Corporate Solicitor

Location: Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow

Position Type: Full-time/Permanent
Aberdein Considine are looking for a dynamic and driven Solicitor to join our Corporate Department in either our Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow offices. The successful candidate will develop a client base through providing good service to new clients to the Firm and by introducing personal and or business connections to the Firm.

Key Responsibilities

Assisting senior colleagues with a wide variety of transactions and matters including M&A and corporate work, commercial contracts and general ongoing legal advice to businesses, owners, investors and management teams

Assisting in reviewing, drafting and reporting on a variety of legal documents (with partner-led guidance and supervision as appropriate)

Assisting in corporate transactions including dataroom set-up, undertaking / responding to due diligence enquiries and undertaking / reviewing disclosure aspects of a transaction, preparing and negotiating ancillary documents, managing documents checklists and assisting with completion meetings and completion process

Attending to client communications, by meeting, email, phone and video conferencing

Undertaking legal research to support transactions and projects

Preparing reports and advice notes to clients on company and business law and on the terms of legal documents or proposed transactions

Assisting with company secretarial matters

Promoting the Department and the Firm through Business Development

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws – LL.B Scots Law & Diploma in Legal Practice

Skills and Experience

NQ – ideally some post qualification experience in a Corporate Department

Knowledge

Knowledge and experience of company law and corporate transactions

Commercial and business awareness

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong organisational skills and time management

Ability to swiftly analyse situations and solve problems

Ability to work on own initiative

Enthusiastic and hardworking

Adaptable and accommodating

Excellent attention to detail

Good team player

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