Senior Associate, Technology Transactions
Job TitleSenior Associate, Technology TransactionsLocationLondonDescriptionAt Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. Witha global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complexchallenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinctstrength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financialservices. Our people work on market-leading matters that driveinnovation, growth, and transformation around the world.
For AshurstPerkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.
What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?
Flexible work optionsHealth and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and discountedcorporate health plansFamily & caring - 26 weeks paid parental leaveCareer advancement - client secondment opportunities, globalopportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programsThe Opportunity: Ashurst Perkins Coie has identified technology as one of threecritical sectors at the centre of the firm's global strategy andcontinues to invest significantly in building out the TechnologyTransactions practice in London.
The digital infrastructure team is a sub-group of Tech Transactionsand the team is looking to position itself at the forefront of the newdigital age, advising both new and traditional players in the digitalinfrastructure sector.
We are looking for a senior associate to join the digitalinfrastructure team and play a key role in the development of team.
This represents an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing,strategic, practice in a firm that is putting strategic and financialbacking behind its growth.
Key responsibilities of the role include:lead on projects;develop and lead client relationships with both existing and new clients;develop more junior members of the team;work with colleagues in other practice areas and offices;play a key role in developing thought leadership, includingthrough presenting at seminars and conferences and issuingthink-pieces on cutting edge technology issues;This is a full-time, permanent based in our London office with hybrid working.
Essential skills and experience: The successful candidate is likely to:have relevant post qualification experiencehave private practice experience with a leading TMT team, possiblyaugmented with relevant in-house experience;strong experience advising on digital infrastructure projectstogether with supporting M&A and financing of digitalinfrastructure assets;experience working across the digital infrastructure and inparticular data centres (such as colocation, services agreement,BTS and SLAS), fibre, mobile and subseatelecoms regulatory experience and experience working on satellitematters is desirable but not essentialMore information can be found in the job descriptionattached to the role on our careers siteCareer advancement: An established Career PathFramework is in place clearly defining expectations and outliningopportunities for promotion.
Secondment opportunities: Opportunities often arisefor associates to spend time on secondment in house with a key clientof the firm. From time to time, secondment opportunities also come upwithin other Ashurst Perkins Coie office in Europe North America Asiaand Australia. We expect client secondments to be less of a focus forthis role, as the candidate will be one of the more senior members ofour group and so playing a key role in supporting the partners todevelop the practice#LI-HYBRID