Trowers & Hamlins Hiring for Senior Associate – International Corporate at محافظة العاصمة البحرين Full Time

Trowers & Hamlins is a City-led, international and national law firm with over 160 partners and 950 staff. With offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, we provide a full-service integrated offering.

Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors such as construction, transport and infrastructure, banking and financial services, distribution and logistics, education and health, hotels and leisure, defence, engineering and surveying, charities, retail and energy and natural resources. We also act for many high net worth individuals.

We are different and we believe it is our people that make us unique. We expect and respect that you and your talents are too. The truth is we don’t prescribe who you are or how you ought to be. It’s what you can do that interests us most.

While the work on offer is rewarding and often complex, the qualities we look for are simple. The ability to get on with people from all walks of life, for example. To talk and to listen. To develop the sorts of relationships that mean you win the friendship and loyalty of clients and colleagues alike. In short, to connect. These are the characteristics our people all have in common. They are vital, as is the drive and imagination to use your unique talents to the full. We will help you in this. In fact, we will support you in every way we can.

What you’ll be doing

The new recruit will undertake a range of non-contentious corporate and commercial related work. The new recruit will play a pivotal role in a variety of deals including acting for clients from both local and international companies, across a range of market sectors as well as joint ventures and acquisitions and sales through equity capital markets deals, private equity, or business transfers. Much of the work is high profile and innovative and will provide the recruit with good quality legal work across all aspects of the corporate remit.

The new team member will be responsible for:

• Producing documents based on international best practice and negotiating these.
• Building and maintaining effective client relationships.
• Working as part of our wider international corporate team to provide support on a cross-border basis as and when required.
• Ensuring files are managed in compliance with Lexcel or local equivalent procedures.
• Managing, training and development of associate lawyers and junior legal staff.
• Project managing transactions.
• Pro-active participation in and origination of marketing initiatives.
• Formulating and providing firm-wide and departmental training sessions.

What you’ll need

The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at this grade. In particular for this role we require:

• Qualified lawyer with 6 years + PQE or equivalent
• Directly relevant post-qualification experience gained at a recognised and busy corporate practice
• Proven ability to take on responsibility and manage files
• Flexibility, positivity and an ability to work effectively in a close-knit office
• Have an interest in, and an aptitude for, developing the firm’s business and a willingness to assist in the development of client relationships, through meetings, presentations, producing know-how and other business development initiatives.
• A strong transactional track record. Ideally, you will have experience of leading on transactions independently and the capacity to work with autonomy as well as part of a team.
• Demonstrable interest the sectors in which we operate in the Middle East.
• Strong attention to detail with a methodical and logical approach.
• Strong client focus.
• Entrepreneurial approach to business development and marketing.

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant’s suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non-binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.