Date: 24 Jun 2025
Location:London, GB
Job ID: 6390
School: Group Central Support United Kingdom Office
Company: Nord Anglia Education

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:

• Experience with real estate, greenfield, brownfield development and corporate finance transactions will also be useful. (Desirable)
• Knowledge and experience working with international laws and cross border transactions. (Desirable)
• Prior in-house experience. (Desirable)
• Lawyer, qualified in the UK or another common law jurisdiction, with 3-5+ years PQE.
• Training in an international law firm with 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
• Ability to work under pressure and in accordance with tight deadlines.
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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 90,000 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.
We encourage individuals to join us with our “Create your Future” mindset – we will provide you with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance your skillset and you will be given the autonomy to grow your career.

As Legal Counsel,M&A your focus will be to:

• Work day-to-day to support the Head of Corporate & Commercial and Senior Legal Counsel, M&A on global M&A transactions (principally on the buy side).
• Assist in the management of 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
• You may also be required to support on legal aspects of greenfield/brownfield development, construction and lease related projects.
• Provide support to Corporate Development team with drafting and reviewing NDA’s, LOI, Finders Fee Agreements and other agreements to support M&A activity.
• Support, from a legal and project management standpoint, on all tasks and elements required across the full life cycle of all M&A transactions from the initial scoping stage right through to Post – Closing Integration matters.
• Assist in the management and filing of legal documents and corporate records, in line with NAE practices and procedures.