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Associate: Dispute Resolution - Contentious FSR 2-4 years PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:26:32 +0100 UTC

The role will focus primarily on providing financial services clients with advice, assistance and representation in dealing with regulatory compliance problems, including:
• advising clients on compliance risk management, systems and controls issues in the context of regulatory developments;
• advice on responding to compliance problems, including conduct of reviews or internal investigations (whether or not at the request of the regulator)
• advice and representation during regulatory investigations and enforcement actions –
• representing clients before financial regulators and law enforcement agencies and in proceedings before regulatory tribunals and in the courts

We seek to ensure associates obtain a broad range of relevant experience in order to develop their legal skills and expertise and meet the needs of our clients. Therefore the role will also, on occasions, involve:
• working on civil disputes/proceedings in the financial services sector (particularly those raising regulatory issues)
• criminal investigations/proceedings involving financial/corporate crime and corruption issues
• working closely with our public/administrative law practice

There is a strong international element to our work and the role may involve working with or in other jurisdictions. We have an active programme of secondments to other Herbert Smith offices and to financial institutions.

Qualifications required
• 2(i) degree (minimum) from a respected university.
• Solicitors' examinations passed first time.

Work based competencies
• We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 2-4 years post-qualification experience in legal practice, which should be predominantly in handling financial services regulatory issues, but we would consider those with less or more experience providing they meet the required competencies;

Technical and professional
• outstanding legal analytical skills, detailed understanding of UK financial services regulatory regime, expertise in handling investigations and enforcement work and related tribunal/court proceedings, strong appreciation of public law principles affecting financial regulators, sound understanding of criminal and civil law principles as they apply to financial markets and products
• interviewing skills, excellent drafting skills, strong advocacy and negotiation skills, understanding of financial services industry (either retail or wholesale), ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
• excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them

Client
• able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally
• acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication
• works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the

Business Development Team
People
• acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves
• resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
• seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication

Behavioural competencies
• Ability to use initiative and be pro-active;
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Excellent service orientation skills;
• Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member;
• Excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy;
• Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written;
• Takes personal responsibility for getting things done;
• Strong influencing skills;
• Intelligent and commercially minded;
• Remains calm under pressure;

Associate: Dispute Resolution - Contentious FSR 2-4 years PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:26:32 +0100 UTC

Qualifications required
• 2(i) degree (minimum) from a respected university.
• Solicitors' examinations passed first time.

Associate: Dispute Resolution - Contentious FSR 2-4 years PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:26:32 +0100 UTC

Qualifications required
• 2(i) degree (minimum) from a respected university.
• Solicitors' examinations passed first time.

Associate - Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure x 2 - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:27:16 +0100 UTC

The LFB group advises banks, multi-lateral agencies, project sponsors and governments in relation to energy, natural resources and infrastructure projects. Our work covers the full range of bank and capital markets financing techniques across these sectors.

We are seeking to recruit two mid to senior level associates who will add to the skills of the group and provide excellent levels of service to our clients.

Candidates should be experienced in the core financing disciplines relevant to some or all of the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors and should also be familiar with the typical project constraints, regulatory regimes and risk factors associated with these sectors.

About us

Herbert Smith LLP is acknowledged as one of the world's leading legal practices. Established in London in 1882, we now have more than 1,300 lawyers across a network of offices in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Our main clients are leading global and national businesses, many headquartered outside the UK.
Our international offering to clients is enhanced by our Alliance with leading European law firms Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe and by associations with Al Ghazzawi Professional Association in Saudi Arabia and Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in Indonesia. We also have established relationships with other leading law firms in jurisdictions where we do not have a presence.
Alongside our outstanding reputation in dispute resolution and corporate work, we have leading practices in finance, real estate, competition and employment, pensions and incentives. We are also acknowledged as leaders in a number of industry sectors, including the energy and natural resources and financial institutions sectors.
The breadth of our practice, our technical and commercial expertise and the consistently high quality of our broader service are all factors cited by our clients when they choose Herbert Smith to advise them on their most complex disputes, transactions and projects.

Finance division

Clients recognise our practice for the genuinely wide perspective we bring to transactions, our strong transaction management and our ability to handle demanding transactional structuring issues.

Our current strategic goal is expanding our finance offering across our international practice. This will in turn provide long term opportunities and prospects for the right candidate.

Our European capability is a key growth area for us which we have developed in close conjunction with our Alliance partners Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe. A core part of our strategy is to further the internationalisation of our practices in the key growth regions of Russia/CIS, the Middle East and Asia.

We see our ability to draw on the support of our pre-eminent dispute resolution division as being particularly important where a financing is being conducted in difficult circumstances.

Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure (LFB)

We have developed an outstanding reputation within the energy and infrastructure sectors worldwide, acting for some of the industry's leading players on sophisticated and innovative finance matters.

Our practice has experts in London, Paris, Madrid, Moscow and throughout the Middle East and Asia.

We use the best lawyers in the market to find bespoke solutions to complex projects, particularly in the emerging markets, such as Russia and the CIS, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, China and the Middle East.

We have a multi-disciplinary approach that brings together market-leading expertise in infrastructure, project finance, capital markets, public finance, structured finance and tax to successfully meet clients' needs in a constantly changing sector.

We have a market leading reserve-based lending practice, where we have acted on most of the significant borrowing base facilities negotiated in the market.

Qualifications required

Excellent academics.
Between 4-7 years PQE with evidence of experience in energy, natural resources and infrastructure.
We will consider candidates with less or more experience provided they can demonstrate their suitability.

Work based competencies

A desire to contribute to growing the finance practice;
Experience of complex international transactions gained at an international firm with a strong presence in this sector.

Behavioural competencies

Strong communication skills and influencing and leadership skills;
Ability to use initiative and be pro-active and to establish professional credibility.

Associate - Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure x 2 - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:27:16 +0100 UTC

We are seeking to recruit two mid to senior level associates who will add to the skills of the group and provide excellent levels of service to our clients.

About us

Finance division

Clients recognise our practice for the genuinely wide perspective we bring to transactions, our strong transaction management and our ability to handle demanding transactional structuring issues.

Our current strategic goal is expanding our finance offering across our international practice. This will in turn provide long term opportunities and prospects for the right candidate.

We see our ability to draw on the support of our pre-eminent dispute resolution division as being particularly important where a financing is being conducted in difficult circumstances.

Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure (LFB)

We have developed an outstanding reputation within the energy and infrastructure sectors worldwide, acting for some of the industry's leading players on sophisticated and innovative finance matters.

Our practice has experts in London, Paris, Madrid, Moscow and throughout the Middle East and Asia.

We have a market leading reserve-based lending practice, where we have acted on most of the significant borrowing base facilities negotiated in the market.

Qualifications required

Work based competencies

A desire to contribute to growing the finance practice;
Experience of complex international transactions gained at an international firm with a strong presence in this sector.

Behavioural competencies

Strong communication skills and influencing and leadership skills;
Ability to use initiative and be pro-active and to establish professional credibility.

Corporate: Energy / Oil & Gas Associate 2-5PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:28:16 +0100 UTC

Herbert Smith philosophy is that we offer energy lawyers who can do all transactions in the energy sector from project development to mergers and acquisitions. We firmly believe this is what the clients want; lawyers who are interested in and knowledgeable about the energy business and have committed their careers to the sector. You will be joining a global team which operates across all our offices as a single unit.

We are now looking for an Associate to join our team in London to work on cutting edge transactions in the energy sector globally with a view to secondment to one of our international offices in due course.

It is essential to point out that the preferred candidate must have a willingness to travel and / or be seconded to any of the firms' network of offices in Asia, the Middle East or elsewhere.

