Corporate Associate - NQ+

The role

We are looking for a junior level associate to join our Corporate team.

You can expect to work with many of the biggest names in media, entertainment and technology as well as entrepreneurial, high growth businesses and the creative talent and investors behind them. You will work closely with partners and legal directors across the team on a wide variety of private M&A, investment and joint venture work, including a high proportion of cross-border deals.

With a typical deal size in the lower to mid-cap range, you’ll get plenty of hands-on experience across all our core sectors. Our team size and structure offers you a significant level of partner contact and the potential for you to take responsibility and grasp many opportunities to build your skills.

You’ll already know that a career as a corporate lawyer can be demanding and will sometimes involve late nights and very challenging deadlines, but you will still be able to enjoy a sensible work-life balance overall. There will be occasional travel required for this role.

About you

You will be a qualified, or soon to be qualified, solicitor who has gained a minimum of 6 months’ high-quality experience in a strong corporate team. You may have more post-qualification experience but you will be looking for a junior level role. (For guidance, our juniors are typically 0 to 2 years’ pqe). Your corporate experience does not need to have been gained in any particular sector.

Your academic record will demonstrate your keen intellect. You’ll also be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, initiative and a strong work ethic. Above all, you will bring enthusiasm for corporate law and the determination and skills to deliver the exceptional level of client service we are particularly known for.

About us

Wiggin is one of the UK’s most forward-thinking and successful media, entertainment, technology and IP law firms.

We have an impressive range of clients including Hollywood studios, major TV production and streaming services, Premier League football clubs and major sporting bodies, multinational games businesses, music studios and blue-chip technology and communications firms, alongside entrepreneurs, investors, early-stage companies and much more.

Our culture is unique among law firms – both in what we expect from our people and the way we create value in the industries we serve. We empower our people, expect commitment and excellence, and celebrate when we achieve it.

Our values are at the heart of everything that we do and define Wiggin as a workplace: being visionary, authentic, unified, responsible and excellent across-the-board.

There isn’t a typical Wiggin person. We aim to build teams that are diverse in thought, perspective and experience to provide a more rounded service to our internal and external clients.

We currently operate a discretionary hybrid working model allowing 2 days per week working from home. We offer an attractive remuneration package including 25 days’ holiday (plus birthdays off and buy/sell options), comprehensive private medical insurance, permanent health insurance and more from your first day of employment.

For more information, see www.wiggin.co.uk.