Associate / Senior Associate

Date Posted: 02/08/2024

Location: Aberdeen

Job Description

Position Type: Full time / Permanent

Aberdein Considine are looking for a talented and ambitious lawyer to join our growing Corporate team based in Aberdeen. The successful candidate will be given autonomy and hands-on client facing experience of transactions from start to finish working closely with the Partners and junior colleagues in the Department to support our clients’ legal requirements. There is a genuine opportunity for the right candidate to play a prominent role in transactional and other work and for career advancement with the Firm.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our dynamic Corporate team have been supporting businesses across Scotland and internationally for over four decades working with business owners, shareholders, investors and management teams across a variety of industries and business sectors, and providing a complete corporate and commercial legal service.

Our lawyers have proven experience in guiding clients at all stages of their lifecycle, including planning and inception, the start-up process, investment and growth, international expansion, challenging times, acquisitions, succession planning and ultimate sale.

Our Corporate & Commercial team are featured in The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. The independent guides rank the advice we give businesses as among the best in the country because we place a great emphasis on delivering solution-led, commercially astute and pragmatic advice. The majority of our client relationships are long-standing and we take great pride in the growth and success of our clients’ businesses.

The position will allow the opportunity for career progression for an individual who demonstrates a willingness and ability to maintain good client relationships, work with specialists across the Firm and participate in business development. The successful candidate will enjoy a high level of client and team interaction, personally managing a varied caseload of Corporate work.

Key Responsibilities:

Advising on Corporate transactions
Advising on commercial matters such as commercial contracts reviews and drafting a variety of commercial contracts
Project management of transactions and matters
Drafting main transactional / complex legal documents
Correspond / negotiate with clients and other lawyers and professionals
Preparing reports and advice notes to clients on terms of legal documents
Promoting the department and the Firm through business development
Assisting the department to reach their fee targets
Mentoring and supervising junior colleagues and assisting in training and development of staff

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

LLB Scots Law & Diploma in Legal Practice

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

4-7 years post qualification experience in a Corporate Department

KNOWLEDGE

Extensive knowledge and experience of company law and Corporate transactions
Knowledge of the professional services market place
Commercial and business awareness

APTITUDES

Excellent written and oral communication skills
Strong organisational skills and time management
Ability to supervise, mentor and train junior colleagues efficiently
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
Motivated to achieve personal and team targets

ABOUT THE FIRM

Aberdein Considine is a leading full-service independent law firm with over 400 staff and 19 offices throughout Scotland and England, including the cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Perth, Stirling and Newcastle.

We have a track record of achieving success for our clients and have built strong relationships with organisations stretching back many decades.

They range from SMEs, through to large corporations and numerous FTSE 100 firms, including Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, Greggs PLC, Pfizer, Rox, NHS Grampian and the Scottish Legal Aid Board. Following our expansion into the English and Welsh legal markets, we enjoy a growing reputation for providing multi-jurisdictional support to those with complex, cross-border legal needs.

This is a great opportunity to work in an innovative, challenging and rewarding environment. In return for your hard work, you will be paid a competitive salary, receive an excellent benefits package and be part of a generous incentive and bonus scheme.