Key Deals
• BP on the disposal of its interests in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Pipeline and the Tengiz Oil Field in Kazakhstan and Russia, held through the KPV and LUKARCO joint ventures to KazMunaiGaz and LUKOIL respectively for a aggregate consideration of US$1.85 billion
• BP on the sale of its West Java PSC interests to Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina for US$280 million
• Corlay Global SA, a joint venture run by the Nigerian based MRS Holdings Limited and Petroci Holding, the national oil company of Côte d'Ivoire, on the acquisition from Chevron of its fuel marketing business in various West African states
• Chevron on the civil proceedings which have arisen out of the explosion at the Buncefield Terminal on 11 December 2005, ensuring that Total, Chevron's JV partner, bears the ultimate liability
• CNOOC on a Project Development Agreement with BG Group for the sale of LNG from and investment in BG Group’s Queensland Curtis coal bed methane LNG Project in Australia
• Gazprom and Wintershall as sponsors of a €3 billion project financing to develop the Yuzhno-Russkoye gas field in Western Siberia
• Sinopec on the US$3.5 billion acquisition of OAO Udmurtneft from TNK-BP and the Sakhalin-Veninsky joint venture with Rosneft and also on the establishment of a JV with Saudi Aramco for upstream gas development in Saudi Arabia
• the receivers and administrators on the sale of Oilexco North Sea to Premier Oil for US$505 million
• the commercial banks and IFC on the $2 billion reserve based facility for Tullow Oil
• a successful bidder on its role as Operator under a second round Service Contract in Iraq
• Abastecimientos on the €215 million project financing of a multi-phased solar photovoltaic park project in Spain involving 200 borrowers and a private placement of bonds. Awarded European Solar Deal of the Year, Project Finance Magazine 2007
• ABN Amro and Rand Merchant Bank as providers of finance for a bid by AES for two peaking IPPs in South Africa
• EDF on the joint venture arrangements (with GDF Suez, Total, and other energy companies as partners), for the development and operation of France's second European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) nuclear power station at Penly in Normandy
• EDF on its £12.5 billion takeover of British Energy Group and on the subsequent £2.3 billion sale of a 20% interest in its British Energy business to Centrica
• HgCapital on its acquisition of a 50% interest in the Scout Moor wind farm from Peel Holdings
• Societatea Nationala Nucleareletrica (SNN) on the Investment Agreement signed with ENEL, CEZ, GdF, Suez, Iberdrola, RWE and ArcelorMittal for the development of units 3 and 4 of the Cernevoda Nuclear Power Plant in Romania
• Sumitomo Chemical on the development and financing of the US$1 billion independent water steam and power project for the Rabigh Petrochemical Complex in Saudi Arabia
• Visagino Atomine Elektrine on its plans to finance, construct and operate new nuclear plants in Lithuania in joint venture with Poland, Estonia, Latvia and other international utilities
• Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) on the £584 million recommended offer for Central African Mining & Exploration Company Plc (CAMEC), an AIM listed mining company which has a portfolio of businesses and operations in Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
• Lonmin one of the world's largest platinum producers, on its successful defence against the proposed US$10 billion hostile takeover offer from Xstrata
• MagMinerals as project counsel on its Kouilou greenfield potash project in the Republic of Congo. In addition to the core potash extraction and processing facilities, the project includes the provision of new energy supply infrastructure, the construction of major new rail and road facilities and a new mineral port
• Sumitomo Corporation on its investment and ongoing involvement in the Ambatovy nickel mining project in Madagascar. This project involves a challenging jurisdiction and complex offtake, shareholder, financing and guarantee arrangements

Accolades
"Herbert Smith LLP has historically excelled on the contentious and regulatory side, but its transactional energy offering is now one of the strongest in the City."
Legal 500, 2009

"Herbert Smith LLP remains outstanding for dispute resolution, regulatory and energy matters" Legal 500, 2009

"Mark Newbery's power practice is widely considered to be among the top offerings for nuclear energy expertise. He 'defines just what outside counsel should be about, but which is extremely hard to find'."
Chambers & Partners, 2010

Key responsibilities
• Expected to lead and negotiate transactions with limited supervision
• Responsible for drafting discrete pieces of legal advice for clients with minimal amendments
• Encouraged to adopt a client-facing role
• Supervise and develop Junior Associates and Trainees

Qualifications required
• 2-5 years PQE
• Excellent academics
• Energy experience acquired at a City or specialist firm
• Ability and drive to work on bespoke, big-ticket and complicated energy deals
• A keen interest in the energy sector
• A desire to work international and relocate as required

Work based competencies
We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 2 years experience in private practice but would consider those with less experience providing they meet the required competencies

Technical
• Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
• Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them

Client
• Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally
• Practice/firm promotion - acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication
• Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team

People
• Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves
• Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
• Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication
• Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development

Firm
• Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance
• Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics, understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where appropriate
• Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical experts where appropriate
• Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative culture, prepared to go the extra mile

Behavioural competencies
• Ability to use initiative and be pro-active;
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member;
• Ability to cope with conflicting demands and meet deadlines;
• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy;
• Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written;
• Promotes a collegiate environment, good team morale and a spirit of co-operation;
• Team player.

Corporate: Energy / Oil & Gas Associate 2-5PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:28:16 +0100 UTC

Private Equity/M&A Associate 3-4 years PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:28:54 +0100 UTC

The candidate will work closely with the core private equity partners on private equity transactions (MBOs, LBOs, Auction Sales, Management Equity Arrangements, Public to Privates, general corporate advice to portfolio companies). The candidate will also have the opportunity to become involved in business development activities (both formal pitches and more socially) as the group grows its private equity offering. The candidate will have the opportunity to work on general M&A matters (both public and private) with other partners in the group.

Key Deals
Transactional
• The Fayed Family Trust on the sale of Harrods Group to Qatar Holding LLC
• Cabot Square Capital on a number of transactions
• Bain Capital Ventures and SV Life Services on the UK aspects of the acquisition of the Pharma Services Early Stage division of MDS Inc by portfolio company, Sequence Pharma Services (2009)
• The Carlyle Group on the UK aspects of its acquisition of OpenLink Financial, a software developer for the commodity, energy and financial services industries from TA Associates (2009)
• APG Investments on a number of direct investments into interesting new asset classes including music publishing rights (acquired from Universal Music Group) and loan portfolios including the acquisition of Boosey and Hawkes from HG Capital and Catalogs
• Blackstone on its acquisitions of Hilton Hotels, Klöckner Pentaplast and Travelport, on its investment of Deutsche Telekom and on its bid for World Directories
• Blackstone on its £1.6 billion consortium acquisition with PAI of United Biscuits
• Blackstone on the public takeover of Celanese with an overall transaction value of €3.1 billion
• Carlyle on the takeover of Freeport, and a number of disposals in the real estate sector
• Cinven and Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of Casema and Essent Kabelcom (@Home)
• Cyrte on its MBO of RDF Media Group plc and, as part of a consortium with Goldman Sachs, Mediaset and Telecinco, its acquisition of Endemol
• the seven global investment banks providing bridge equity on KKR's takeover of Alliance Boots
• London & Regional Properties on its public takeover of Next Generation Fitness Clubs and acquisition of David Lloyd Leisure, and on related consortium arrangements with the Bank of Scotland
• Providence Equity Partners on the acquisition of Canal Digitaal
• the management of McCarthy & Stone on its MBO backed by the Bank of Scotland

•Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus on their $3.4bn bid for Interactive Data Corporation (2010)
• Three Delta on its secondary buyout of Care Principles from 3i
• Investcorp on a number of acquisitions
• BAA on:
-its £15.6 billion takeover offer from Ferrovial and a competing bid from a Goldman Sachs-led consortium
-the establishment of its £800 million fund, jointly with Morely Fund Management, to hold the portfolio of BAA's non-operational airport property assets
-the establishment of the Heathrow Express service
• AOL Time Warner in relation to the proposed combination of its Warner Music Division with the music businesses of EMI Group
• Foster's Group on the sale to Scottish & Newcastle of the Foster's brand in Europe and elsewhere
• JJB Sports on its restructuring, refinancing, company voluntary arrangement and £100 million placing and open offer
• Magenta Partners on a UK leveraged buyout
• Virgin Group on the £1.17 billion recommended offer by NTL for Virgin Mobile with associated quadruple play brand licence

Accolades
"This corporate department has taken strides in recent years [and] made many headlines in transactional mandates of late, such as advising on EDF's £12.5 billion takeover of British Energy. “A fabulous counsel on the gamut of corporate life,” Gareth Roberts provided strategic and corporate governance advice to corporate clients such as BG Group, RREEF and Virgin."
Chambers & Partners, 2010

“This firm's reputation in private equity continues to grow in tandem with its involvement in more complex and intricate work”
Chambers UK 2010

“…always knows what we want in a deal and when we need it”
Chambers UK 2009

“… increasingly assertive in the market, competing for important mandates from leading clients and impressing commentators with its ‘speedy responses and high-quality work’ ”
Chambers UK 2009

Key responsibilities
• Expected to lead and negotiate transactions with limited supervision
• Responsible for drafting discrete pieces of legal advice for clients with minimal amendments
• Encouraged to adopt a client-facing role
• Supervise and develop Junior Associates and Trainees

Qualifications required
• 3 - 4 years PQE (England and Wales)
• Excellent academics
• Private equity transactional experience

Work based competencies
We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 3 years experience in private practice.

Technical
• Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
• Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them

Client
• Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally
• Practice/firm promotion - acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication
• Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team

People
• Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves
• Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
• Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication
• Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development
Firm
• Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance
• Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics, understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where appropriate
• Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical experts where appropriate
• Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative culture, prepared to go the extra mile

Behavioural competencies
• Ability to use initiative and be pro-active;
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member;
• Ability to cope with conflicting demands and meet deadlines;
• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy;
• Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written;
• Promotes a collegiate environment, good team morale and a spirit of co-operation;
• Team player.

