Corporate Education Senior Associate/ Legal Director 8+ years’ PQE CAMBRIDGE

apartmentFarrar Levin Legal Recruitment placeCambridge calendar_month 

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  • regarded law firm in Cambridge is looking to recruit a Corporate Education Senior Associate/ Legal Director of 8 or more years’ PQE.
Our client is looking to bolster the firmwide Education practice by recruiting an experienced Education Corporate lawyer, who will lead on corporate education matters for clients in the Education sector.

You will advise higher and further education institutions, training providers, independent schools and academies and local authorities on a broad range of corporate law, charity law, governance, regulatory and funding issues.

This will include advising universities and other education institutions on a range of commercial issues, as well as large corporate projects, such as:
  • Advising on transactions involving private education institutions on a variety of share sales and asset sales including the sale of private higher education companies, private tertiary colleges, private nurseries and private schools
  • Assisting with and project managing legal due diligence, drafting and reviewing principal transaction documents, assisting with disclosure exercises and drafting and reviewing ancillary documents
  • Assisting with pre- and post-sale re-organisations of private education groups, often with complex organisational structures requiring multiple steps and stages
  • Advising on partnerships and collaborations between education institutions – drafting, reviewing and amending franchise agreements, study abroad agreements and dual award agreements
  • Setting up subsidiary companies for higher and further education institutions and advising on intragroup arrangements such as management and governance agreements
  • Providing governance advice and carrying out constitutional reviews for further education corporations, higher education institutions and academy trusts including obtaining Privy Council, Department for Education and Charity Commission consent to constitutional amendments
  • Advising on mergers of education institutions (HE, FE and independent schools).
The successful candidate will have an excellent knowledge of the law yet be able to think commercially and analytically so as to provide accurate and practical advice to our clients, with an ability to think clearly under pressure and write concisely.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated self-starter to join a successful and friendly team in one of our office in a growing firm which enjoys an excellent reputation. You will also be expected to play an active role in marketing and practice development as well as providing a high level of service to existing clients.

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