At Herbert Smith we are committed to developing our reputation as one of the few international law firms consistently at the forefront of legal developments, whether through acting on landmark work, developing new services or helping shape new laws.
With that in mind we look to recruit the finest lawyers and support staff in the industry. You will be looking to challenge convention as to how the law can work for business - and as to how the business of the law can run more effectively.
We believe the best way to attract and retain top people is to recruit those from many different backgrounds, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, age, religious belief, sexual orientation, or physical ability.
If you believe that Herbert Smith fits with your career aspirations, that you want to work in a stimulating environment and enjoy the rewards of working for prestigious clients, we'd like to hear from you.
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| Location: |
London |
| Salary: |
On Application |
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;
| Location: |
London |
| Salary: |
On Application |
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
Main areas covered - general banking | acquisition finance | debt capital markets/securitisation and structured finance | real estate finance | restructuring and insolvency | project finance | trade finance | Islamic finance
Sector expertise includes - energy and natural resources | infrastructure | financial institutions | real estate | TMT
Key clients include - Credit Suisse | RBS | Société Générale | Tata Group | Blackstone Group
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.
| Location: |
London |
| Salary: |
On Application |
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.
| Location: |
London |
| Salary: |
On Application |
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.
| Location: |
Bejing |
| Salary: |
Negotiable |
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
| Location: |
London |
| Salary: |
On Application |
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
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