Reorganisations​/Cross Border Transactions and Integrations Lawyer

Position: Reorganisations / Cross Border Transactions and Integrations Lawyer
Posting Date: 10-Sep-2026

Requisition s/Provinces/Cities:
Belfast Location Type:
Hybrid Business Unit:
Professional Services Function:
Professional Services Full Time or Part Time:
Full Time Contact Email: recruitment services

Apply:  successful candidate will be an experienced corporate solicitor with a track record of dealing with a wide variety of legal issues and an ability to hit the ground running, offering pragmatic, strategic legal advice to a high standard and to challenging deadlines.

You will work on reorganisations, integrations, corporate and securities transactional matters, and other multijurisdictional projects that are often cross-border, high value, and complex in nature; and develop skills to deliver the highest quality service for our world-class clients across the globe.

The successful candidate will:

Work closely with a variety of the Firm's practice groups including, for example, Reorganisations, Cross Border Transactions and Integrations, Corporate and Securities, and M&AAssist the Firm's offices with a diverse range of matters, often across multiple jurisdictions, such as acting as a country or regional coordinator and drafting corporate documentation

Work as part of project teams with other Baker McKenzie lawyers, legal project managers, and members of the legal tech team from across the firm's global network of offices

Escalate project-specific issues to the Belfast management group or project partner as appropriate

Develop strong working relationships with partners and lawyers in various practice groups in a variety of jurisdictions

Assist with bespoke projects other than billable matters such as contributing to the identification of innovative services, methods, know-how, and platforms to assist in achieving efficiencies and continual process improvement

Skills and Experience

Required:

Qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland and/or England and Wales, with demonstrable corporate experience

Ability to review, analyze, and organize documentary and factual evidence, advising on risk and practical mitigation measures

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work well in a team with others of various experience levels as well as individually

Sound commercial awareness and a "client first" service orientation

Ability to set high standards of performance and deliver desired resultsA "self-starter" who is collaborative, pragmatic, commercial, and adaptable in their approach

Excellent writing and organization skills

Ability to balance work priorities and manage deadlines effectively

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and online research tools

At Baker McKenzie we are different in the way we think, work and behave. With our team of 13,000 people, including over 6,500 locally admitted lawyers, in over 70 offices worldwide, we have a passionately collaborative community of 60 nationalities and are committed to world-class career development to everyone in every job at every level. Baker McKenzie can offer you both the uncompromising commitment to excellence expected of a top firm paired with a passionately global and genuinely collaborative working environment.

Baker McKenzie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all. Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices. We encourage the best people - regardless of race, religion or belief if any, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age - to fulfill their professional aspirations with us.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.  Should candidates require any reasonable adjustments and/or accommodations when applying to or interviewing with our Firm, please notify recruitm Working at Baker McKenzie Belfast Center:

Baker McKenzie is the world’s leading law firm with offices all over the world. Our Belfast Center is home to over 400 colleagues in both legal and professional services.

We offer one of the best workplace benefits packages in the industry, featuring comprehensive private health cover, income protection, life assurance, and a comprehensive employee assistance plan. These and a host of other benefits make us one of the most desirable companies to work for in Belfast.