Associate - Corporate - Bejing

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:29:35 +0100 UTC

Herbert Smith Beijing is located in the Beijing Yintai Center at the heart of the Chaoyang District complex. The historic Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Heaven Temple are within fifteen minutes drive.

Practice area/ Department
The Beijing office works closely with our Hong Kong and Shanghai offices to service the needs of our clients in China – international corporations active in the country as well as PRC private and state owned enterprises.

The office has strong relationships with central government authorities and state-owned enterprises, it also monitors the status of China’s increasing trade agreements with leading nations, and its membership of the WTO

The role:

Opportunity to work with high-calibre fee earners in a collegiate environment;
Involvement in cutting-edge corporate, M&A and equity capital markets transactions;
Advising PRC SOEs, blue-chip corporate clients and leading investment banks;
International exposure and the opportunity to develop your career.

What we are looking for:

2-3 years post PRC qualification experience in corporate, M&A, equity capital markets;
Qualified in the PRC or equivalent;
Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin.

Work based competencies

We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 2 years experience in private practise but would consider those with less or more experience providing they meet the required competencies;

Technical

· Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively

· Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them

Client

· Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally

· Practice/firm promotion - acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication

· Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team

People

· Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves

· Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively

· Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication

· Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development

Firm

· Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance

· Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics, understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where appropriate

· Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical experts where appropriate

· Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative culture, prepared to go the extra mile

Associate - Corporate - Bejing

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:29:35 +0100 UTC

Commercial Technology Solicitor - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:20:06 +0100 UTC

Our expanding technology team now includes 8 partners and over 20 other qualified lawyers. As a result of continued increase in work levels we now have an opportunity for another mid level associate to join our team.

Working with 4 partners and a number of senior associates, this role will provide the opportunity to do a wide range of commercial work from outsourcing to IT and telecoms and general commercial work. You will provide advice and assistance to clients on a wide variety of non-contentious commercial, IT and IP matters including technology, commercial contracts, outsourcing, telecoms, data protection and e-commerce work. The majority of your work will relate to UK based clients or activities, but there will be a growing proportion of work with an international aspect, including off-shoring advice and international licensing work.

You will join an ambitious and busy team and will already have gained experience in running your own files and assisting senior lawyers on more complex, higher value deals and transactions. You will also be required to provide some guidance and support to recently qualified lawyers in the team. Accordingly we anticipate that you will already have gained the equivalent of at least three year’s relevant experience in a City, major regional or leading international firm.

Commercial Technology Solicitor - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:20:06 +0100 UTC

Commercial Technology Solicitor - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:20:06 +0100 UTC

UK Corporate Associates - Speculative - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:05:57 +0100 UTC

Mid-level Associate - Commercial Law - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:10:03 +0100 UTC

The group's work can be split into the following key areas:

a) Assisting on M&A transactions

b) Life Sciences

c) Outsourcing

d) Telecommunications

e) General Commercial Contracts

f) Data protection

Associates in the Commercial Group are encouraged to gain experience in a number of the above practice areas before specialising, and therefore the work is varied and interesting.

The successful candidate can expect to gain unrivalled experience and career opportunities in a dynamic and supportive environment, coupled with first-rate training and development.

We are looking for high quality applicants with 2-4 years' post-qualification experience in Commercial law.

Excellent academics are required, e.g 'A' grades at A-level or equivalent, minimum of 2.1 Bachelors Degree or equivalent, and the necessary legal qualifications to practise as a lawyer.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

· Drafting and amending documentation

· Reviewing documentation

· Advising clients in meetings, on the phone and in writing

· Managing client expectations appropriately

· Business development

· Supervision of trainee solicitors

· Legal research

Mid-level Associate - Commercial Law - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:10:03 +0100 UTC

The group's work can be split into the following key areas:

a) Assisting on M&A transactions

b) Life Sciences

c) Outsourcing

d) Telecommunications

e) General Commercial Contracts

f) Data protection

Associates in the Commercial Group are encouraged to gain experience in a number of the above practice areas before specialising, and therefore the work is varied and interesting.

The successful candidate can expect to gain unrivalled experience and career opportunities in a dynamic and supportive environment, coupled with first-rate training and development.

We are looking for high quality applicants with 2-4 years' post-qualification experience in Commercial law.

Excellent academics are required, e.g 'A' grades at A-level or equivalent, minimum of 2.1 Bachelors Degree or equivalent, and the necessary legal qualifications to practise as a lawyer.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

· Drafting and amending documentation

· Reviewing documentation

· Advising clients in meetings, on the phone and in writing

· Managing client expectations appropriately

· Business development

· Supervision of trainee solicitors

· Legal research

US Securities Associate - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:24:10 +0100 UTC

Role & Requirements

Our International Capital Markets (ICM) team is looking for an Associate to work with a newly recruited Partner, Daniel Winterfeldt. Daniel heads up the firm’s ICM group which consolidates our extensive international debt and equity capital markets offering with the over 40 partners in 13 jurisdictions across the United Kingdom and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The ICM group will work closely with CMS lawyers in a further 15 CMS jurisdictions, in a total of 53 offices, in Western and Central Europe and beyond.

CMS Cameron McKenna has a substantial and active capital markets offering, handling transactions ranging from IPOs, secondary offerings and private placements to public and private mergers & acquisitions. The firm has advised a broad range of corporate clients and financial institutions in recent capital markets transactions, including Enterprise Inns, HSBC, Hunting, Investec, JP Morgan, National Grid, Pendragon, Royal Mail, Savills, TT Electronics and Deutsche Bank.

In order to assist in these matters you must be able to provide technical expertise used to deliver sound advice to clients and develop professional relationship.

Candidates will have strong ECM experience with a focus on transaction management, including documentation, disclosure and due diligence, for Regulation S and Rule 144A transactions. Debt Capital Markets experience would be an advantage. Ideally you will have previously worked in a Magic Circle or US equivalent firm. Given the complexity of the work we anticipate that candidates will need to have the equivalent of at least 3 years’ relevant pqe to meet the demands of the role.

US Securities Associate - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:24:10 +0100 UTC

Role & Requirements

Energy Solicitor - Power Sector - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:31:44 +0100 UTC

Role & Requirements

We are looking for a solicitor to join our expanding Energy group. The role will require you to be part of the Energy team principally supporting the power practice based in London.

Your main focus will be this industry specialism, although the role will give exposure to a variety of sub-areas of the power sector (including corporate M&A work, commercial regulatory, projects work and advice on a variety of power sector technologies).

In this role you will be expected to have experience and knowledge in Power Projects such as nuclear, renewables and CCS, advise on corporate transactions in the power sector, provide commercial and regulatory advice to power sector utilities, participants and investors and will be expected to acquire or deepen industry specific knowledge within the team.

The successful candidate will be degree educated (or equivalent), with the appropriate level of post qualification experience in ideally an energy sector background. Alternatively we will consider a background that allows for some re-skilling (e.g. Corporate/Commercial). You will have an excellent professional track record within a comparable firm and have experience in handling high value clients in major blue chip companies.

Candidates should be comfortable advising on high value transactions with excellent analytical and drafting skills with the ability to translate legal theory into practical advice. Good interpersonal and consultancy skills are also vital to this role.

Corporate: TMT Associate 2.5 - 4 PQE - London

Thu, 19 May 2011 15:39:07 +0100 UTC

Continuing technological change is the hallmark of the entire TMT sector. This change generates a stream of business and regulatory challenges, requiring lawyers to be industry aware, adaptable and creative. The broad spread of experience and strength in depth of the TMT group means the team is exceptionally well placed to understand and advise on issues raised by new technologies and new business models.

The service areas cover:

Content and information
Deals and transactions
Networks and services
Outsourcing
Regulation and disputes
The team works closely with other parts of the firm to provide clients with a comprehensive and tailor-made service. In addition, the team offers an international network to support clients through a network of offices in Europe and Asia, an Alliance with leading German and Benelux law firms Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe and global affiliations.

The team further forges close client relationships which are consolidated through secondments to clients including Google, BSkyB, British American Tobacco, BAA and O2, to name a few.

Key to all of this is a focus on being 'trusted advisor' to clients which uniquely enables the team to generate business momentum and establish themselves as advisor of choice in this niche market.

