strong advice in a way that is accessible, responsive and commercially focused.

The Team & Platform You will be joining a large national corporate team with deep bench strength, operating on a genuinely collaborative basis across offices. The ECM team is well supported by a dedicated corporate PSL function, a comprehensive precedent bank and structured training programmes.

About You

• 4+ years’ PQE with solid experience in equity capital markets and public M&A
• Confident managing transactions and advising clients directly
• Strong technical skills combined with sound commercial judgement
• Enthusiastic about mentoring and developing junior lawyers
• Keen to contribute to business development and client relationship growth
• Personable, driven and collaborative, with ambition to progress within a national practice

Why This Role?
This role is ideal for an ECM lawyer who wants:

• High-quality, visible work with household-name listed clients
• Genuine responsibility and influence at associate / senior associate level
• A national platform with strong deal flow and long-term progression prospects
• A culture that values ambition, collaboration and commercial thinking