Corporate Finance & Corporate Governance Solicitor

Leeds or Sheffield

From £55,000+

CRA Consulting are excited to be working in partnership with a leading law firm on an opportunity for a corporate solicitor who wants to do high-quality corporate work — but in a more human, less corporate environment.

This is a chance to join a specialist firm with a diverse and values-led client base, where corporate law supports families, owner-managed businesses, charities, social enterprises and trustees — not just transactions for transaction’s sake.

The Opportunity

You’ll join a focussed corporate and commercial team advising clients from across the firm’s practice areas, including private client, property and charities/social economy.

The work is broad and varied. One week you might be:

• Structuring a family investment company
• Advising on the sale of a farming business (shares or assets)
• Supporting a transition to employee ownership
• Drafting shareholder arrangements for an owner-managed business

The Work

You’ll handle a varied corporate finance and governance caseload, including:

M&A

• Share sale and purchase transactions (including due diligence and disclosure)
• Business and asset sales and transfers
• Heads of terms and term sheets
• Board minutes, resolutions and Companies House filings

Share & Structural Work

• Share capital structuring, reorganisations, issues and buybacks
• Shareholders’ agreements
• Equity, profit participation and revenue sharing arrangements
• Articles of association
• Incorporations (share companies, guarantee companies, trustee and trading companies)
• Partnership and LLP agreements

Governance

• Directors’ duties and corporate decision-making
• Shareholder/member admissions and exits
• Appointment and removal of directors
• General corporate governance advice

There may also be exposure to:

• Debt finance (loan agreements, security, guarantees)
• Public bond issues
• Insolvency-related considerations
• Financial services regulatory matters

Experience in these areas is helpful but not essential.

The firm works across a variety of legal structures, including companies limited by shares and guarantee, LLPs, partnerships and other specialist vehicles. Exposure to diverse structures is advantageous but not required.

The Culture

This is not a high-volume corporate production line.

The firm’s ethos centres around stewardship, long-term relationships and technically excellent advice delivered in a straightforward and personable way. The culture is collaborative, collegiate and refreshingly low-ego.

You’ll be expected to:

• Take ownership of your caseload
• Be accountable for your financial performance
• Contribute to business development
• Support colleagues across departments
• Help develop corporate knowledge across the wider firm

About you:

• A corporate solicitor currently in a commercial firm looking for a less-corporate culture
• A lawyer who enjoys technical corporate work but wants a more relationship-driven client base
• Someone early in their career (under 5 years’ PQE) looking for breadth and responsibility

How to Apply

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For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, contact Ross Roberts at CRA Consulting on 0114 241 8030.

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