Linklaters' Re:link - Corporate M&A

Re:link, Linklaters’ dedicated platform for contract lawyers, is seeking outstanding individuals with a strong track record in advising clients on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, including public and private takeovers, disposals, carve-outs, joint ventures and strategic investments.

You will be expected to:

• draft, review and negotiate complex transaction documents, including sale and purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements and ancillary documentation
• support high-value, sophisticated M&A transactions from inception through to signing and completion
• conduct due diligence, identify key legal and commercial issues and prepare clear, concise reports
• advise on transaction structuring, execution and risk allocation
• work alongside leading clients and across Linklaters practice groups on fast-paced, high-profile matters

We welcome applications from lawyers with top-tier law firm backgrounds and strong M&A experience. Consulting experience is valued, and we also encourage applications from those considering a move into consulting.

As a Re:link consultant, you will benefit from:

• greater control over your career
• access to exceptional work, clients, colleagues and ongoing professional support
• the opportunity to be part of an integrated community of contract lawyers, handling challenging and rewarding assignments on a fixed-term basis

Note: Our consultants must have the right to reside and work in the UK, as we are unable to sponsor visas.

As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we

operate. Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job.

Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance. Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience.

Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.

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