Corporate Lawyer

OVERVIEW

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500 professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks to add a Corporate Associate to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

The role represents excellent opportunity for a lawyer to join our highly collegiate Corporate team and make a significant contribution to our growing practice. Maintaining our reputation for excellence, the successful candidate will be commercially astute, demonstrate excellent technical skills and be committed to building and developing a successful career within a collaborative and dynamic team. The key responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advising clients on a wide range of corporate legal matters
• Ability to assist in the structuring, negotiation, drafting and execution of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions
• Maintaining and developing client relationships by providing high-quality legal advice and support on various corporate matters
• Conducting legal research and analysis on complex corporate issues to support client needs and internal projects within the law firm
• Working collaboratively with other members of the Corporate Team and across different practice areas of the firm and the Maples Group to deliver comprehensive legal solutions

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring

Applicants should have highly relevant experience in general corporate matters and be looking for long-term career with the Maples Group. Candidates must have 2 - 3 years relevant post qualification experience with a leading law firm in a major onshore or offshore jurisdiction. In addition, the successful candidate's qualification and experience should include:

• Experience in handling high-value corporate/M&A transactions
• Admission to the Luxembourg Bar or are eligible to be registered on List IV of the Luxembourg Bar
• It is essential that you have a strong academic background, with excellent written and verbal communication and drafting skills
• Outstanding technical skills, together with the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues, and work well in a team environment
• Bilingual with English and French. Proficiency in German would be advantageous but not essential
• A proactive approach to identifying and addressing client needs
• You must be eligible to work within Luxembourg

This post requires significant attention to detail, professionalism, ability to multi-task, and excellent organisational, prioritisation and communications skills. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to adhere to internal policies and procedures.

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellness programme
• Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Maples’ standard policy to undertake various background screening checks, including criminal records checks, on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Maples will only ask applicants to disclose a past criminal conviction when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. Maples will make all job offer decisions on a case by case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence.

You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with Maples before a decision is made.

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