Lawyer, Corporate

This is your chance to join our Corporate Practice which operates across several practice areas including Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Capital Markets, restructuring and Insolvency procedures, acquisitions and corporate financings, Corporate Tax and Real Estate structuring.

You will deliver exceptional results to clients on a broad range of complex issues including

• Cross-border M&A, Real Estate and Private Equity deals, including:
  • inception, planning and due diligence
  • structuring
  • deal execution
  • post-acquisition integrations
  • joint ventures
• Corporate Governance
• Capital Markets (equity)
• Corporate reorganisations, and
• Corporate support

Main duties and responsibilities

Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for a broad range of work, including

• Structuring, drafting and negotiating a variety of corporate transactions and documents, such as share and purchase agreements, joint ventures and other partnering agreements, shareholders ‘agreements, equity and debt instruments, etc.
• Advise companies, founders, boards of directors, executives and committees on a wide range of operational matters and strategic transactions and provide them with on-going legal and personalised support.
• Lead closings and handle due diligence processes.
• Business development initiatives.
• Know-how developments.

You will be encouraged to be commercially minded and to build effective relationships with clients and with the other DLA Piper Offices and develop your own network of internal and external contacts.

About you

The successful candidate with have the following experience and qualifications:

• Ideally qualified (or soon to be qualified) lawyer in Luxembourg or another EU Member State.
• Fluent in written and spoken English, a good command of French and/or German would be a plus.
• 2-3 years of experience in cross-border corporate transactions across a range of sectors.
• Proven track record of leading deals and negotiations.
• Commercially astute and keeps abreast of key legal and business news.
• Excellent communication, client relationship and teamwork skills.
• Proactive and innovative.
• An entrepreneurial approach is strongly encouraged at all levels within the firm, so candidates will need to demonstrate a commercial mindset.
• Able to build trust and rapport to develop effective relationships, both internally and externally.

About us

We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.

For our people, that means a world of opportunity. You'll shape the future, have the freedom to seize opportunities, and discover your own path. Together, we unlock our potential and redefine what we can achieve.

At DLA Piper, diversity, equity, and inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging. We strive towards a workplace and culture where everyone feels that they belong, that their voice counts and that they can prosper in their career. For us, diversity is about the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences, and perspectives that make each of us an individual. We are committed to being accessible and accommodating any reasonable adjustments needed throughout the recruitment process to ensure an inclusive experience for all. If you need any support or adjustments, please let us know.

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to agile working.

Where local legislation permits, we will conduct relevant pre-engagement screening checks prior to your first day.