Key deals

a global tobacco company on its £1.2 billion global logistics outsourcing project
Bharti on its US$10.7 billion acquisition of Zain Africa B.V.
BSkyB v EDS (now HP) on the landmark case concerning the design and installation of a new customer relationship system by EDS. Sky successfully sued for deceit and won £320 million in damages. This case was the most significant case in the technology and outsourcing sector in the last 10 years
BSkyB on their acquisition of Virgin Media Television and also on the possible £7.8 billion offer from News Corporation.
Cell C / Oger Telecom on a 2G / 3G mobile network procurement project involving Nokia Siemens Network and ZTE and potential dispute with NSN, an IT/BSS procurement project with Huawei and tower sale by Cell C to American Tower.
EDF on the IT separation and outsourcing aspects of its £5.5billion sale of its UK electricity distribution business.
Ernst & Young, on the administration of Nortel, equipment vendor on US$2.9 billion worth of disposals involving Avaya, Ciena, Ericsson, Hitachi and Kapsch this involved the disposal and the provision of on-going IT support and access to IT systems for a transitional period for an array of its businesses.
Etisalat on a number of proposed joint ventures, including its partnership programme with Viettel (a mobile operator in Vietnam), its proposed JVs with Emirates (SIM cards), Airmiles (loyalty programme) and 20:20 in Tanzania and the setting up an MVNO network and on a proposed acquisition of a telecoms operator in Asia.
FilmFlex on a variety of aspects of their business including movie output licence agreements with the major Hollywood studios and independent licensors for exhibition of movies on the FilmFlex on-demand services.
Google on its successful trade mark litigation brought to the ECJ. This was one of the most important legal battles in field of e-commerce has seen in a long time.
Telefonica O2 on its MVNO joint venture arrangements relating to Tesco Mobile, on its milestone pan-European deal with Vodafone to share their networks in various European jurisdictions; on its acquisition of its 60% stake in a mobile phone retailer in the UK and recently on the the proposed establishment and development of its new financial services business.
Time Warner on its US$220 billion merger with internet service provider AOL and on the US$1.95 billion sale of AOL’s access business in Europe and Warner Brothers (Warner Bros.), a subsidiary of Time Warner, on its £99.9 million bid for all of the issued and to-be-issued share capital of Shed Media
Transport for London on its £1.5 billion Oyster smart card outsourcing including central systems and hosting arrangements. We have also advised on various innovative ticketing projects, including the integration of Oyster with Barclaycard OnePulse and electronic ticketing

Accolades
Our work and advice given to Bharti on its US$10.7 billion acquisition of Zain Africa B.V. has won numerous awards including:

M&A Team of the Year - British Legal Awards 2010

Deal of the Year - India Business Law Journal

Middle East and Africa Deal of the Year – Telecoms Finance

Other recent quotes from the Legal Directories include:

Ranked number one for Client Service Chambers UK 2011

“The team offers incredible commercial knowledge and impeccable strategic advice”. Chambers 2011

“These lawyers are proactive, open-minded and invest time in understanding their clients' needs” Chambers 2011

The ‘first-rate’ team at Herbert Smith LLP is ‘incredibly talented’ and provides ‘unparalleled service’ Legal 500 2010

"The firm encapsulates the three Ps - it's proactive, positive and pragmatic" Chambers UK 2010

Key responsibilities

Expected to take an active role in leading and negotiating with limited supervision
Significant hands- on transactional experience
Responsible for drafting discrete pieces of legal advice for clients with minimal amendments
Encouraged to adopt a client-facing role
Qualifications required

2.5-4 years PQE
TMT experience required at a City or specialist firm
Excellent academics
Work based competencies

Technical

Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them
Client

Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally
Practice/firm promotion - acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication
Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team
People

Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves
Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication
Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development
Firm

Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance
Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics, understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where appropriate
Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical experts where appropriate
Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative culture, prepared to go the extra mile
Behavioural competencies

Ability to use initiative and be pro-active
Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
Excellent attention to detail
Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member
Ability to cope with conflicting demands and meet deadlines
Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written
Promotes a collegiate environment, good team morale and a spirit of co-operation;
Team player

Corporate: TMT Associate 2.5 - 4 PQE - London

Thu, 19 May 2011 15:39:07 +0100 UTC

Corporate: TMT Associate 2.5 - 4 PQE - London

Thu, 19 May 2011 15:39:07 +0100 UTC

Arbitration Lawyer - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:54:45 +0100 UTC

Allen & Overy LLP’s top tier international arbitration team is seeking a Russian speaking associate with experience and a passion for international arbitration work.

You will have experience of large, complex arbitrations. Your desire to develop your advocacy skills will be strong, as will be your enthusiasm to work on a wide variety of cross-border matters, particularly those arising in Russia, the CIS and Central Asia.

You may have published in arbitration journals and spoken at conferences, and will have demonstrated your legal research skills in the cases you have handled. You will have well-developed inter-personal skills and relish interacting with people from different cultures. Your written and spoken English and Russian will be fluent.

Requirements

Academic requirements: excellent academics and proven track record are pre-requisites, e.g. 'A' grades at A-level or equivalent, minimum of 2.1 Bachelors Degree or equivalent, and the necessary legal qualifications to practise as a lawyer. You may have an LLM or other postgraduate degree from a leading university.

Key responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include managing cases or aspects of cases, drafting and amending documentation, advising clients, business development, supervision of trainee solicitors and legal research.

Arbitration Lawyer - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:54:45 +0100 UTC

Arbitration Lawyer - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:54:45 +0100 UTC

Banking Associates - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:55:28 +0100 UTC

Overview

At Allen & Overy, we believe that how you work is just as important as what you achieve. Naturally we are looking for first-class legal expertise and sharp, incisive thinking – but we are also looking for people who see things differently. Ours is an organisation that thrives on the eclectic mix of personalities, backgrounds and opinions our people bring with them. It makes for an exciting and stimulating place to work and an innovative, original and highly effective offering for our clients. As a result, numerous global corporate and financial institutions entrust us with a full range of domestic and cross-border transactions and rely on the depth and breadth of our expertise, intellectual rigour and proven track record of finding commercially astute solutions.

Requirements

Due to our unprecedented success, we are currently recruiting mid to senior level associates for all areas of banking and finance in London and are looking for ambitious, bright and enthusiastic candidates who are keen to expand and complement their existing skills and experience. Our banking and finance practice spans a wide range of product lines, including general lending, real estate finance, project finance, restructuring, leveraged finance, global loans, structured and asset finance and regulatory funds and financial products.

Our world leading legal solutions are developed and supported by over 5,500 people in 33 major centres worldwide. Could you be one of them?

Banking Associates - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:55:28 +0100 UTC

Consumer Credit Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:09:11 +0100 UTC

Supporting our top-rated corporate, building societies and securitisation practices the right candidate will be at the forefront of structuring and executing cutting-edge transactions. The core areas of the role will involve providing advice on the regulatory aspects of retail products and services, including consumer credit, regulated mortgage contracts, and e-payments and e-commerce. Specialist knowledge of consumer regulation and consumer related issues is a pre-requisite.

Applicants will be expected to have solid experience in consumer credit and/or general retail regulatory matters (including Treating Customers Fairly and the FSA's principles based regime). In addition, you will have outstanding academic credentials, sound practical experience, good business judgement, strong interpersonal skills and a desire to work autonomously. The role would ideally be full-time but part-time and remote working arrangements may be considered.

Consumer Credit Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:09:11 +0100 UTC

Consumer Credit Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:09:11 +0100 UTC

General Lending Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:08:38 +0100 UTC

We count amongst our clients numerous global corporate and financial institutions that entrust us with the full range of domestic and cross border transactions and rely on the depth and breadth of our expertise, intellectual rigour and proven track record of finding commercially astute solutions.

Allen & Overy's global loans practise is widely recognised as the market leader. We are able to offer our clients exceptional market knowledge, build from a broad client base and from regularly working on big ticket, cross border deals, gained in times of both boom and bust. Our knowledge of advising domestic and international financiers, as well as borrowers, means that we can advise on all types of financing transactions worldwide.

Due to our unprecedented success, we are looking to recruit ambitious, bright and enthusiastic lawyers who are keen to expand and complement their existing skills and experience. We offer unrivalled experience and opportunities coupled with first rate training and development, in a dynamic and supportive environment. The roles would suit lawyers with solid global loans or general banking experience. Excellent academics are essential. Internationally qualified candidates will be considered.

Requirements

We are looking for high quality applicants with solid global loans or general banking experience to join the group. Excellent academics are required, e.g. 'A' grades at A level or equivalent, minimum of 2:1 Bachelors Degree, and relevant legal qualification.

Key responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include;

Drafting and amending documentation
Reviewing documentation
Advising clients in meetings, on the phone and in writing
Liaising with clients
Attending client meetings
Managing client expectations appropriately
Business Development
Supervision of trainee solicitors
Legal research

General Lending Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:08:38 +0100 UTC

General Lending Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:08:38 +0100 UTC

Leveraged Finance Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:59:18 +0100 UTC

Overview

Allen & Overy fields one of the market's pre-eminent banking practices with over 650 lawyers worldwide. We are at the heart of the world's financial markets and have been instrumental in nearly all the major banking developments in the modern era.
We count amongst our clients numerous global corporate and financial institutions that entrust us with the full range of domestic and cross border transactions and rely on the depth and breadth of our expertise, intellectual rigour and proven track record of finding commercially astute solutions.

