Senior Legal Counsel, M&A

SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL, M&A

Location: London Victoria (hybrid model, minimum 3 days in office).

Nord Anglia Education is looking to recruit a Senior Legal Counsel, M&A, to join our Legal team, sat within the Group Central Support.  

We are looking for someone to support the growth of the Group through assisting with the execution of M&A, greenfield developments and school expansion projects by providing comprehensive legal support for all aspects of M&A transactions throughout the whole deal lifecycle, including drafting and reviewing transaction documents, conducting due diligence, assessing legal risks, record keeping, as well as ensuring internal policies and procedures are followed.

The role:

We seek an individual to join as Senior Legal Counsel, M&A, where your focus will be to:

• Work day-to-day alongside another Senior Legal Counsel M&A on global M&A transactions (buy side).
• Manage relationships and engagement with external lawyers and other external advisors and service providers working on any M&A transactions.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders such as Corporate Development, Tax, Finance teams to ensure efficient progression on M&A transactions to meet annual targets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including tax, finance, operations, and external advisors, to facilitate efficient and timely execution of M&A transactions (greenfield & brownfield), including expansion projects of existing schools.
• Provide support to Corporate Development team with drafting and reviewing NDA’s, LOI, Finders Fee Agreements and other agreements to support M&A activity.
• Assist in managing any claims which arise from historical M&A activity the group has conducted in the past.
• Assist in relation to any queries related to any historical M&A.
• Ensure all M&A transactions are conducted in accordance with, and comply with, NAE group policies and procedures.

Please see the full job description here.

The Successful Candidate will possess:

• 5 years PQE
• Lawyer, qualified in the UK or another common law jurisdiction.
• Training in an international law firm with substantial experience in cross border M&A transactions through the full lifecycle of the deal.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Excellent English communication skills both written and verbal.
• High-level organisational skills and record keeping
• High level of drafting skills
• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills

About Us

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 80,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.  We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.

Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.

By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team.  As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.

To Apply

On-line applications need to be directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.

Nord Anglia and our schools champion inclusion and belonging, to change our communities for the better. 

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.