Senior Associate/Jnr Partner - Commercial, IP, or Corporate

White & Black is a specialist corporate and technology law firm. The firm handles:

• private equity, venture capital, M&A, banking and joint venture transactions;
• commercial law matters ranging from e-commerce and risk in digital content to intellectual property and sports law; and
• litigation and dispute resolution matters ranging from contentious intellectual property issues through to corporate warranty claims and disputes in the charitable and educational sectors.

The firm is based north of Oxford, a key centre for the UK's knowledge economy. The firm's lawyers have extensive experience of international transactions and disputes with a particular focus on France, the Netherlands and the US. The team is well known for its work with early stage IT companies (notably around web-based technologies) but has also established a strong reputation for its expertise in mid-market private equity and M&A in the UK and advises a number of medium and large sized corporations on commercial contracts and commercial disputes.

Set-up in the summer of 2007 the firm is already recognised as one of the leading VC firms in the UK and is ranked by Chambers & Partners (2009 and 2010 editions) as one of top 20 firms in the UK for VC work. Chambers noted the firm’s compact size, value for money proposition and youthfulness comparing it favourably to much larger City firms. Lawyers at White & Black have extensive experience of both domestic and international matters and all have one thing in common: an unequivocal belief in client service.

We are keen to speak to lawyers, with a following and possibly a team, who are frustrated with their current prospects. Ideally in corporate, private equity or IP / IT you will need to have a impressive track record to date but feel that your current firm is just 'not the right place'. Possibly made partner already or on track to we are able to offer both a welcoming and entrepreneurial environment.

We have an outstanding working environment, gloriously situated in the Oxfordshire countryside ( although we would consider opening a London office for this person / team) and a strong entrepreneurial culture based on quality – great advice, great people and great technology.