London Corporate Transactions - Energy & Infrastructure M&A Associate

Looking for your next opportunity? We are looking for bright and commercially focused 2-4PQ solicitors to join our highly regarded Energy & Infrastructure M&A team within our London Corporate Group.  

About us

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working.  Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

Our Sector Expertise

We are ranked Band 1 ‘ Projects & Energy’, Chambers Europewide 2024.  We have 21 Band 1 Infrastructure and Energy Rankings in Chambers and Legal 500 Across Europe, with more than 450 infrastructure and energy lawyers globally.

About the Role

CMS’ Energy & Infrastructure M&A team is one of the highest profile and experienced teams in the legal sector. We have advised on complex, high-value, cross-border and innovative transactions relating to power, renewables and infrastructure for 35 years. We are routinely engaged by leading names in the energy and infrastructure sectors to advise on market shaping transactions and our team of corporate lawyers specialise in advising clients on acquisitions, disposals, equity investments, joint ventures and reorganisations from lower value strategic matters to multi billion pound transactions.
While you would work within our Energy & Infrastructure M&A team, our team members also work with other teams in our Corporate Group specialising in areas such as private equity, funds, technology, equity capital markets, public M&A, corporate wrapped real estate, financial services, consumer products, life sciences, healthcare and media.
CMS international focus means that you will have the opportunity to be involved in cross border work as well as exposure to leading UK headquartered companies and investors early on in your career. 
You will be responsible for a variety of work including; 

- providing efficient professional advice and support to colleagues, principally in London but also across all of our other offices
- developing client relationships 
- supporting the firm in developing its business and raising the profile of the firm 
- involvement in marketing events and other BD activities
- managing and supervising the work of others including trainees and solicitor apprentices

About you

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. 

You will be a team player with excellent drafting skills and the ability to translate legal analysis into practical advice. Due to the role being client facing you will need to have sound judgement and good interpersonal and business advisory skills. To meet the needs of the role, you will have an appropriate level of post qualification experience. Ideally, we are looking for a minimum PQE of two years and a maximum of four years. The ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with clients is a must.

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

•    Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
•    Flexible, hybrid working policy
•    Generous bonus scheme
•    Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
•    Holiday exchange scheme
•    Private medical insurance
•    Enhanced parental leave
•    Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Equal opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. As a firm we recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer because we know that to solve big problems, we need the best and brightest minds available to us.  In support of this goal, we commit to actively breaking down barriers which stand in the way of those from diverse backgrounds and play our part in levelling the playing field. 
 
As a Future Facing Firm, we strongly believe that a career in law should be open to people from all walks of life, because not only does diversity of thought and experience make our firm a stronger and more sustainable business, but it also makes it a more rewarding place to work.
 
When recruiting, we prioritise attracting talented people and we actively promote a flexible working environment which enables all our team members to thrive. If you see a role you are interested in, but don’t feel you meet 100% of the criteria we encourage you to still consider making an application. We also welcome applications from those who may be looking to return to the workforce after a career break. 
 
We are proud to say our leadership in creating an inclusive working culture has been celebrated and recognised externally, including being listed for a number of years in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women and the Social Mobility Index.
 
We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle. If you require assistance, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact Becky Lowe at TalentAcquisition@cms-cmno.com who will be happy to support you.

Ready to apply? Here are the next steps.

We look forward to receiving your application online via the CMS careers site. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. 

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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