Corporate Associate.

Working closely with colleagues across the corporate team, the successful candidate will enjoy challenging and high profile work. The successful candidate will have exposure to some of the best offshore legal work in the market and will work as part of, and be supported by, a highly successful, entrepreneurial and collegiate team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high level advice on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including public and private M&A, private equity transactions, IPOs, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, SPACs, corporate governance, digital assets, and general commercial law.
• Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated transaction documents, including share purchase agreements, merger agreements, shareholder agreements, financing related corporate documents, and restructuring instruments.
• Working with our blue-chip client base that includes major international financial institutions, multinational businesses, global investment firms and leading onshore law firms
• Coordinate cross border transactions by liaising with onshore counsel, financial advisors, and other stakeholders.
• Keep clients informed of relevant legislative or regulatory developments affecting corporate structures, financing, or transactional execution.
• Support knowledge sharing initiatives, including updates to internal teams and contributions to thought leadership.
• Actively support business development initiatives, including maintaining and expanding client relationships, contributing to pitches or proposals, and supporting cross-selling efforts.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across all levels and across practice groups where matters overlap.

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring
• Between 5 - 9 years' relevant post qualification experience from a recognised leading law firm in a major onshore or offshore jurisdiction.
• Strong technical expertise in complex corporate and commercial matters for public and private companies.
• Digital assets experience is desirable, but not essential
• Excellent drafting, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex matters independently while also contributing to team initiatives.
• Proven ability to provide timely, commercial advice to clients.
• Ability to build strong internal and external client relationships.
• Proactive approach to workload management, collaboration, and contributing to a positive team culture.

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)
• Hybrid working
• 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.