About the Role
We are seeking a talented Corporate Lawyer to join our Corporate UK Energy and Resources team in London. This role involves working on high-quality M&A and joint venture transactions, with a focus on oil and gas, within a collaborative and ambitious team environment.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with experienced senior corporate partners on complex M&A and joint venture transactions.
- Contribute to work that is important to clients and the wider sector.
- Advise on high-value, cross-border transactions across a broad range of sectors.
- Develop experience on meaningful and varied corporate work.
Requirements
- Developed strong corporate experience within a City, international or leading regional practice.
- Strong technical skills.
- Sound commercial judgement.
- Genuine interest in working closely with clients.
- Enjoy being part of a team.
- Keen to get involved in business development.
- Motivated by the opportunity to grow within a collaborative and sector-focused environment.
- Experience in the oil and gas sector.
- Strong experience in M&A and joint venture transactions.
- Ideally at least 4 years’ PQE gained within an international law firm, City firm or leading corporate practice.
Skills
- M&A
- Joint venture transactions
- Oil and gas sector experience
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4-6 years PQE
About the Company
- Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm with over 4,000 employees operating out of 31 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
- Known for combining high-quality legal advice with a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which clients operate.
- People work in a collaborative and inclusive environment where sector knowledge, innovation and strong client relationships are at the heart of what they do.
- The Corporate UK team is consistently ranked in the top 10 by number of M&A deals in the UK by Merger market.
- A top eight law firm by number of listed clients according to Adviser Rankings.
- The most well represented firm in Legal 500 UK with the highest number of practice rankings across the UK and the highest number of top tier rankings across the UK.
- Achieved the most rankings out of all firms in the Chambers UK 2025 guide, in the top two for the most band 1 rankings.
- Innovation and creativity in the delivery of legal services is at the heart of what they do, having won the FT’s Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe Award 3 times.
Equal Opportunity
- At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion.
- Committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong.
- Want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels.
- Encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
