Moscow / St Petersburg

Associate in Corporate and M&A

Recruiting contact

Diana Prischepa

Senior HR manager

careers@birchlegal.ru

Responsibilities

  • assisting in preparing / independently preparing M&A and JV documentation for transactions: sale and purchase agreements, corporate agreements, options, securities and other documents, participating in negotiations with clients and their counterparties, cooperating with local consultants in foreign jurisdictions, notaries, registrars, depositaries and state authorities
  • conducting complex legal due diligence on companies, including coordinating junior colleagues, cooperating with the client, local consultants in foreign jurisdictions, and preparing reports on the results of conducted legal due diligence
  • preparing drafts of consultations, memoranda, founding documents, corporate decisions, and other important legal documents in the corporate law sphere, including when providing legal support during the creation and restructuring of legal entities, as well as when they alter their share capital, etc.
  • providing legal support throughout corporate restructurings

Requirements

  • higher legal education (Moscow State University, National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg State University, MGIMO, and Moscow State Law University preferred)
  • PQE [2-4] years in an international law firm / leading Russian law firm
  • fluent English with strong legal / business acumen
  • proficient at writing and drafting transactional documentation in Russian and English
  • able to work independently, prioritize quality of work and take responsibility for one’s end results and those of junior colleagues
  • experience in working on multifaceted projects, composure, attentiveness, punctuality
  • willingness to work under tight deadlines