Corporate/M&A Associate (3-6 years) (M/F)

Job Details

Date posted:
15 July 2024
Department:
Lawyers
Location:
France
Main office:
Paris
Job type:

Description

Osborne Clarke is an international network with over 1600 lawyers across 26 integrated offices in Europe, Asia (including two representative offices), and the United States. 
 
The Paris office was established in July 2013 and currently has over 80 lawyers, including 17 partners.
 
The firm covers a wide range of business law specialties: corporate law, labor law, tax law, digital law, intellectual property, distribution law, public law, litigation, real estate law, insolvency and restructuring, health law, and environmental law.
 
Led by four partners, Catherine Olive, Stéphanie Delage, David Haccoun, and Anne-Laure Laroussinie, co-led by three counsels, and composed of about ten associates, our team’s expertise is recognized both nationally and internationally.


 

Our Corporate/M&A Team

Our team has expertise in the following areas:
  • M&A transactions (domestic, cross-border, and multi-jurisdictional sales and acquisitions);
  • strategic partnerships and joint ventures;
  • shareholders' agreements;
  • fundraising;
  • governance issues;
  • intra-group reorganizations;
  • implementation of management packages.
 
Our team serves a highly diverse client base, including large listed and unlisted groups, SMEs, even very small enterprises like start-ups and investors, both French and foreign.

Missions

To strengthen our team, we are looking for an associate with 3 to 6 years of experience. 

The successful candidate will work on cases involving the support and advice to a diverse clientele (listed and unlisted groups, SMEs, even very small enterprises like start-ups and investors), both French and international, on domestic, cross-border, and multi-jurisdictional sales and acquisitions (confidentiality agreements, letters of intent and firm offers, due diligence, SPA, signing/closing, etc.), the implementation of joint ventures, and the negotiation of shareholders' agreements. The associate may also work on fundraising, the implementation of capital operations (mergers, partial asset transfers, contributions, capital operations), and the monitoring of routine operations (approval of annual accounts, company formation, and establishment of foreign groups).

Profile

We are looking for an associate with the following skills and qualities:
 
  • 3 to 6 years of experience, preferably in Anglo-Saxon firms and/or large business law firms;
  • ability to work with and adapt to a wide range of interlocutors;
  • experience in industrial M&A transactions;
  • ability to grasp a global vision of cases and ensure their management/supervision;
  • team spirit and willingness to be involved in the life of the team;
  • client service orientation; and
  • excellent level of English.
 
Pragmatism, versatility, mutual assistance, rigor, and responsiveness, all in good humor, are values shared by all team members.
Advantages of Osborne Clarke Paris
  • Solid training in a collegial environment;
  • Diverse and high-quality cases for French and international clients;
  • International network providing access to international cases and multi-country working groups;
  • Agile and innovative work environment with organizational flexibility.
Why join us?
  • Dynamic business law firm with a culture focused on excellence and innovation in client service;
  • Growing international network with an international DNA and a strong entrepreneurial culture;
  • Offers real career development prospects based on values of kindness, diversity, and gender equity;
  • Commitment to sustainable development;
  • Agile and innovative work environment.
Join us

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