Our Corporate team is one of the largest practice groups in the legal network at PwC and is uniquely placed as part of the Tax practice, providing opportunities for cross-working and collaboration between specialities. We support a range of services from shareholder agreements, joint ventures, limited liability partnerships, M&A and corporate restructuring and simplification projects. Our team consists of specialists in business structuring, mergers & acquisitions, and banking.

Our clients include numerous household name multinationals and listed groups as well privately owned companies, high net worth individuals, start-ups, fast growth companies and inbound groups. Our teams often work with tax, corporate finance, deals, advisory and other professionals from within PwC LLP to deliver a connected service to our clients.

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The role

We are looking for a 7+ year PQE lawyer with a general corporate law and M&A transactional background to join this busy, friendly team and help support the continued expansion of the team. The role will be based in PwC's Manchester office.

Like the rest of our team, we expect the person in this role will enjoy an interesting and challenging workload. We work on a wide range of projects across the specialisms covered by our group; most of our projects involve understanding and applying technical areas of law in detail. A large proportion of our work is carried out alongside non-lawyers in PwC such as tax and deals advisers. Not only does this give us access to projects that other law firms don't see, but it has helped our lawyers develop a deeper understanding of business issues and the commercial context for our advice. Unquestionably, PwC is one of the best-known businesses in the world; the PwC brand attracts top tier businesses and many of our clients are household names.

Our team consists of 5 partners and directors and 35 other fee earners. PwC aspires to continue growing its Legal offering and the growth of the Corporate practice is a significant part of these plans. There is a variety of work and there is the opportunity to get involved in technically challenging projects for high profile clients in a meaningful way where you are valued and given responsibility within a suitably supported learning framework.

Typical projects which the relevant person will get involved in might include private M&A transactions, corporate group reorganisations (domestic and international), joint ventures, shareholders agreements and LLP deeds, mergers and demergers, advising on returns of value to shareholders (share buybacks and other returns of capital), advising on VC and PE investment rounds and capital raisings, growth capital, pre and post-sale advice and management and wider employee incentive plans.

The successful candidate(s) will be energetic, enthusiastic, and keen to embrace the challenge of turning their hand to many different types of corporate work rather than doing similar deals time and time again. The nature of working so closely alongside professionals in PwC's various teams across the UK, as well as worldwide, leads to an incredibly diverse range of work that the team is asked to assist with. A high level of technical competence is expected as well as knowledge of the mechanics of corporate transactional work.

Each member of the team is encouraged to develop relationships with clients and with the professionals in PwC with whom we work daily. You will be expected to run certain matters under the supervision of one of the Corporate partners or directors and to work closely alongside the other fee earners in the team. Organisational skills and the ability to take on significant levels of responsibility on transactions will therefore be key attributes. A desire to network and build relationships within PwC and with clients is also important.

Essential skills and experience

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales or equivalent common law jurisdiction.Excellent academic background.A solid general corporate law and private company M&A background.Experience of intra-group corporate and business structuring work.An interest in working in a variety of corporate areas.Strong client service skills.7+ years PQE.Primarily a team player but also able to work under own initiative.Clear, articulate and confident in written and verbal communication skills.Willingness to get involved in business development and networking activities