Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer

We are actively seeking Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer to join our growing roster of UK-based legal professionals to enable us to service increased demand from our Fortune 500 clients in this space. By joining the Epiq Counsel Roster of elite legal talent, you will be considered for future in-house engagements aligned with your expertise and preferences.

Introduction

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful in-house legal secondment work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers and legal professionals work on a wide variety of legal matters for Fortune 500 clients. Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging work for sophisticated clients that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control.

Our team takes the time and attention to understand each legal professionals practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure they are presented with sophisticated interim in-house opportunities with leading law departments across the globe. Leverage our network to work for organisations in need of top-tier legal services. Take the next step in your legal career and join a vibrant community of Epiq legal professionals!

We are actively seeking Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers with the following credentials:

• 4+ years PQE in M&A or corporate law.
• Qualified to practice as a UK solicitor or equivalent EU/overseas.
• Strong experience in UK corporate transactions, ideally gained at a leading City or international law firm.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex deals from inception to completion.
• Excellent knowledge of the Companies Act 2006, Takeover Code, and other relevant UK regulations.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• International experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Law degree from a Russel group university or other bachelor with a law conversion course.
• Epiq Counsel partners with industry-leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed-term legal services model.

Desirable Attributes:

• Exposure to private equity or venture capital transactions.
• Experience advising on cross-border M&A and working with international counsel.
• A proactive, client-focused approach with strong commercial awareness.

Support our corporate/law firm clients on the following:

• Lead and support on a wide range of UK and international M&A transactions, including share and asset sales, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings.
• Draft, review, and negotiate SPAs, shareholder agreements, NDAs, and other transactional documents.
• Conduct and manage legal due diligence processes.
• Advise clients on UK company law, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Liaise with clients, counterparties, and other advisors to ensure smooth transaction execution.
• Dynamic project work varies in length and is conducted remotely or on-site depending on client needs.
• Variable hours in a consultancy role; commitment may range from part-time to full-time based on project requirements.
• Professional immersion in diverse corporate cultures and industries.

Benefits:

• Hybrid/Remote schedule
• Dynamic project work varies in length and is conducted remotely or on-site depending on client needs.
• Compensation commensurate with experience and complexity of engagement.
• Engagement support and coaching.
• We offer market beating benefits in the alternative legal services space, including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension and comprehensive healthcare.

Should your experience meet the role requirements, the Epiq Counsel team will contact you. The Epiq Counsel team strives to respond to all applications; however due to the volume of applicants, we cannot always respond to every application.

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