Mayer Brown is a leading international law firm with offices in 27 key business centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. With approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centres — New York, London and Hong Kong — we are uniquely positioned to advise leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex legal needs. Private equity is a key strand of the Firm’s corporate expansion and we have reinforced our teams across Europe. In particular, we have grown to 6 partners in London and now seek associate hires to support our expansion plans. We are a collegial, collaborative and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support and development they need to grow, thrive and realise their greatest potential. We also encourage all our people to use their skills to support the wider community through our pro bono and community volunteering programmes. At Mayer Brown the principles of mutual respect, dignity and understanding are central to the way we work and help to provide an environment where diversity and inclusion are embraced. The Role: Associate (3-5PQE) Senior Associate (6-7PQE) The Department: Corporate Corporate and Securities law is at the core of Mayer Brown’s practice in every one of its offices worldwide. With a globally integrated team of more than 300 lawyers across four continents, we have extensive experience advising on a variety of complex, cross-border and high-profile, strategic transactions. We represent a broad spectrum of public and private companies, banks, private equity and leveraged buy-out firms, special committees and management groups around the world—including many Fortune 100, FTSE 100, CAC 40, HKE and DAX-listed companies. In the Private Equity team (within the Corporate & Securities group) we pride ourselves on forging long-term relationships with private equity sponsors that begins with fund formation and continues throughout their investment activities and exit strategies. In Europe, we have Private Equity practices in London, Paris and Frankfurt. We make the effort to understand our private equity clients’ businesses and investment objectives, and include lawyers with industry-specific experience on our deal teams, so that we can tailor pragmatic and innovative solutions to complex problems. Our clients include every sponsor type including buyout funds, infrastructure funds, pledge funds, venture capital funds, captive funds, funds of funds, secondary funds and debt and mezzanine funds. Our private equity team draws upon our industry expertise to assist clients, including infrastructure, automotive, technology, life sciences, health care, food and beverage, chemicals, consumer products, energy, real estate, franchising, communications, insurance, manufacturing, distribution, telecommunications and business and financial services. We also advise lenders and other financial institutions involved in private equity transactions in connection with leveraged acquisitions, as well as management teams. We have a strong private equity tax offering too, and in certain jurisdictions this also extends to tax structuring advice. Our international private equity team covers all relevant aspects of private equity transactions. We have extensive experience in structuring, preparing, managing and executing transactions across the asset class, as well as assisting on any related financing. We also advise on related structural, tax, warranty insurance and all ancillary legal issues as we are a "full service" law firm with little need to outsource instructions. The London Private Equity team has a deep and year on year growing roster of European sponsor clients which requires additional resource to service and to assist with future continued growth and expansion. A qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 3-5 years post qualification experience and a qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 6-7 years post qualification experience. The PQE level/s identified here is indicative only. Mayer Brown would welcome applicants regardless of PQE who believe they meet the requirements of the role outlined in the job description and wish to apply for the position. Experience, skills and personal attributes: Experience of Private Equity transactions (with as much sponsor side experience as possible) is essential; Experience gained within a good quality law firm transacting predominantly on UK law transactions; Excellent people skills and a good, clear communication style; Ability to work effectively within an established, close-knit team; Demonstrate ability to confidently interact with clients; An interest in developing business pro-actively and growing a network with firm backing; A commercial and pragmatic outlook and a strong desire to be successful; Have attained degree certificate(s) from a reputed institution, achieving a minimum grade of 2:1 or equivalent; Be self-motivated, dynamic and possessing a very pro-active attitude is important in this team; Candidates that have gained increased post qualification experience will also be expected to demonstrate ability to manage their caseload with little day to day supervision as well as the supervision/management of junior lawyers. At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed. We are therefore happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout the recruitment process and once they have joined the Firm. In addition, one of our core values at Mayer Brown is to promote diversity and inclusion at all levels within the business which is actively supported by our diversity networks - LGBT+, Fusion (Race and Ethnicity), Women, Enable (Disability), and Work and Me (Family).