Associate – Corporate Reorganisations

Overview

As an Associate in the London Reorganisations team, you help multinational clients navigate business transformation projects, partnering with cross-border colleagues to deliver commercial, legally sound advice. You’ll build client relationships, understand economic drivers, and contribute to new work through business development. You’ll share knowledge across the practice and take responsibility for projects aligned with the firm’s global reorganisations capability. This role offers exposure to high-profile, cross-border restructurings within a market-leading platform.

Responsibilities

• Advise multinational corporates on business transformation projects within a cross-border team
• Develop and maintain client relationships to understand businesses and drive relevant, commercial guidance
• Engage in business development and promote the firm to win new work
• Share knowledge and experience across the team and practice
• Possibly participate in international transfers under the associate transfer programme
• Take early ownership of projects with direct client contact in a flexible, non PQE-based allocation
• Contribute to cross-functional coordination across corporate, tax, employment, IP, real estate, and commercial matters

Key requirements

• 2–4 years PQE
• Strong English company law experience
• Excellent written communication and drafting skills
• Initiative and proactivity
• Client-first orientation and commercial mindset
• Ability to develop strong client relationships
• Professionalism and outstanding communication, adaptable to team and individual work
• Strong analytical skills and willingness to learn
• Open and cooperative attitude
• Respect for diversity of backgrounds

• initiative
• client-focused
• team player
• strong communication
• English company law
• legal drafting

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