Associate - Hotels & Hospitality (Mid)

We are looking to recruit a Mid-level Associate to join our Commercial Practice Group in the London office.

This role will have a particular focus on working with retail & consumer brands operating within the hotels, hospitality and leisure sectors, with a breadth of work across largely business to business transactions, as well as the integration of different routes to market including e-commerce and direct to consumer transactions. There will also be the opportunity to work with brands from the other key sectors the team focus on, including retail (including luxury brands), wellness focused businesses and food & beverage.

What You'll Bring

• Three to five years Post Qualification Experience
• Experience and knowledge of, and proven ability of drafting, commercial agreements in the hotels and hospitality sector - including franchising, hotel management agreements, food and beverage agreements (outsourcing/licensing), as well as the financing and supply chain arrangements that support hospitality businesses.
• Experience and knowledge of, and proven ability of drafting, core commercial arrangements (e.g. novations, amendments, licence agreements, service agreements, etc.).

What's In It For You

• Our agile approach to office and remote working enables you to find the right balance to deliver at your best. Supporting you, our business and our clients in a flexible way.
• Progress your career and personal development with our award-winning development programmes, from our global mentoring scheme to our bespoke coaching opportunities.
• Equip yourself with a board range of technical and business skills as well as a deep understanding of business issues through our skills-based curriculum.
• Competitive, market-led salary and bonus structure
• Family friendly policies as well as health schemes and wellbeing support
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to tailor your benefits to your current needs and lifestyle.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, Bird & Bird operates two discretionary bonus schemes.

We offer a performance related bonus that reflects the contributions you make to the firm. We know an inclusive culture, alongside a diverse workforce, makes us more innovative and agile, so whilst some of the criteria for being awarded a bonus is based on chargeable hours, we also include an allowance for hours spent contributing to Diversity & Inclusion, ESG, and Pro Bono work.

We see 'winning work' as significantly different to the day-to-day business development activities you carry out as part of your role as an Associate, so in addition to the Performance Bonus, Bird & Bird are keen to reward Associates for winning work. Winning Work Bonuses are paid in addition to the Performance Bonus and are intended to be a thank you for your contribution to introducing a client or generating additional work from an existing client.

If you require any assistance, please email us at [email protected]

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Bird & Bird opens up a world of possible for lawyers everywhere. Here you can advise major enterprises and high-growth businesses on matters that are often transformative in nature, and alongside people who are truly collegiate in the way they work with everyone at Bird & Bird. We are one international firm, where over 70% of our work involves teams from across our firm. And that is only going to increase. It is this common purpose and shared approach that makes for a more productive, and collaborative place to work.

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As a disability and neurodiversity inclusive employer we want to ensure that you have a barrier-free recruitment experience at Bird & Bird. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please provide details to your recruitment contact who will be in touch to discuss any details provided and understand more about your individual adjustment needs.

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