Corporate Associate Solicitor
Location: Cardiff (Hybrid Working)
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Yolk Legal is delighted to be working with a top-tier law firm in Cardiff seeking to appoint an ambitious Associate Solicitor to join its highly regarded Commercial & Corporate team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading practice with an excellent reputation for advising a broad client base including owner-managed businesses, high-growth companies, national corporates and investors. The team is known for delivering pragmatic, commercially focused advice across a wide range of transactional and advisory matters.
With a strong pipeline of quality work and continued investment in growth, the firm is looking for a solicitor who wants to accelerate their career within a supportive, high-performing environment offering excellent progression prospects.
What You’ll Be Doing as a Corporate Associate
*Advising on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and corporate restructures.
*Drafting and negotiating shareholder agreements, investment documents and constitutional documents.
*Supporting clients on joint ventures, group reorganisations and strategic transactions.
*Advising on a range of commercial contracts including supply agreements, terms of business, agency and distribution agreements.
*Working closely with clients to provide commercially practical legal advice.
*Managing your own matters with support from senior colleagues where required.
*Playing an active role in networking, business development and growing client relationships.
What We’re Looking For
Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with likely 2+ PQE in corporate and/or commercial law.
*Strong technical skills with experience handling transactional and advisory work.
*Commercial awareness and a pragmatic approach to client service.
*Strong drafting, communication and negotiation skills.
*A proactive team player with ambition to progress.
*Experience gained within a respected regional or national firm.
What You’ll Get
*High-quality work with strong local and national clients.
*Clear progression routes and regular promotion opportunities.
*Hybrid and flexible working.
*Competitive salary and benefits package.
*Supportive leadership and genuine mentoring.
*A modern, collaborative and ambitious culture.
If you’re a Corporate Solicitor looking for quality work and real progression in Cardiff, this is an excellent opportunity.
To express interest or find out more, contact Nicole Smith at Yolk Recruitment. All enquiries handled in strict confidence.
Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work. *Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.