Elevate Flexible Legal Resourcing is partnering with a prestigious London-based investment bank to find a motivated Corporate Lawyer to join their EMEA M&A Legal team on a six-month interim secondment starting October.

If you are UK-qualified, have 3-6 years PQE, and experience in transactional M&A within a dynamic environment, this is your chance to work on high-profile deals in the heart of Canary Wharf.

Location: Onsite in London.

Key Requirements:

• Qualified to practice law in the UK.
• Minimum 3-6 years PQE in M&A/Corporate law, ideally gained at a national/international law firm or top-tier investment bank.
• Proven experience drafting contracts, conducting contract reviews and analysis, and delivering concise summaries.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple transactions and client queries in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and a results-driven approach.
• Adaptable, with a willingness to apply skills to new and varied subject matter areas.

Specific duties to be undertaken in the role:

• Draft, review, and analyse contracts and related transaction documentation, providing clear summary presentations and abstracts.
• Review, advise on, and negotiate M&A advisory-related documentation, including engagement letters and confidentiality agreements.
• Provide counsel on conflicts management and ensure compliance with internal policies.
• Represent the M&A Legal team at business review committees and valuation/fairness opinion committees.
• Collaborate with other Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Legal teams (e.g., Equity/Debt Capital Markets) and external counsel as required.
• Support business stakeholders across varying seniority levels on a wide range of legal matters.

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.