Expert Legal Counsel
Location: London
A PE-backed software business at an exciting inflection point is looking for an Expert Legal Counsel to join their lean, high-performing Legal team. This is a senior individual contributor role where you will play a key part in a significant upcoming corporate transaction, drive M&A workstreams, and provide broad commercial legal support across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on a significant corporate transaction - assessing current documentation, identifying gaps, and managing due diligence workstreams.
- Collaborate closely with external counsel on M&A and corporate transactional matters.
- Lead on corporate governance and corporate housekeeping activities, ensuring all documentation is accurate and exit-ready.
- Support day-to-day commercial legal requests covering a broad range of legal matters.
- Work cross-jurisdictionally, applying strong knowledge of German Common Law.
Requirements:
- 6+ years of post-qualification experience with a strong Corporate / M&A background.
- Qualified in either England & Wales or Germany.
- Fluent in both German and English - essential.
- Proven transactional experience, ideally within a PE-backed or exit environment.
- Strong corporate governance expertise with the ability to manage housekeeping independently.
- Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor within a small, agile team.
- Familiarity with the basic principles of both Common Law and German law frameworks is advantageous.
What's on Offer?
- Hybrid working model.
- A front-row seat to a high-profile corporate transaction in a PE-backed environment.
- Senior positioning within a close-knit Legal team.