Allen & Overy's general lending practise is widely recognised as the market leader. We are able to offer our clients exceptional market knowledge, build from a broad client base and from regularly working on big ticket, cross border deals, gained in times of both boom and bust. Our knowledge of advising domestic and international financiers, as well as borrowers, means that we can advise on all types of financing transactions worldwide.

Due to our unprecedented success, we are looking to recruit ambitious, bright and enthusiastic lawyers who are keen to expand and complement their existing skills and experience. We offer unrivalled experience and opportunities coupled with first rate training and development, in a dynamic and supportive environment. The roles would suit lawyers with solid general lending or leveraged finance experience. Excellent academics are essential. Internationally qualified candidates will be considered.

Requirements

We are looking for high quality applicants with solid general lending or leveraged finance experience to join the group. Excellent academics are required, e.g. 'A' grades at A level or equivalent, minimum of 2:1 Bachelors Degree, and relevant legal qualification.

Key responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include;

Drafting and amending documentation
Reviewing documentation
Advising clients in meetings, on the phone and in writing
Liaising with clients
Attending client meetings
Managing client expectations appropriately
Business Development
Supervision of trainee solicitors
Legal research

Leveraged Finance Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:59:18 +0100 UTC

Leveraged Finance Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:59:18 +0100 UTC

Projects Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:00:11 +0100 UTC

Overview

Allen & Overy's Projects, Energy and Infrastructure group comprises over 60 partners globally and includes some 150 lawyers. The group advises sponsors, governments, construction companies and lenders on projects and project financing throughout the world. We provide our clients with a totally integrated service on all aspects of project work, drawing on and marshalling Allen & Overy's specialist skills in all relevant areas of law. Our clients add value to people's lives or to industry when they promote, implement or finance projects throughout the world.

The successful candidate can expect to gain unrivalled experience and career opportunities in a dynamic and supportive environment, coupled with first-rate training and development.

Requirements

The Project Finance Group is seeking high quality applicants with experience in the energy sector, in particular those with a background in oil, gas and power, as well as infrastructure PPP & PFI. The successful applicant will be approximately 3 - 4 years qualified.

Excellent academics are a pre-requisite, eg 'A' grades at A-level or equivalent, minimum of 2:1 bachelors Degree or equivalent, and the necessary legal qualifications to practice law.

This position is based in Bank Street, Canary Wharf. The global product group has an international reach and therefore frequent travel may be required.

Key responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include:

Drafting and amending documentation
Reviewing documentation
Advising clients in meetings, on the phone and in writing
Liaising with clients
Attending client meetings
Managing client expectations appropriately
Business Development
Supervision of trainee solicitors
Legal research

Projects Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:00:11 +0100 UTC

Projects Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:00:11 +0100 UTC

PSL - Regulatory, Funds, and Financial Products - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:02:29 +0100 UTC

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Professional Support Lawyer to join the Regulatory, Funds, and Financial Products team within the Banking Department in London at a time when the regulation of the financial services industry is undergoing rapid and dramatic change. This is a permanent role and applications would be considered on a full time or part time basis. The role involves providing a professional service to fee-earners, supporting the professional support services provided to the team by a senior regulatory consultant, and specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:-

Monitoring legal and commercial developments within the market, and keeping fee earners and clients informed.

Identifying developments of particular interest to clients, and producing tailored bulletins with commentary and analysis.

Enhancing and developing new mechanisms for capturing, sharing and communicating know-how (e.g. webcasts, intranet, Wiki blog).

Proactively identifying the impact of regulatory developments on other practice areas, and delivering and developing know-how, training, and resources as necessary.

Producing, updating and collating know-how accordingly.

Supporting the training function, including organising training seminars (liaising/appointing presenters / preparing training materials/ delivering training etc).

Identifying opportunities for client seminars / training.

Dealing with queries from fee-earners in the UK and overseas offices, and providing general know-how and advice.

Supervision of paralegals on know-how tasks.

Chargeable work when required.

The successful candidate will have :-

Excellent technical skills, with a strong interest in the commercial and legal issues relating to financial services regulation and funds.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Familiarity with the international, European and UK regulatory framework and processes.

Energy and enthusiasm, with a flexible and pro-active approach.

An interest in know-how systems and applications.

PSL - Regulatory, Funds, and Financial Products - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:02:29 +0100 UTC

PSL - Regulatory, Funds, and Financial Products - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:02:29 +0100 UTC

Securitisation Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:03:11 +0100 UTC

The Securitisation group within ICM has historically been and continues to be ranked as a leader in its area. Legal 500 and Chambers both rank us in the top tier of securitisation practices and the group regularly wins awards itself and for the deals it is involved in. Notwithstanding the financial crisis the securitisation group remains extremely optimistic about their long term prospects and this is reflected in the continuing expansions of the group at both a partner and associate level.

We are committed to providing the highest standards of service and professional expertise, creative solutions to problems and dedicated lawyers who can identify and focus on the relevant key legal and commercial issues.

Key Requirements

Excellent academics
Proven track record essential
Strong technical background in general finance or a range of securities offerings
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong client relationship and development skills
Able to work effectively in teams and mentor junior lawyers

Role summary

We are looking to recruit mid level/experienced lawyers into our London Securitisation practice, based in our Bishops Square office. We are looking for individuals who are keen to expand and complement their existing skills and experience. In return we can offer you a competitive salary package and unrivalled training and development opportunities along with the support of one of the leading ICM practices in the world. By joining our diverse and expanding team, you will be working with some of the brightest and most experienced people in the industry.

Securitisation Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:03:11 +0100 UTC

Key Requirements

Excellent academics
Proven track record essential
Strong technical background in general finance or a range of securities offerings
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong client relationship and development skills
Able to work effectively in teams and mentor junior lawyers

Role summary

Securitisation Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:03:11 +0100 UTC

Key Requirements

Excellent academics
Proven track record essential
Strong technical background in general finance or a range of securities offerings
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong client relationship and development skills
Able to work effectively in teams and mentor junior lawyers

Role summary

Senior Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:04:20 +0100 UTC

Overview

Allen & Overy LLP's top tier international arbitration team is seeking a senior associate with experience and a passion for international arbitration.

This is a senior role and so you will already have experience of large, complex arbitrations. Your desire to develop your advocacy skills will be strong, as will be your enthusiasm to work on a wide variety of cross-border matters. You will have published in arbitration journals and spoken at conferences, and will have demonstrated your legal research skills in the cases you have handled. You will have well-developed inter-personal skills and relish interacting with people from different cultures. Your written and spoken English will be fluent. Main duties and responsibilities include managing cases or aspects of cases, drafting and amending documentation, advising clients, business development, supervision of trainee solicitors and legal research. Academic requirements: excellent academics and proven track record are pre-requisites, e.g. 'A' grades at A-level or equivalent, minimum of 2.1 Bachelors Degree or equivalent, and the necessary legal qualifications to practise as a lawyer. You may have an LLM or other postgraduate degree from a leading university.

Senior Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:04:20 +0100 UTC

Overview

Allen & Overy LLP's top tier international arbitration team is seeking a senior associate with experience and a passion for international arbitration.

Senior Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:04:20 +0100 UTC

Overview

Allen & Overy LLP's top tier international arbitration team is seeking a senior associate with experience and a passion for international arbitration.

Structured and Asset Finance Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:03:51 +0100 UTC

Allen & Overy fields one of the market's pre-eminent banking practices with over 650 lawyers worldwide. We are at the heart of the world's financial markets and have been instrumental in nearly all the major banking developments in the modern era.

We count amongst our clients numerous global corporate and financial institutions that entrust us with the full range of domestic and cross border transactions and rely on the depth and breadth of our expertise, intellectual rigour and proven track record of finding commercially astute solutions.

The Structured and Asset Finance team, described by independent directories as the most prodigious practice in the global marketplace, has extensive experience advising on transactions in all sectors of the asset finance industry. Our client base includes banks, financiers, airlines, lessors, manufacturers, captive finance companies, operators, borrowers, lessees, export credit agencies and governmental and international organisations.

Due to our unprecedented success, we are looking to recruit ambitious, bright and enthusiastic lawyers who are keen to expand and complement their existing skills and experience. We offer unrivalled experience and opportunities coupled with first rate training and development, in a dynamic and supportive environment. The roles would suit lawyers with solid structured and asset finance experience. Excellent academics are essential. Internationally qualified candidates will be considered.

Structured and Asset Finance Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:03:51 +0100 UTC

Structured and Asset Finance Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:03:51 +0100 UTC

Corporate: M&A/ ECM 2-5PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:30:45 +0100 UTC

Associates with at least 3PQE experience undertaking Public M+A transactions sought to join this market leading team.

