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Corporate Associate (2-4 PQE)


Company : Harbottle & Lewis


Location : London, UK


Created : 2026-01-09


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

The firm We are a dynamic, multifaceted law firm that provides a wide range of legal services to a creative and entrepreneurial client base. We partner with the big and the small, from cutting edge startups to global corporations, early-stage entrepreneurs to established industry leaders, and household names to private individuals and their family offices. We are renowned for our sector specialisms which we combine with expertise across all the traditional practice areas to provide our clients with tailored solutions that truly add value. We offer a collegiate, vibrant and supportive environment, a clear path for career progression and a strong platform from which to learn and grow. We look for high performing, committed and innovative people who aren''t afraid to push themselves to be the best they can be. We take an active role in helping our people be at the top of their game. We believe our people make us stand out and we empower them to meet their ambitions. We invest time in developing their skills and knowledge and run several development and training programmes throughout the year, as well as encouraging and supporting personal involvement in other areas of expertise. The group Our Corporate Group advises on a broad range of corporate and corporate finance transactions, providing specialist and strategic advice to both individuals and businesses. We regularly work on mergers and acquisitions, investment transactions, joint ventures and private equity transactions, as well as early-stage financings, including startup matters and initial SEIS/EIS or other angel investments, to multiple rounds of investments and beyond. We have a strong reputation for advising entrepreneurs and startups through every step of the investment lifecycle. We are well known as a firm for our deep-seated sector specialisms, and our corporate practice is reflective of this. Each member of our team is fully immersed in the sectors of our clients, which span technology, sport, music, film and TV, theatre, advertising, publishing, fashion and retail, and interactive entertainment, among others. As well as representing clients in the UK, we regularly act for international clients on complex, cross-border transactions. The role We are seeking an Associate (2- 4 years PQE) to work in our Corporate Group. The position will involve a broad and varied range of corporate work including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and advising startups and entrepreneurs on venture capital financing and growth investments. The successful candidate should have an outstanding academic record, good training and hands-on transactional corporate experience. They should be ambitious and be keen to take on responsibility, as the work will involve responsibility for smaller transactions and working alongside senior members of the team on larger ones. As well as good technical skills, the successful candidate will need the right interpersonal skills, commercial sense and have an entrepreneurial spirit and be keen to contribute to the business development and growth of the group.55b20050-bc17-4e5d-bfce-3c406318dffc