Job Description

The Business:

Greenberg Traurig LLP is now a global powerhouse with over 2,650 lawyers in 47 locations worldwide. Established in London in 2009, GT’s London office has expanded through strategic growth to become a full-service, multidisciplinary practice with more than 140 high-calibre lawyers. We provide tailored, partner-led strategic advice and efficient, cost-effective legal services to UK and international clients.

Our London team advises on a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border legal issues, including in the areas of Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Civil Fraud & Business Disputes, Corporate/M&A, Data Protection & Privacy, Employment, Competition Law and Regulatory, Funds, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Private Equity, Real Estate, Regulatory, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, and White Collar Crime & Investigations.

Our London office is home to one of the market’s leading Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) teams, advising on complex and high-value real estate funds, joint ventures, co-investment platforms, secondaries, and related transactions.

Reflective of London’s multifaceted business community, our client base is varied across many sectors, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, energy, retail, real estate, financial, automotive, and communications.

Our commitment to building long-term relationships with clients as well as establishing new ones has led to the office being consistently recognised by leading legal directories, including Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

In addition, creating a diverse and inclusive work culture that offers our employees the opportunity and support they need to succeed is a core value for us at GT. We want to ensure potential employees are supported through the recruitment process and therefore we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that are required at any stage of the process or upon joining GT.

The Role:

This role requires a Professional Support lawyer to support the PERE teams on a fixed term basis (6-12 months contract).

The role will help to implement the knowledge strategy for the PERE teams and help implement projects to meet the groups’ knowledge needs; monitor developments in the legal and business environment in order to keep both the group and its clients up to date; provide legal and practical expertise to support and grow the groups practice; create, develop and manage the groups collection of forms, precedents and research materials; organise, design and deliver group training; and provide other support as needed.

Key areas of coverage:

• Fund Formation – private equity real estate funds, closed- and open-ended structures,
• AIFMD/UK regulatory considerations.
• Carried Interest Plans & Co-Investment Arrangements – structuring, tax considerations, documentation, and market practice.
• Joint Ventures – UK and cross-border JV agreements, governance mechanics, exit provisions.
• Separate Accounts & Segregated Mandates – bespoke arrangements for institutional investors.
• GP Stakes & Strategic Investments – structures, governance, regulatory and tax considerations.
• Private M&A; – acquisitions and disposals of real estate platforms and portfolio companies.
• Secondaries – including GP-led secondaries, continuation funds, and secondary sale processes.

Responsibilities:

Knowledge Strategy & Innovation:

• To work with the shareholders (and Practice Group Counsel) to regularly asses the knowledge needs of the group.
• Monitor, analyse, and disseminate key legal and market developments in private equity, real estate, funds, and corporate law.
• Collaborate with the innovation function of the Firm to help develop and implement both internal and client-facing technologies for litigation-focused practice areas, products and industry facing groups.

Client-Facing Initiatives:

• Work with the group and the marketing department to identify opportunities to develop business from new and existing clients and sectors through bespoke and targeted alerts, articles and briefing notes, and similar resources.
• Support client-facing knowledge initiatives, including thought leadership pieces, seminars, and workshops.
• Assist in pitching and business development by preparing know-how materials and precedent-driven efficiencies.

Thought Leadership:

• Write or help to coordinate the writing of articles for publication for the PERE teams.
• Monitor and keep the group informed about relevant developments and trends in the relevant law, caselaw, regulations and/or market practice.
• Proactively identify for discussion legal/policy/business developments of potential interest to the group.
• Work with the information centre to maximise the value and use of significant practice-related current awareness and alerts from internal and external resources.
• Help identify opportunities for the group to interact with other practice areas and other GT offices on thought leadership pieces.

Lawyer Training and Technical Expertise:

• To identify practice-related training needs and assist with meeting those needs.
• Help develop and deliver training for associates on practice updates, know-how briefings and to assist them with locating practice-related internal and external knowledge.

Organising and Sharing Standard Forms, Document Collection and Process Maps:

• Work with the PERE teams/Practice Group Counsel to develop and maintain market-leading precedents, templates, and guidance notes across the team’s key areas of focus.
• Maintain electronic collection of practice-related knowledge resources which include England and Wales law-governed standard forms and accompanying notes, precedent documents, best practices and how-to memos, legal research documents and other material useful to the group.

Other:

• Provide other knowledge support to the group as may be assigned by Practice groups.
• Participate in regular team meetings and meetings with the BD team.

Experience, Skills and personal attributes:

• Experience gained at a top-tier law firm as a qualified lawyer, ideally with exposure to private equity, real estate funds, or corporate transactions.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating fund, JV, and transaction documentation
• Demonstrated interest in knowledge management and training
• PSL experience is desirable but not essential
• Excellent drafting, communication research, and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively with senior stakeholders.

• High professional standards with a passion for delivering a quality product.
• Well-developed organization and communication skills.
• Understanding of different learning processes and methods of training.
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels.

Qualifications:

Admitted to practice as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales

Undergraduate degree achieving a minimum of a 2:1 or equivalent