Key responsibilities
• Expected to lead and negotiate transactions
• Responsible for drafting discrete pieces of legal advice for clients with minimal amendments
• Encouraged to adopt a client-facing role
• Supervise and develop Junior Associates and Trainees

Qualifications required
• 3PQE+ years PQE
• Excellent academics
• Public M&A experience

Work based competencies
We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 3 years experience in public M+A experience but would consider those with less experience providing they meet the required competencies

Key Deals
• Biffa on its £1.2 billion takeover by Montagu/GIP
• Carnival Corporation on its £3.5 billion hostile offer for, then recommended DLC with, P&O Princess
• ENRC on its £584 million offer for Camec
• Enterprise Oil in relation to the £4.3 billion recommended cash offer by Shell Resources
• European Administrators of Nortel on the US$2 billion disposals of various businesses
• Fortune Brands on the £7.4 billion consortium break up of Allied Domecq
• Halliburton on its £1.8 billion contested bid for Expro
• Hollinger on the £700 million sale of the Telegraph to the Barclay brothers
• Lazard on its US$800 million IPO
• Molson Coors on the acquisition of a 50.1% stake in Cobra beer out of pre-packaged administration and related joint venture arrangements with Lord Bilimoria
• QIA and UBS on their £8 billion consortium bid for RWE Thames Water
• Resolution on its £8.6 billion merger with Friends Provident, competing £4.9 billion bid, subsequently recommended by a consortium of Standard Life and Swiss Re and competing £5 billion recommended takeover by a consortium of Pearl and Royal London
• Stagecoach on its bid approach to National Express Group plc, its £265 million disposal of its London bus business to Macquarie, its return of £700 million to shareholders, its £750 million disposal of Porterbrook rolling stock leasing company and its disposal of bus businesses in New Zealand and Hong Kong
• Tata Steel on its contested £6.2 billion takeover of Corus and subsequent refinancing
• TNS on the defence of WPP's £1.1 billion hostile bid
• Yell on its €3 billion acquisition of TPI in Spain, its US$1.5 billion acquisition of TransWestern in the US and the related debt and equity financings

Technical
• Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
• Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them

Client
• Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally
• Practice/firm promotion - acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication
• Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team

People
• Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves
• Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
• Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication
• Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development

Firm
• Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance
• Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics, understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where appropriate
• Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical experts where appropriate
• Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative culture, prepared to go the extra mile

Behavioural competencies
• Ability to use initiative and be pro-active;
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member;
• Ability to cope with conflicting demands and meet deadlines;
• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy;
• Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written;
• Promotes a collegiate environment, good team morale and a spirit of co-operation;
• Team player.

Corporate: M&A/ ECM 2-5PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:30:45 +0100 UTC

Associates with at least 3PQE experience undertaking Public M+A transactions sought to join this market leading team.

Qualifications required
• 3PQE+ years PQE
• Excellent academics
• Public M&A experience

Associate: EU/Competition - 1-4 years PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:31:40 +0100 UTC

Our EU, competition and trade department is consistently rated as one of the leading practices in its field, with a team of lawyers based in London, Paris and Brussels.
We provide international corporate and contentious advice on matters including:

• behavioural investigations
• competition litigation
• merger clearance
• regulatory matters
• WTO and trade

Amongst our clients are leading financial institutions, top Fortune and FTSE companies from all industry sectors, regulatory bodies and national governments.

Recent Matters
• BAA in its appeal in the Competition Appeal Tribunal against the Competition Commission's (CC) report on its market investigation into UK airports markets, and subsequent appeal by the CC to the Court of Appeal. BAA is appealing in the Supreme Court the Court of Appeal's decision to uphold aspects of the CC's appeal.
• JJB on various issues relating to its leniency application to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in relation to a suspected agreement or concerted practice to dampen competition in the sports retail market
• Arriva plc on EU/UK competition aspects of the £1.585 billion public offer by Deutsche Bahn (Germany's incumbent rail transport operator), including the merger notification to the European Commission which resulted in conditional clearance
• Électricité de France (EdF) on complex competition and regulatory aspects of its recommended £12.5 billion takeover of British Energy Group, the biggest ever inward investment into the UK.

Qualifications required
• We are willing to consider candidates at all levels other than those with less than one years post qualification experience, but with a preference for those with 1-4 PQE.
• Academic excellence is essential for all positions within Herbert Smith. We would always expect a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) and solicitors' examinations passed first time. All applications should include full academic details including grades, subjects and transcripts where appropriate.
• Significant hands-on transactional experience is essential. Candidates will need to be bright self-starters looking for a challenge.
• All candidates will be expected to display excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate with individuals at all levels.

Associate: EU/Competition - 1-4 years PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:31:40 +0100 UTC

• behavioural investigations
• competition litigation
• merger clearance
• regulatory matters
• WTO and trade

Amongst our clients are leading financial institutions, top Fortune and FTSE companies from all industry sectors, regulatory bodies and national governments.

Associate: Employee Incentives - 2 - 5 years PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:32:36 +0100 UTC

Our employee incentives group advises on all aspects of employee share schemes and other types of share and cash-based incentives both within and outside the UK. We advise on the design and implementation of compensation and incentive arrangements, including current trends, corporate governance issues and remuneration committee support; tax-effective share allocations for participants and companies; regulatory and tax issues; and the financing of plans. We also advise on the incentive aspects of takeovers, demergers and other corporate actions.

The employee incentives team is part of Herbert Smith's wider Employment, Pensions and Incentives (EPI) group, and we work closely with our employment and pensions colleagues to provide clients with a co-ordinated service. We also work closely with colleagues in practice areas across our international network notably corporate and tax, and our Alliance colleagues Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe to provide our clients with advice that is fully rounded, commercial and constructive.

The Incentives department is made up of:

• 2 Partners
• 2 Associates

Key responsibilities
• Ability to manage matters with limited supervision required

Qualifications required
• 2-5 years' PQE, broad experience gained at a major city firm.
• Exceptional academics (2:1 degree or higher)

Technical experience
• Incentives experience essential, at least 80% of current role
• Employee share schemes and wider incentive arrangements

Firm competencies

Technical
• Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues
from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
• Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients
promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them

Client
• Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks
effectively internally
• Practice/firm promotion - acts as an ambassador for the firm, writes technical articles for publication
• Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry
dynamics, works closely with the Business Development Team

People
• Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior
than themselves
• Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult
messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
• Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in
communication
• Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with
constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development

Firm
• Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance
• Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics,
understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where
appropriate
• Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical
experts where appropriate
• Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative
culture, prepared to go the extra mile

Associate: Employee Incentives - 2 - 5 years PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:32:36 +0100 UTC

Key responsibilities
• Ability to manage matters with limited supervision required

Qualifications required
• 2-5 years' PQE, broad experience gained at a major city firm.
• Exceptional academics (2:1 degree or higher)

Technical experience
• Incentives experience essential, at least 80% of current role
• Employee share schemes and wider incentive arrangements

Firm competencies

Corporate: Investment Funds Associate 2-4 PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:33:52 +0100 UTC

The Role

Associates with 2-4 years PQE to undertake investment funds and assest management transactions sought to join this market leading team
Opportunity to work in a market leading practice with high-calibre fee earners in a collegiate environment
Involvement in cutting-edge fund formation transactions involving establishing all types of funds(primarily listed, but also unlisted) and asset management corporate work with a significant international component
Advising major leading, domestic and international, fund management houses, financial institutions and corporates sponsoring and managing funds as well as M&A work for fund managers

Qualifications required

2-4 years PQE
Excellent academics
Either funds experience of General corporate and ECM experience
If not already a Funds specialist, willingness to take on funds work (listed and unlisted, covering all manner of investment policies including hedge funds, real estate funds, private equity funds, infrastructure funds and renewables funds)

Behavioural competencies
We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 2 year's experience but would consider those with less experience providing they meet the required competencies:

Ability to use initiative and be pro-active
Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
Excellent attention to detail
Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member
Ability to cope with conflicting demands and meet deadlines
Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written
Good client handling interpersonal skills
Promotes a collegiate environment, good team morale and a spirit of co-operation
Team player

Corporate: Investment Funds Associate 2-4 PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:33:52 +0100 UTC

The Role

Associates with 2-4 years PQE to undertake investment funds and assest management transactions sought to join this market leading team
Opportunity to work in a market leading practice with high-calibre fee earners in a collegiate environment
Involvement in cutting-edge fund formation transactions involving establishing all types of funds(primarily listed, but also unlisted) and asset management corporate work with a significant international component
Advising major leading, domestic and international, fund management houses, financial institutions and corporates sponsoring and managing funds as well as M&A work for fund managers

Qualifications required

2-4 years PQE
Excellent academics
Either funds experience of General corporate and ECM experience
If not already a Funds specialist, willingness to take on funds work (listed and unlisted, covering all manner of investment policies including hedge funds, real estate funds, private equity funds, infrastructure funds and renewables funds)

Ability to use initiative and be pro-active
Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
Excellent attention to detail
Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member
Ability to cope with conflicting demands and meet deadlines
Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written
Good client handling interpersonal skills
Promotes a collegiate environment, good team morale and a spirit of co-operation
Team player

Associate: Real Estate - Constuction (Non-Contentious) - 3 PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:41:08 +0100 UTC

Our practice offers clients a full set of specialist services covering all aspects of the construction and engineering industry. The practice is diversified and balanced between contentious and non-contentious, domestic and international work. It covers energy related work, infrastructure and complex commercial and retail developments. A large proportion of our recent non-contentious work has been advising on high-value, bespoke projects and developments that demand innovative solutions, high quality drafting, commercialism and an understanding of the practical issues arising on complex projects.

