Senior Associate Manchester, England
Job description
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We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But, we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team, working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs.
Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things, and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
The work we do has been recognised in the awards we’ve won. We’re committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we’re on the right track.
We recognise that the office 9-5 isn’t for everyone. That’s why we’ve introduced ‘Flexible by Choice’. Whether it’s working from home, in our offices, or a combination of the both, we trust each other to support our clients, colleagues and communities at the right time, in the right way.
Our Team
Our Corporate team in Manchester advises clients on the full range of M&A, Private Equity, Equity Capital Markets and transactional work. Our clients include fast-growth companies, owner-managed businesses and large international corporates, family offices and individuals.
Some of the things we’ve been doing recently:
- Advised Merlin PCB Group Ltd on the sale of Kestrel International Circuits Ltd to Sweden-headquartered NCAB Group
- Advised YFM Equity Partners on its investment in fast-growing consumer insights business Vypr
- Advised cloud-based software start up Fluid.work on a new investment from Praetura Ventures
- Advised Praetura Ventures on itsinvestment in Orka Technology Group
- Advised CorEnergy on the sale of the sustainable energy solutions specialist to the compliance and energy services group Sureserve
- Acted in the sale of jobs management software firm Eworks Manager to the ClearCourse Partnership
Your Role
Working as a Senior Associate within the team, you’ll have the opportunity to both work on and lead a varied and interesting caseload with a strong corporate focus and offers a superb opportunity to develop your knowledge and expertise working as part of a successful team in one of the UK‘s leading law firms.
Irwin Mitchell is a client-focused firm and as such, you must be passionate about client care and maintain a professional demeanour even in challenging environments. Given the nature of the role, you will be able to work pragmatically with the ability to prioritise your workload as required.
Using your strong technical understanding and relevant market experience, you’ll work to participate in relevant practice development initiatives, take a proactive role in business development opportunities and keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice. To drive best practice further, you will be an exceptional team player with strong leadership skills and possess the ability to work collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for our clients and to develop other team members.
What We're Looking For
- Significant experience providing corporate advisory services
- Strong leadership and business development skills
- A clear enthusiasm for this area of law and a commitment to securing the best outcomes for your clients whilst working under pressure
We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:
- To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
- To be approachable and caring
- To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
- To be efficient in the provision of our services
- To work with a foundation of integrity.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.
What we can offer you
- 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
- Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
- Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services
We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture.
We welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to enabling everyone to thrive and understanding and celebrating our differences is a key part of that. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, on the Race At Work Charter and as Stonewall Diversity Champions. We also have a range of networks for LGBT+, disability, generations, gender, social mobility, ethnicity, faith and culture to celebrate our people and to enable everyone to thrive.
Additional Information
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
