Corporate Senior Associate in London

About The OpportunityThe roleGateley Legal is looking for a high-performing, driven

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and ambitious Equity Capital Markets Senior Associate, with

minimum 7PQE who thrives on transactional work and seeks to advance within a

dynamic and supportive team. We are keen to find someone eager to contribute

significantly to the growth and development of Gateley Legal’s national Equity

Capital Markets team. By working closely with our passionate senior leadership

team and esteemed Partner, Sam Meiklejohn, you will be

encouraged to make an impact in the market and inspire our junior corporate

lawyers. Alongside Sam, the wider ECM team also includes Martin

Montgomery and Oliver Harker (Partners, London), Nigel Brown (Partner,

Manchester) supported by a team of associates and junior solicitors. Further information on the equity capital markets team

profiles can be found here: This role will be based in our London or Birmingham

office (offering hybrid working). Due to our continuing successes and

increasing instructions to work on interesting, complex, and high-value equity

capital markets transactions, our national corporate team is looking to expand

with a view to hiring someone with the potential to become a senior member of

the team in the future. You will handle a diverse workload encompassing equity

capital markets, public M&A and corporate governance across a broad range

of sectors such as manufacturing, life sciences, construction, retail,

technology, healthcare, financial services, real estate, recruitment, training

and education. Additionally, you will gain significant cross-border

transactional experience, including transatlantic, and pan-European work.

Prior cross-border transactional experience is helpful, but not essential.You will advise corporates, investment banks, brokers,

and major shareholders on a wide range of capital markets matters, including

primary and secondary securities offerings listed on both UK and international

stock exchanges. Experience in managing transactions is essential as we

encourage associates and senior associates to take ownership of matters as well

as working closely with a partner on more complex and / or high value work. A

keenness to network and build your own connections in the ECM and wider market

would be highly encouraged and supported. With a client-centric ethos and a

200-year history of providing commercial advice to businesses, the Gateley

Legal corporate team believes in punching above its weight. Clients choose us

and come back to us for our dynamism, entrepreneurial spirit and practical

approach. Gateley also offers a comprehensive training programme,

technical support via its corporate PSL team (including a substantial,

well-maintained, precedent bank), structured career development (including a

business development coaching programme for future partners) and a transparent

promotion process to support you as you thrive in an ambitious and fast-growing

professional services business.The Equity Capital Markets team As

an AIM Listed business – Gateley (Holdings) Plc listed in 2015, the first

commercial law firm in the UK to do so – we understand the challenges and

regulatory responsibilities that listed businesses need to navigate. We have

substantial experience of advising corporates and advisers on initial public

offerings, equity subscriptions, rights

issues, private placements, block trades and buy-backs.Clients

include companies from the UK, mainland Europe, North America and Asia across a

variety of industry sectors. This breadth of expertise helps us better

understand and communicate the issues arising on a flotation to provide a

tailored service to our clients. The team’s extensive relationships within the

advisory community in the City of London assist in the smooth delivery of our

service. Our clients are on both the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange

and on AIM. We have more AIM experience than most national and regional law

firms.We

act for many of the leading nominated advisers and brokers advising in the AIM

and Main Market of the LSE. Some of our key clients, nominated advisors and

Brokers That We Have Recently Worked With Include

Franchise Brands Plc

Likewise Group Plc

Inspired Plc

Surface Transform Plc

Scancell Holding Plc

Camellia Plc

Virgin Wines Plc

Shore Capital

Allenby Capital

Dowgate Capital

Panmure Liberum The teamOur

Corporate team continues to thrive and with an impressive client list it is the

perfect home for ambitious corporate lawyers to develop their career. With

a team of over 90 corporate lawyers nationally, we advise clients on all types

of corporate activity across the UK and regularly advice on transactions with

an international angle.We

consistently act as trusted advisers for clients in sectors as diverse as

manufacturing, life sciences, construction, retail, technology, healthcare,

financial services, real estate, recruitment, training and education. Further

detail on the corporate team’s deal insights can be found here: The

structure of our highly accomplished national team enables us to offer a

partner led approach on every transaction. In the London or Birmingham team,

you will join an established team of Partners, Senior Associates, Associates,

Solicitors, Trainees and Paralegals that all work collaboratively across the

Corporate Unit.The

corporate team provide a nurturing and supportive environment and there is an

opportunity for genuine partnership progression aspirations. Several of our

successfully promoted partners either completed their training with Gateley or

joined at junior levels of their career. There is a clear progression path for

all levels of lawyers to succeed to reach their career goals.The personThe successful candidate must be at least 4 years' PQE with experience of a broad range of equity capital markets and public M&A experience.As a senior associate, you will be expected to take responsibility for mentoring junior members of the team.You must be able to demonstrate high-quality technical legal skills and the confidence to offer commercial advice in a well-reasoned and competent manner.You will have the opportunity to strengthen our relationship with existing clients alongside actively engaging in new business development opportunities and cross-selling services within Gateley.You must demonstrate an ability and willingness to learn and possess strong commercial acumen and good negotiation skills.We are looking for someone who is personable, enthusiastic and with a drive to succeed in a collaborative and collegiate environment.About YouAbout UsThe benefitsWith

support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around

our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment

and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be

rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an

annual bonus.In

addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via

our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex

comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the

benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit,

employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season

ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At

Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs

alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to

coding to languages to hip hop dance.We areGateleyWe

are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to

the problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professional

services group, we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and

business. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right

answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. We

support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to

private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not just

about the expertise that you bring; it's about attitude too.The

'Gateley Story' is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has got

us to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving force

behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a

set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and

this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitious

for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working

Together. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that

have gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are

recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.Diversity, inclusion

and well beingDiversity,

inclusion and well being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values.

We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures,

providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex,

race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.We

create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's

potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer

flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance

and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role t­o apply

for any of our vacancies.We

are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our

Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.Additional

InformationIf

you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a variety

of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can

include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and

Academic Qualifications, Any Criminal Records, Your Financial Stability And

references from previous employers. The screening that takes place will be

relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.All LocationsBirmingham, LondonAll Locations is a required fieldAll DepartmentsCorporateAll Departments is a required fieldAdvertising SalaryNot SpecifiedVacancy TypePermanent