Highlights from our domestic practice include non-contentious advice for long standing client Land Securities on its major commercial property developments at St David's Cardiff and for Liberty International on a major UK project.

The non-contentious group have become the leading practice within new nuclear. This role presents a good opportunity for someone wanting to get involved in this exciting area of the practice.

"This team continues to be involved in an impressive amount of significant contentious and non-contentious work, offering strong international capabilities. It advises major client Transport for London on matters such as its maintenance contract for the East London Line, and is also acting for Anschutz Sports Holdings on its redevelopment of the O2."

Sources Say: "A team that succeeds through thoroughness and hard work rather than mere aggression."

Nicholas Downing leads the non-contentious work and is "an excellent adviser who really gets under the skin of a project."
Chambers and Partners 2010

Key responsibilities
• Would be expected to negotiate with limited supervision
• Would be responsible for drafting discrete pieces of legal advice for clients with minimal amendment
• Would need gather and evaluate information to indentify underlying key issues
• Supervise and develop Junior Associates and Trainees.

Qualifications and experience required
• c.3 years PQE
• Excellent academics
• Non-contentious construction experience, in particular, must have experience in Energy (international context)
• Ability to work across multiple areas to include infrastructure and commercial property

Work based competencies
• We would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of 3 years experience in private practice but would consider those with less or more experience providing they meet the required competencies;
Technical
• Legal ability - detailed grasp of complex legal concepts, excellent drafting skills, ability to see issues from a commercial perspective and able to communicate complex legal advice to clients effectively
• Delivering excellent client service - excellent communications skills, driven to deliver to clients promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them
Client
• Finding and winning - able to build relationships with clients, identifies opportunities and networks effectively internally
• Developing and retaining - works to become a trusted advisor to the client, aware of client industry dynamics
People
• Leadership and management - acts as role model to others, provides coaching to those more junior than themselves
• Initiative and managing change - resilient in the face of multiple priorities, able to deliver difficult messages, takes ownership for resolving problems pro-actively
• Teamwork and communication - seeks out the views of others, assured and succinct in communication
• Impact and personal development - proactively requests feedback from others, able to deal with constructive criticism and takes ownership for self-development
Firm
• Financial performance - familiar with key drivers of firm performance
• Risk management and professional ethics - takes responsibility for personal and professional ethics, understanding of reputational risk and the regulatory framework, prepared to seek advice where appropriate
• Knowledge management - shares knowledge with others proactively, consults with senior technical experts where appropriate
• Firm contribution - high level of personal integrity, contributes to developing a diverse and innovative culture, prepared to go the extra mile

Behavioural competencies
• Ability to use initiative pro-active and self-motivated;
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member;
• Ability to cope with conflicting demands and meet deadlines;
• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy;
• Excellent communication skills; communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and written;
• Takes personal responsibility for getting things done;
• Ability to establish professional credibility;
• Ability to negotiate win : win solutions
• Strong influencing skills;
• Intelligent and commercially minded;
• Remains calm under pressure;
• Develops and motivates team members.
• Ability to think strategically and visualise the “bigger picture”;
• Promotes a collegiate environment, good team morale and a spirit of co-operation

Associate: Real Estate - Constuction (Non-Contentious) - 3 PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:41:08 +0100 UTC

The non-contentious group have become the leading practice within new nuclear. This role presents a good opportunity for someone wanting to get involved in this exciting area of the practice.

Sources Say: "A team that succeeds through thoroughness and hard work rather than mere aggression."

Nicholas Downing leads the non-contentious work and is "an excellent adviser who really gets under the skin of a project."
Chambers and Partners 2010

Associate: Dispute Resolution - General Commercial Litigation 2.5 - 4 PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:36:10 +0100 UTC

Herbert Smith is presently recruiting for group LL3 which comprises seven partners and approximately 30 associates, plus trainees and paralegals , giving a total complement of 50 plus PAs.

The work in this practice area includes large high-profile and complex claims relating to restructuring and insolvency including significant disputes against former directors and auditors of failed companies and complex cross border insolvency disputes. The work also covers general commercial disputes, including disputes arising out of corporate M&A transactions, government / PFI contracts, professional negligence, disciplinary and regulatory proceedings, energy disputes, claims in relation to agents, media, sport and art related disputes,

Development

Herbert Smith is committed to a continual process of personal and professional development. Specific technical training is provided for each practice area, including formal and informal knowledge sharing. The legal skills training courses are practical, interactive and have been designed specifically to support your career progression at Herbert Smith.

Additionally, to support your development and run alongside your technical skills there is a menu of business skills training available.

Benefits

Herbert Smith offers a very competitive benefits package including, subject to your eligibility, participation in the bonus and/or profit share scheme, use of the subsidised staff restaurant and café, and the opportunity to tailor the mix of cash and benefits you receive to suit your individual and lifestyle needs with our flexible benefits scheme.

Associate: Dispute Resolution - General Commercial Litigation 2.5 - 4 PQE - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 19:36:10 +0100 UTC

Herbert Smith is presently recruiting for group LL3 which comprises seven partners and approximately 30 associates, plus trainees and paralegals , giving a total complement of 50 plus PAs.

Development

Additionally, to support your development and run alongside your technical skills there is a menu of business skills training available.

Benefits

Pensions Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:15:30 +0100 UTC

Allen & Overy's global pensions practice comprises over 40 pensions specialists across our international network of offices. It is one of the longest standing and highly respected pensions practices. The team has a wide range of skills and talents, but what unites the team is the quality of our people, dedication to our clients and the desire to be the best. The London group comprises three partners, three consultants, twelve associates, two trainees and two senior professional support lawyers.

Key responsibilities

Our pensions practice is at the forefront of developments and market practice ensuring that our clients receive the most commercial and up-to-date legal advice supported by the highest level of service standards. We are dedicated to working with pensions funds and their sponsors on all aspects of pensions provision, from benefit and structural changes and trustee responsibilities to dispute resolution and negotiations over financial support and liability management. Pensions work for investment funds/managers, alternative buy-out providers, and private equity and trade buyers completes the picture.

In addition, our pensions practice has a strong advisory background built on experience of working with a client base evenly split between trustees and employers. This has given us a sound base from which to look at the overall picture – a perspective that some of the more trustee-only practices may lack. Our three partners also have a hands-on approach, ensuring a consistently high quality of service.

Recent high profile work includes advising:

Successfully represented the Prudential on the recent High Court judgment relating to discretionary pensions benefits.
Advising the trustees of a large scheme on introducing a cap on pensionable pay being effected via member consents outside the scheme rules.
Advising the trustees of the main HBOS defined benefit scheme in the Lloyds Banking Group on funding issues in the wake of the Lloyds/HBOS merger.
Advising the trustees of the Burmah Castrol pension fund on the transfer of the scheme's liabilities into the BP pension scheme following the BP Group merger.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for highly motivated lawyers (6 months - 3 years PQE) who combine good academic credentials with sound practical experience, good business judgment and strong interpersonal skills. Candidates should be articulate, show a genuine interest in the subject and be committed to their continuing development as a lawyer. We are looking for lawyers with the potential and ambition to be leaders in their field and who take responsibility for, and pride in the team's work product.

You should be keen to work within a collegiate team, mentoring and training more junior lawyers, and to be primarily responsible for building and maintaining the client relationships that are assigned to you.

Pensions Associate - London

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:15:30 +0100 UTC

Key responsibilities

Recent high profile work includes advising:

Successfully represented the Prudential on the recent High Court judgment relating to discretionary pensions benefits.
Advising the trustees of a large scheme on introducing a cap on pensionable pay being effected via member consents outside the scheme rules.
Advising the trustees of the main HBOS defined benefit scheme in the Lloyds Banking Group on funding issues in the wake of the Lloyds/HBOS merger.
Advising the trustees of the Burmah Castrol pension fund on the transfer of the scheme's liabilities into the BP pension scheme following the BP Group merger.

Who we are looking for

Locum Contruction Associate - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 14:09:10 +0100 UTC

Olswang LLP is a leading business law firm with a strong reputation for quality and innovation; our lawyers are renowned for understanding their clients' market and providing first class commercial and pragmatic advice.

Olswang works for many of the leading names in the media, technology and real estate sectors, but today our clients come from an ever-wider range of sectors.

