Corporate Associate; PQE

Corporate Associate (3-5 PQE) - Birmingham Description

We are seeking an experienced Associate (3‑5 PQE) with a proven track record in M&A to join our successful Corporate team in Birmingham. With a strong pipeline of work, you will be engaged at a great time, working on a range of high‑profile, corporate matters.

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long‑established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start‑up visionaries and sovereign nations. With over 1 500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four continents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportive working environment, providing flexible working options and wellbeing programs to support individual life journeys.

Our corporate solicitors advise UK and international public and private companies—including numerous Fortune 500 and FTSE 250 firms—as well as financial institutions, private companies and entrepreneurs on a range of domestic and cross‑border transactions. Squire Patton Boggs is consistently recognised among the top ranked legal M&A practices for multi‑jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions. Our team in Birmingham is one of the fastest‑growing Corporate practices in the Midlands, having completed nearly 60 deals out of the Birmingham office with a value of £3.8 billion in the past year.

You will work with highly respected partners nationally and internationally in a team that encourages personal skill development and growth. There is potential for individual advancement and an excellent quality of work in a culture that encourages leadership and active involvement with the business and its clients.

You’ll be an experienced Associate with a solid background in M&A, private equity or equity capital markets. You have a demonstrable track record in corporate matters and excellent academic credentials. You bring the drive and ability to deliver high‑quality work, take initiative, build long‑lasting relationships with clients, and communicate effectively in a collaborative team environment. You ideally come from a well‑recognised international, national or regional practice and have international experience.

To find out more about this role, please visit our careers site at  We will be reviewing applications and interviewing on an ongoing basis. We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of our society. We welcome applications regardless of age, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or other legally protected characteristics.

We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptations to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.