About Herbert Smith Freehills As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice. We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals. The Opportunity Practice group/team Our lawyers provide clients with market-leading legal advice on their most important commercial transactions, including significant cross-border mergers and acquisitions, ground-breaking projects, complex capital markets fundraisings, financial regulation, inward investment, governance and risk management for companies’ boards and corporate tax advice. Clients include the world’s leading corporates, banks, financial buyers, governments and public sector bodies and our role frequently puts us at the heart of industries that are reshaping, restructuring and expanding into the world’s established and emerging markets. We are one of the leading corporate legal advisers to FTSE-listed companies and are regularly ranked 1st by Adviser Rankings for a number of clients listed on FTSE100, FTSE250 and AIM. We have maintained our position as the #1 firm for UK public takeovers by deal value since the new Takeover Code came into force in 2011. The diversity of the group allows us to advise on transactions across a wide range of industry sectors and we are acknowledged as providing world-class legal advice to energy, mining, infrastructure, technology, media and telecoms, and financial services clients. Some of our recent accolades include - Corporate team of the year – Lawyer Awards 2019 & 2021 European corporate team of the year – Lawyer Awards 2019 M&A Team of the year – The British Legal Awards 2018 & 2021 TMT M&A Legal Adviser - TMT M&A Awards 2018 Recent Matters - Hotel Chocolat plc on its £534m public takeover by Mars Wincanton plc on its £567m public takeover by CMA CGM Capital & Counties Properties PLC on its recommended all share merger with Shaftesbury PLC, one of the largest public M&A deals announced this year, the combined group’s portfolio is valued at approximately £5 billion and includes high-profile destinations across London’s West End such as Covent Garden, Carnaby Street, Chinatown and Soho National Grid on its acquisition of the UK’s biggest electricity distribution company, Western Power Distribution for an enterprise value of £14 billion Tryg on a consortium £7.2 billion bid for RSA Insurance Millennium & Copthorne on the £2.2 billion recommended pre-conditional final offer announced by City Developments Ltd Arris on the $7.4 billion proposed acquisition by CommScope Holding Company; and on its £1.4bn offer for Pace Hammerson on its £3.4 billion bid for Intu Properties and the defence of an unsolicited £5 billion takeover proposal from its French rival, Klépierre BAT on its US$49.4 billion recommended offer for Reynolds American Sky on its £30 billion offer by Comcast; its £18.5 billion recommended takeover by 21st Century Fox; and its £7 billion acquisition of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland Bharti Airtel on its US$1 billion acquisition of a 90% stake in OneWeb Limited, the US-based company that builds a constellation of satellites to enable global broadband access Optal on the combined US$1.7 billion sale of virtual card issuer Optal and payment business eNett, to WEX Inc, a leading financial technology service provider Weir Group on the £275 million sale of its flow control division to First Reserve; £314 million sale of its oil and gas division to Caterpillar; and on the US$1.285 billion acquisition of Esco Corporation Primary objectives: Deliver excellent client service and make an effective contribution to the firm’s work by aiming to meet and exceed target hours. Take responsibility for the delivery and quality of legal work and transaction management. Act as a role model and contribute to the development of junior lawyers. Take steps to build a strong reputation in the market and internally and contribute to non-legal firm initiatives and projects. Key internal relationships: Supervising partner(s), other group partners, associates, trainees, paralegals, secretarial staff Key external relationships: Clients, peers, other firms, other professional contacts (e.g. financial advisers, intermediaries, industry bodies, sector experts and local lawyers in non-HSF jurisdictions) Key responsibilities: Lead, delegate, and manage work - lead on client matters, including negotiation and the preparation of proposals, estimates and pitches; delegate work to juniors, supervising the team to support optimal utilisation; keep partner(s) informed and assist partners to monitor and control progress against agreed objectives, scope, timelines and budgets. Manage client relationships – regularly engage with client and keep informed of progress; ensure all compliance and risk management processes are followed; propose fees and manage client expectations as to cost, quality and time; and seek opportunities for new work with existing and new clients. Support the firm and others - extend effective relationships across the global network; contribute to the development of team members; uphold the firm’s values; contribute to the firm’s initiatives; take steps to cultivate an excellent reputation and profile in the market and internally; attend marketing/industry events and draft or help prepare articles, precedents and know-how materials; lead the development and delivery of training and presentations. Comply with risk requirements, firm policies and all relevant professional responsibilities and legislation and contribute to billing, engagement and client acceptance processes. Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Qualified / admitted legal practitioner in a relevant international jurisdiction. 4-6 years’ PQE in corporate M&A, however we are open to considering candidates with more or less experience. Solid legal skills, including drafting, negotiation and project management skills; good people management and business development skills. Team Corporate Working Pattern Full time Location London Contract type Permanent Contract Diversity & Inclusion At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work. We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.