Assistant General Counsel - M&A

Assistant General Counsel - Corporate and M&A

Aon, a dynamic professional services company, is seeking an experienced, hard-working, highly motivated and collaborative Assistant General Counsel to join the Corporate Law team supporting M&A and strategic transactions across the firm, with a focus on transactions in EMEA and APAC.

This role reports to the Global Chief Counsel, Corporate and is based in Aon's operating headquarters in London. This is a role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from the London office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we craft decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Position Responsibilities:

• Advise business leaders on legal matters relating to strategic transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other transactions


• Progress key legal and business workstreams in connection with M&A transactions, including liaising with key stakeholders such as Corporate Development, Finance, Technical Accounting, Treasury, People Organization, Law & Compliance, Commercial Real Estate, Investor Relations and Risk Management


• Coordinate due diligence and handle external consultants, including outside counsel, financial and other advisers. Support with the shortlisting and selection of outside counsel and maintain relationships with them


• Support strategic acquisitions globally, principally across the EMEA & APAC regions


• Support on corporate matters, including corporate secretarial, securities, corporate structuring, and governance matters, including producing and updating internal policies and procedures


• Draft and negotiate transaction documents (including producing and updating in-house standard form agreements), conduct and oversee legal due diligence, advise on disclosure exercises and closings


• Advise internal clients on integration and separation planning and execution following divestments and acquisitions


• Lead teams of legal and non-legal professionals in due diligence exercises


• Work with senior leadership in the Law & Compliance department and across the firm to communicate and resolve key legal and business issues in strategic transactions, including developing and overseeing the implementation of post-closing remediation plans where relevant


Minimum Requirements:


• Approximately 7+ years post-qualification experience and experience gained within law firms or corporate in-house legal departments. In-house experience is desirable but not required.


• Significant experience advising corporations on M&A and strategic transactions, with experience in cross-border transactions in EMEA and APAC


• Experience building collaborative Relationships: Establishes relationships based on trust and respect. Promotes the inclusion of diverse knowledge, skills, and experiences to achieve results.


• Excellence in Execution: Proactively seeks ways to improve effectiveness to meet business needs. Learns equally from successes and failures.


• Excellent analytical skills and versatility in solving and handling legal issues.


• Ability to multitask, prioritize workload and challenging priorities.


• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.


• Proven organization, facilitation, communication and presentation skills to a wide spectrum of audiences.


• Excellent business and legal judgment.


• Ability to exercise the highest ethical standards and risk-based business decision making.


• Ability to understand complex legal requirements and build solutions.


Skills:


• Strong legal and analytical skills with a creative mindset and a demonstrated ability to work on projects


• Ability to gather facts from various sources and take initiative to get information that is not provided


• Qualities such as integrity, professionalism, leadership, judgment, initiative, follow-through, strong work ethic, reliability, critical thinking, ability to implement perfectly, ability to work independently, relationship skills and respect for others


• Confidence in decision-making and the ability to make decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience and judgment


• Comfort with a degree of responsibility and motivation to proactively lead project work


• Ability to optimally collaborate and partner with in-house attorneys


Aon offers you:

A competitive reward package, continuing education and training, and potential with a growing worldwide organization.

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Assistant General Counsel - Corporate and M&A

Aon, a dynamic professional services company, is seeking an experienced, hard-working, highly motivated and collaborative Assistant General Counsel to join the Corporate Law team supporting M&A and strategic transactions across the firm, with a focus on transactions in EMEA and APAC.

This role reports to the Global Chief Counsel, Corporate and is based in Aon's operating headquarters in London. This is a role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from the London office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we craft decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Position Responsibilities:


• Advise business leaders on legal matters relating to strategic transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other transactions


• Progress key legal and business workstreams in connection with M&A transactions, including liaising with key stakeholders such as Corporate Development, Finance, Technical Accounting, Treasury, People Organization, Law & Compliance, Commercial Real Estate, Investor Relations and Risk Management


• Coordinate due diligence and handle external consultants, including outside counsel, financial and other advisers. Support with the shortlisting and selection of outside counsel and maintain relationships with them


