Group Structuring Lawyer
Location: UK Flexible – London, Birmingham, Belfast, Glasgow or Edinburgh
Join us to turn your legal expertise into business impact.
We are looking for a commercially minded and solutions-focused Group Structuring Lawyer to join our General Counsel’s Office. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified lawyer, ideally with 1-3 years’ PQE, who has experience in corporate law, contracts and business organisation, and who is keen to work at the centre of strategic growth, governance and structural change within an international professional services business.
The Opportunity
The General Counsel’s Office plays a central role in supporting the firm’s strategic growth and governance objectives, including activity relating to new offices and branches, strategic mergers, joint ventures and acquisitions, reorganisations, restructurings, and other priority investment workstreams and projects.
As Group Structuring Lawyer, you will support the ongoing management and maintenance of the firm’s global structure and constitution, including entity governance and management projects, new entity set-up, restructurings and partner lifecycle management, working closely with the firm’s tax and finance specialists and the General Counsel’s Office Regulatory Team.
What You'll Do
- Provide expert advice on the firm’s structure and the constitutional documents that underpin it.
- Advise, alongside senior colleagues, on changes to the firm’s structure and associated legal, regulatory and compliance issues.
- Support education, training and other initiatives relating to the group and its structure.
- Contribute to special projects within the General Counsel’s Office, including amendments to constitutional documents.
- Undertake research and analysis, provide advice and drafting, interprete legislation and help to develop and implement policies and procedures.
- Support the Senior Group Structuring Lawyer, the General Counsel and the wider General Counsel’s Office.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Degree-level qualification and a UK qualified lawyer, ideally with 1 to 3 years’ PQE.
- Experience in corporate law practice, including drafting and advising on contracts and matters relating to business organisation.
- The ability to provide clear, commercial and decisive advice, including in unfamiliar situations.
- Confidence managing a workload made up of key projects and day-to-day queries.
- A strong interest in keeping up to date with relevant regulation, laws and guidance.
- Strong IT skills, including familiarity with Word, Outlook and Excel.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Strong analytical, research and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Good drafting skills, with the ability to support senior colleagues on complex documents in a succinct, thorough and plain-English style.
- Commercial acumen, sound judgement and the ability to balance high standards of accuracy with a practical, common-sense approach.
- The confidence, presence and diplomatic manner needed to liaise effectively with colleagues at all levels, including senior leaders.
- A resourceful, motivated and flexible approach, with the ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively as part of a wider team.
- The ability to maintain confidentiality, build trust and credibility, influence others and remain calm and resilient in a pressurised environment.
Why Pinsent Masons
At Pinsent Masons, we are a purpose-led professional services business committed to creating a career experience that is exceptional by design. We offer:
- High-quality, intellectually stimulating work with market-leading clients
- A supportive, inclusive and collaborative culture where people can thrive
- Clear and transparent opportunities for development and progression
- Flexible and agile working, supported by PM Working.
Our Commitment
We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent and building an inclusive, fair and supportive workplace. We value the strength that comes from different experiences and strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates across jurisdictions. If you require reasonable adjustments, we will work with you to identify a suitable approach.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via our recruitment portal only.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact our in-house Talent Acquisition Advisor, Anwen Wallington:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anwen-wallington-36177ba1/
Email: [email protected]
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Skills Required
- UK-qualified lawyer
- Degree-level qualification
- 1-3 years PQE in corporate law
- Experience drafting and advising on contracts and business organisation
- Ability to provide clear, commercial and decisive legal advice
- Confidence managing project workload and day-to-day queries
- Strong IT skills, including Word, Outlook and Excel
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong analytical, research and organisational skills with attention to detail
- Good drafting skills for complex documents in plain English
- Commercial acumen, sound judgement and practical approach
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, build trust and influence stakeholders
What We Do
Pinsent Masons is a multinational law firm with a reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in its deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our expertise is recognised globally. In recent years we have achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm, and been counted among the most innovative law firms in Europe and Asia Pacific by the Financial Times. With over 1,500 lawyers operating from 27 locations throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines. The firm has significant international credentials in the global energy, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and technology, science and industry sectors. Pinsent Masons looks at your business needs differently. This means we don't just apply lawyers to solve clients' problems; we deploy a wider range of professional disciplines, enabled by people, process and technology, to deliver a global professional service with law at its core.
