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Full-time General Counsel, Freeths
FULL-TIME GC JOB · LAW PRACTICE SECTOR · LEICESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
Freeths (established 1987, ~5,000 staff across 12 UK offices) seeks a senior corporate lawyer with 7+ PQE to join its fast-growing East Midlands team as Managing Associate or Legal Director. This is a full-time, on-site role combining deal execution (M&A, PE, fundraising), junior supervision, and business development—a traditional partner-track legal appointment with no fractional or interim flexibility signalled.
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Why this role stands out
- Established, reputable firm with strong M&A and PE credentials (recent LDC, Foresight Group mandates named)
- Clear seniority — 7+ PQE threshold signals mid-to-senior tier with autonomy and mentoring responsibility
- Multi-office network and cross-practice collaboration opportunity
- Explicit encouragement of client development and business leadership
Worth checking before you apply
- No salary range or day rate disclosed; unusual for a 5,000+ firm posting
- Title ambiguity ('Managing Associate or Legal Director') suggests role level may be negotiable or unclear
- Full-time, on-site only; no mention of flexibility, working-from-home or part-time scope
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About the team
Freeths’ highly rated and award-winning team of over 70 corporate lawyers nationally has extensive experience of advising businesses ranging from entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, venture capitalists and other institutional investors to FTSE 100 enterprises. Operating from 12 UK locations, the team provides advice and guidance to clients across businesses’ life cycle, with strong credentials for delivering mergers and acquisitions, disposals, fundraisings, private equity, equity capital markets, due diligence, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, reorganisations and demergers, corporate structures and governance.
The East Midlands Corporate team is growing fast and now includes Partners Martin Smith, Ania Gabrielczyk, Hannah Tessyman and John Heaphy. The team’s specialist experience includes, in particular, M&A and private equity work. Recently announced mandates include:
Advising LDC on its investment in Eagle Eye Innovations: Freeths supports LDC on its investment in Eagle Eye Innovations | Corporate Law | Freeths
Advising Foresight Group and management on the sale of Beckett Investment Management Group to WestBridge: Freeths Advises Foresight and Beckett Management on WestBridge Investment | Freeths
About the Role
The Corporate team has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join them and candidates with 7 years+ PQE are invited to apply. You will be involved in the whole range of corporate work and, as a senior member of the team, have a high level of autonomy. You will have strong technical skills and will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and training of more junior team members. As well as executing deals and other client instructions, you will have a solid grasp of healthy financial and compliance hygiene principles and will demonstrate strong organisational and housekeeping skills.
The team works seamlessly across our offices and practice areas, so you will be an excellent team player and project manager. We encourage all our lawyers to network and develop their own client relationships, so, with the active support of the senior team, you will also lead and participate in a variety of business development initiatives.
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We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
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The roleWhat it asksA certificationYears askedSkills the listing names
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Due Diligence
- Joint Ventures
- Shareholder Arrangements
- Reorganisations
- Demergers
- Corporate Governance
- Project Management
- Business Development
- Team Supervision
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