• Support strategic acquisitions globally, principally across the EMEA & APAC regions


• Support on corporate matters, including corporate secretarial, securities, corporate structuring, and governance matters, including producing and updating internal policies and procedures


• Draft and negotiate transaction documents (including producing and updating in-house standard form agreements), conduct and oversee legal due diligence, advise on disclosure exercises and closings


• Advise internal clients on integration and separation planning and execution following divestments and acquisitions


• Lead teams of legal and non-legal professionals in due diligence exercises


• Work with senior leadership in the Law & Compliance department and across the firm to communicate and resolve key legal and business issues in strategic transactions, including developing and overseeing the implementation of post-closing remediation plans where relevant


Minimum Requirements:


• Approximately 7+ years post-qualification experience and experience gained within law firms or corporate in-house legal departments. In-house experience is desirable but not required.


• Significant experience advising corporations on M&A and strategic transactions, with experience in cross-border transactions in EMEA and APAC


• Experience building collaborative Relationships: Establishes relationships based on trust and respect. Promotes the inclusion of diverse knowledge, skills, and experiences to achieve results.


• Excellence in Execution: Proactively seeks ways to improve effectiveness to meet business needs. Learns equally from successes and failures.


• Excellent analytical skills and versatility in solving and handling legal issues.


• Ability to multitask, prioritize workload and challenging priorities.


• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.


• Proven organization, facilitation, communication and presentation skills to a wide spectrum of audiences.


• Excellent business and legal judgment.


• Ability to exercise the highest ethical standards and risk-based business decision making.


• Ability to understand complex legal requirements and build solutions.


Skills:


• Strong legal and analytical skills with a creative mindset and a demonstrated ability to work on projects


• Ability to gather facts from various sources and take initiative to get information that is not provided


• Qualities such as integrity, professionalism, leadership, judgment, initiative, follow-through, strong work ethic, reliability, critical thinking, ability to implement perfectly, ability to work independently, relationship skills and respect for others


• Confidence in decision-making and the ability to make decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience and judgment


• Comfort with a degree of responsibility and motivation to proactively lead project work


• Ability to optimally collaborate and partner with in-house attorneys


Aon offers you:

A competitive reward package, continuing education and training, and potential with a growing worldwide organization.

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• Approximately 7+ years post-qualification experience and experience gained within law firms or corporate in-house legal departments. In-house experience is desirable but not required.


• Significant experience advising corporations on M&A and strategic transactions, with experience in cross-border transactions in EMEA and APAC


• Experience building collaborative Relationships: Establishes relationships based on trust and respect. Promotes the inclusion of diverse knowledge, skills, and experiences to achieve results.


• Excellence in Execution: Proactively seeks ways to improve effectiveness to meet business needs. Learns equally from successes and failures.


• Excellent analytical skills and versatility in solving and handling legal issues.


• Ability to multitask, prioritize workload and challenging priorities.


• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.


• Proven organization, facilitation, communication and presentation skills to a wide spectrum of audiences.


• Excellent business and legal judgment.


• Ability to exercise the highest ethical standards and risk-based business decision making.


• Ability to understand complex legal requirements and build solutions.


Skills:


• Strong legal and analytical skills with a creative mindset and a demonstrated ability to work on projects


• Ability to gather facts from various sources and take initiative to get information that is not provided


• Qualities such as integrity, professionalism, leadership, judgment, initiative, follow-through, strong work ethic, reliability, critical thinking, ability to implement perfectly, ability to work independently, relationship skills and respect for others


• Confidence in decision-making and the ability to make decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience and judgment


• Comfort with a degree of responsibility and motivation to proactively lead project work


• Ability to optimally collaborate and partner with in-house attorneys
  
  Aon, a dynamic professional services company, is seeking an experienced, hard-working, highly motivated and collaborative Assistant General Counsel to join the Corporate Law team supporting M&A and strategic transactions across the firm, with a focus on transactions in EMEA and APAC.


This role reports to the Global Chief Counsel, Corporate and is based in Aon's operating headquarters in London. This is a role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from the London office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we craft decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

A competitive reward package, continuing education and training, and potential with a growing worldwide organization.