Associate or Senior Associate - Business Crime & Investigations

Associate or Senior Associate - Business Crime & Investigations (1 – 5 Years PQE) – London

Our client, a leading Legal 500 International Law Firm are seeking a highly ambitious and talented Associate Lawyer, to join their Business Crime team - at the forefront of high-stakes crime and investigations. This is an exceptional opportunity for a solicitor with between 1 and 5 years post-qualification experience to build a career handling complex, high-profile, and internationally significant cases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advising on a broad spectrum of business crime matters, including fraud, bribery and corruption, insider dealing, sanctions, and financial regulation issues.
• Supporting cross-border investigations, corporate probes, and international asset-tracing and tax matters, often working with regulators, governments, and global law enforcement agencies.
• Providing strategic, high-quality legal advice to clients ranging from multinational corporations and financial institutions to investors and government entities.
• Assisting senior lawyers on high-profile, complex disputes, including drafting submissions, negotiating settlements, and preparing cases for regulatory or criminal proceedings.

Candidate Requirements:

• Qualified solicitor with experience in business crime, financial crime, or complex and international commercial litigation.
• Strong academic background with excellent understanding of regulatory and criminal law frameworks.
• Exceptional attention to detail, analytical thinking, and outstanding communication skills.
• Confident working independently while thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.
• Commercially minded, proactive, and committed to delivering first-class client service.

Why Join:

• Opportunity to work on internationally significant cases and gain exposure to cross-border investigations and regulatory enforcement.
• Be part of a prestigious, market-leading team recognised for its excellence in business crime and commercial disputes.
• Work alongside renowned practitioners and receive exceptional mentoring and career development.
• Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative team culture that values training, development, and work-life balance.
• Competitive salary and benefits package with a London-based office at the heart of high-profile matters.

This is a fantastic chance for an experienced solicitor to take the next step and evolve in their career.

Location: London

To Apply or more information: contact amyleigh.barrowman@merakitalent.com OR +44 141 648 0372