Looking for your next opportunity? We are looking for a high-performing and commercially focused Associate to join our Manchester Corporate Tax Team.
About the role
The role will give you the opportunity to work on cross border, complex and high-value transactions and focus on sectors that interest you. CMS invests heavily in training and legal tech tools, such that you will have excellent opportunities to continue your development as a corporate lawyer.
You will be responsible for a variety of work in a broad-based role including:
- Real Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Joint Ventures and Investments
- providing efficient professional support to the senior lawyers within the team
- developing professional client relationships
- supporting the wider team in developing our business and raising the profile of the firm
- involvement in marketing events and other BD activities
- managing and supervising the work of others including trainees
About you
You will have excellent drafting skills, the ability to translate legal theory into practical advice and you will be ambitious and have an entrepreneurial mindset. Due to the role being client facing you will also need to have good interpersonal and business advisory skills. To meet the needs of the role, you will have an appropriate level of post qualification experience in a UK based team. We are looking for a maximum PQE of 4 years.
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What’s in it for you?
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
CMS is a Future Facing organisation of independent law firms. With 90 offices in over 50 countries and 7,200+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what’s coming, but to shape it. In a world of ever-accelerating change where technology is increasingly important in the deployment of global strategies, our clear, business-focused advice helps clients of every size to face the future with confidence. We’re immersed in your world. Your interests and priorities are at the heart of what we do. Our lawyers are genuine experts in their fields, with a grasp of detail that’s second to none. Our next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. It means we can anticipate the likely challenges, accelerate our pace and create the space to develop innovative solutions. We’re diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture in which every one of our people, can maximise their potential and thrive.
For more information, please visit our website: https://cms.law