THE TEAM:
The Olswang Construction Team is headed by David Weare and has close working relationships with key members of the construction industry including other professionals, contractors, investors and developers. The team is recognised for its pragmatic and commercial approach to drafting and negotiation. In addition the team advises clients on all manner of contentious issues.

Clients of the team include:
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Delancey - We acted for Delancey in connection with the redevelopment of 39-40 and 41-42 Portman Square, a mixed use development in Central London. We are currently acting for Delancey on several hotel development schemes.
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Heron International - We are acting for a number of high profile developments on behalf of Heron.
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Legal and General - We are acting for Legal and General in a range of funded projects.
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New Star - We are advising in relation to claims against a landlord and architect concerning certain of its Central London property interests.
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UBS- We acted in connection with the refurbishment of 85 Fleet Street and 12 Salisbury Square to provide new office accommodation.

The Construction Team consists of two partners, five associates and a trainee. The team sits within the wider Real Estate Group which also includes specialists in tax, finance, planning, real 5056853-1 2
estate litigation and corporate real estate.
Further information on the Construction Team can be found on our website www.olswang.com.

THE ROLE:
We currently have an opportunity for a mid-level locum associate, based in our London office, to start as soon as possible on a fixed-term contract for 3 months. Although the team covers a mix of non-contentious and contentious work, this particular role will have a strong focus on contentious construction. This vacancy has arisen due to a need for temporary additional support.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
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Experience gained in contentious construction law from a highly ranked practice or team. Candidates should have significant drafting and negotiation skills and experience and be comfortable taking the lead on transactions.
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Excellent people skills and a good, clear communication style. Effective team player - able to work effectively in an established, close-knit team.
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Desire to be proactively involved in business development and marketing. Ability to handle client contact from the outset. A commercial and pragmatic outlook.
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Excellent academic record with a minimum of a 2.1 gained at degree level (or equivalent).

Locum Contruction Associate - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 14:09:10 +0100 UTC

Olswang works for many of the leading names in the media, technology and real estate sectors, but today our clients come from an ever-wider range of sectors.

Paralegal - Capital Markets - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:23:29 +0100 UTC

We are looking for a Derivatives Paralegal to work onsite with our client, Goldman Sachs, on behalf of the Capital Markets team at CMS Cameron McKenna. This role will be based in their Fleet Street office on a 6 month contract to start from mid June 2011.

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the drafting of, and negotiating of, ISDA Master Agreements with counterparties based in Emerging Markets. You will be receiving and organising documents from the client, the other side and external sources in addition to organising internal documents. This will involve inputting information using bespoke software.

Individuals will need to have a Law degree with some legal experience, preferably within the banking sector. You will need to have an understanding and experience of ISDA Master Agreements and CSAs. Given you will be using bespoke software on site with the client you will need to be highly IT literate, with the ability to pick up IT systems quickly. Other IT experience including using MS office packages is also required.

Paralegal - Capital Markets - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:23:29 +0100 UTC

Commercial Solicitor (Telecommunications) - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:26:18 +0100 UTC

Following a very significant client win in the telecoms sector CMS Cameron McKenna are looking for an associate to join their expanding Commercial Technology and Litigation Practice at a mid-level (probably with at least 2 years’ pqe) to work with Chris Watson, one of our 4 Partners in the Commercial Telecommunications practice in London.

Working as part of a fast growing team, the role will cover a range of telecoms and technology related work – primarily non-contentious preparation of commercial agreements, competition and regulatory advice. There may also be some contentious work and other cross-discipline matters – for example getting involved in other EU and international work within the sector.

The incumbent will also be involved in marketing and client management initiatives and will also be involved in related areas such as IT/IP matters.

The successful candidate will need to have experience in a strong telecoms team within a medium to large size city law firm or be in-house within the Telecoms sector.

Candidates should have strong non-contentious experience but experience of challenging the Regulators in Court would be very useful. You should be able to demonstrate a keen interest in the sector and flexibility given that there may be opportunities to work with our clients or in other parts of the firm internationally.

Other desirable skills include experience in EC and competition law as well as IT /IP, language skills with a willingness to travel and an ability and a appetite to master new fields of knowledge and law.

Commercial Solicitor (Telecommunications) - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:26:18 +0100 UTC

Commercial Solicitor (Telecommunications) - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:26:18 +0100 UTC

Real Estate Disputes Associate - Bristol

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:28:53 +0100 UTC

The Real Estate Disputes team, part of the Real Estate practice group, provides comprehensive advice to a broad range of clients to avoid, manage and resolve real estate disputes effectively. We believe that a strength of the Real Estate practice area, both internally and externally, is that in addition to the transactional teams it includes two significant and recognised specialist teams in the shape of planning and disputes.

Our Strengths;

The ability to give timely, commercial advice which has earned us the position of trusted legal advisors to a broad cross-section of clients;

The support to the transactional teams where a significant amount of ad hoc advice is provided on transactions as they progress;

The broad range of work readily undertaken for our clients enabling us to offer a “one stop shop” service.

As part of our strategy to increase the Real Estate capabilities within our Bristol office, the team are looking to recruit a Senior Associate to work as part of the wider Real Estate Disputes team in London.

As a team we specialise in all types of property disputes, litigation, mediation and arbitration including;

Landlord and tenant disputes (such as rent reviews, breaches of covenants, statutory renewals of tenancies, forfeiture)

Claims under development agreements and other land contracts

Rights of light and party wall issues

Disputes relating to other easements and restrictive covenants

Nuisance and trespass claims, advice on agricultural tenancies

Professional negligence.

Areas of leisure licensing.

In order to assist in these matters you must be able to provide technical expertise used to deliver sound advice to clients and develop professional relationships with clients.

Candidates will have strong contentious experience with an excellent professional track record in a comparable firm. You will have experience of running a caseload with minimal supervision and will have excellent interpersonal skills. Given the complexity of the work we anticipate that candidates will need to have the equivalent of at least 5 years’ relevant pqe to meet the demands of the role.

Real Estate Disputes Associate - Bristol

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:28:53 +0100 UTC

Real Estate Disputes Associate - Bristol

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:28:53 +0100 UTC

Commercial Property Partner - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:41:49 +0100 UTC

Commercial Property Solicitor - Manchester

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:47:38 +0100 UTC

Davies Arnold Cooper is an international law firm particularly known for its dispute resolution and real estate expertise. We advise in relation to specialist areas of law including insurance, real estate, construction and product liability, and have a leading Hispanic practice.

Our Manchester office has teams offering expertise in Real Estate, Construction, Insurance & Commercial Dispute Resolution and Employment law.

The Department
The Real Estate group has over 70 partners and lawyers and provides a full service from our offices in London and Manchester. Areas of expertise include: commercial and residential development;real estate investment and asset management; real estate finance; planning; tax; environmental law; regeneration; and dispute resolution.

The Person
The successful applicant must have:

– Sound technical expertise in Commercial Property work gained over at least 3 years post-qualification, ideally in a strong national or regional practice
– Initiative, drive and a strong team ethic
– Excellent client service and communication skills
– Evidence of academic achievement

A desire to use and develop marketing and business development skills will also be important in supporting the partners with their efforts to grow the practice.

Responsibilities
The successful applicant will be exposed to the full range of commercial property work you would expect, including:

– Landlord and Tenant
– Investment sales and acquisitions
– Property finance
– Commercial development.

Commercial Property Solicitor - Manchester

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:47:38 +0100 UTC

Residential Development Partner - London

Wed, 18 May 2011 16:50:25 +0100 UTC

Davies Arnold Cooper is an international law firm particularly known for its dispute resolution and real estate expertise. We advise in relation to specialist areas of law including insurance, real estate, construction and product liability, and have a leading Hispanic practice.

The Department
Davies Arnold Cooper is an international law firm with a market leading real estate and development practice. Our real estate lawyers are highly regarded for their commercial, residential and mixed use development expertise and with a growing focus on sustainability, energy, regeneration and environmental issues.

We have over 40 lawyers in our development team advising some of the UK’s largest housebuilders through the full cycle of property development. The Government’s requirement for all new build residential development to be carbon neutral by 2016 has created a growing and urgent need from our clients for the commercial, regulatory and real estate advice to help them navigate this new legislative framework.

We already have an established footprint in this area and are now looking to expand our team at all levels but with a particular focus on Partners

The Person
The ideal candidate will have a track record of advising developer and / or energy clients at a senior level in relation to energy and / or renewable issues, including:

•The regulatory framework provided by the Energy Act 2008 and related EU and domestic legislation
•The legal structures relating to on-site power generation
•The creation of legal architecture to accommodate solar, wind power, geothermal, tide and hydroelectric power generation.
It is likely you will have developed your practice within the built environment sector with a mix of experience across real estate, commercial projects and energy regulation. We are seeking lawyers who have an existing network of contacts in this area, strong business development skills and the drive and ambition to help us capitalise on our unique market position.