Newly Qualified Corporate Lawyer

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Full time
Location: Belfast
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Job offered by: Baker McKenzie
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Category:
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Role and Responsibilities:

We are seeking newly qualified corporate solicitors to join our highly-regarded and growing team at Baker McKenzie. You will work on a wide range of corporate transactions that are often multijurisdictional, high value, and complex in nature; and develop skills to deliver the highest quality service for our world-class clients across the globe.

The successful candidate will:

•Work closely with a variety of the Firm's practice groups including, for example, Corporate and Securities, M&A, Cross Border Transactions and Integrations, Reorganisations, Intellectual Property, Data & Technology, Data Privacy, and Capital Markets. •Assist the Firm's offices with a diverse range of corporate and commercial matters, often across multiple jurisdictions, such as large scale due diligence projects, drafting due diligence reports, and drafting corporate and commercial documentation. •Work as part of project teams with other Baker McKenzie lawyers, legal project managers, and members of the legal tech team from across the firm's global network of offices. •Assist with the process, co-ordination, and project management of matters. •Develop strong working relationships with partners and lawyers in various practice groups in a variety of jurisdictions. •Assist with bespoke projects other than billable matters, such as contributing to the identification of innovative services, methods, know-how, and platforms to assist in achieving efficiencies and continual process improvement.

Skills and Experience Required:

•Qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland and/or England and Wales. •Previous experience of commercial or corporate/M&A work from a strong corporate/commercial firm is desirable but not essential. •Intellectually curious and keen to learn. •Strong communication and interpersonal skills. •Ability to work well in a team with others of various experience levels as well as individually. •Sound commercial awareness and a "client first" service orientation. •Ability to set high standards of performance and deliver desired results. •Excellent writing skills and commercial approach. •Ability to balance work priorities and manage deadlines effectively. •Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and online research tools.

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