Randstad is a global leader in the HR services industry, specializing in recruitment, staffing, and outsourcing solutions across 39 countries. As one of the world's largest HR providers, the company operates at a massive scale, connecting millions of candidates with opportunities in sectors ranging from technology and engineering to healthcare and logistics.

In Spain, Randstad maintains one of the most extensive professional networks in the country, with a presence in nearly every major city. For international professionals, Randstad serves as a primary entry point into the Spanish labor market, offering specialized recruitment services through divisions like Randstad Technologies and Randstad Professionals, which frequently handle roles for multinational clients requiring English or other foreign languages.

Founded in 1960 by Frits Goldschmeding in the Netherlands, Randstad has grown from a small local operation into the world's largest HR service provider. The company expanded into Spain in the 1990s and has since solidified its position through major acquisitions like Vedior.

For international professionals

Operates a vast network of over 200 offices across Spain, providing local support in almost every province.
Features specialized divisions for IT, Engineering, and Life Sciences that are highly relevant for skilled international workers.
Acts as a primary recruiter for many Fortune 500 companies established in Spain.
Provides a wide variety of contract types, including permanent placements and long-term outsourcing projects.

Senior Corporate Lawyer

Randstad España

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Are you a corporate lawyer with solid experience in M&A looking for a strategic leap in your career without giving up top-tier operations? An important and prestigious law firm is looking to incorporate a Senior Associate in Corporate Law to lead corporate advisory and special operations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

As the "engine" of the corporate department and reporting directly to the Partners, you will take the lead in recurring advisory and special operations for the Firm's client portfolio, taking charge of:

M&A Operations: Comprehensive leadership in company purchase and sale processes, from the Due Diligence phase (coordination of areas) to closing and post-closing (SPA, shareholders' agreements, guarantees).

Board Secretariat: Proactive advisory to administrative bodies, drafting of minutes, certifications, and compliance with registration obligations for business groups.

Restructuring and Investment: Execution of mergers, spin-offs, and non-monetary contributions, as well as advisory on investment rounds and venture capital entry.

International Contracting: Negotiation and drafting of complex contracts in English (Joint Ventures, distribution, licenses), leveraging the advantages of the REF framework and the Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC).

Client and Team Management: Direct communication with CEOs, CFOs, and business owners acting as their trusted advisor, while assuming the delegation, review, and training of the team's junior lawyers.

Academic Background: Law Degree. Having completed a Master's in Corporate Legal Advisory at prestigious business schools (IE, ISDE, Centro de Estudios Garrigues or similar) will be very positively valued.

Minimum Experience: Between 5 and 8 years of effective practice in corporate departments of renowned law firms (Big Four, national firms, or top-tier boutiques).

Languages: Advanced legal English (C1/C2), essential for fluid communication with foreign parent companies operating in the ZEC.

Hard Skills: Absolute technical mastery of the Capital Companies Law and refined contractual technique.

Soft Skills: Profile with a Hunter/Farmer mindset (detection of new business needs), leadership, excellent client orientation, and high resilience/resistance to working under pressure during operation closings.

Competitive Remuneration.

Career Plan: Real and meritocratic projection in the short/medium term toward the category of Principal.

Lifestyle Fit (Job Fit): An ideal opportunity for professionals who wish to "get out of the wheel" of large capitals like Madrid or Barcelona to gain a very high quality of life in Tenerife, while maintaining the management of transactions and intangibles of high technical complexity.

Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

View original advert (Spanish)

¿Eres un/a abogado/a mercantilista con sólida experiencia en M&A y buscas dar un salto estratégico en tu carrera sin renunciar a operaciones de primer nivel? Importante firma legal de prestigio busca incorporar un/a Asociado/a Senior de Derecho Mercantil para liderar el asesoramiento corporativo y de operaciones especiales en Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

omo "motor" del departamento mercantil y bajo una dependencia directa de los Socios, asumirás el liderazgo en el asesoramiento recurrente y de operaciones especiales para la cartera de clientes de la Firma, encargándote de:

Operaciones de M&A: Liderazgo integral en procesos de compraventa de empresas, desde la fase de Due Diligence (coordinación de áreas) hasta el cierre y post-cierre (SPA, pactos de socios, garantías).

Secretaría de Consejo: Asesoramiento proactivo a órganos de administración, redacción de actas, certificaciones y cumplimiento de obligaciones registrales para grupos empresariales.

Reestructuraciones e Inversión: Ejecución de fusiones, escisiones y aportaciones no dinerarias, así como asesoramiento en rondas de inversión y entrada de capital riesgo.

Contratación Internacional: Negociación y redacción de contratos complejos en inglés (Joint Ventures, distribución, licencias), aprovechando las ventajas del marco del REF y la Zona Especial Canaria (ZEC).

Gestión de Clientes y Equipo: Interlocución directa con CEOs, CFOs y propietarios de empresas actuando como su asesor de confianza, asumiendo a su vez la delegación, revisión y formación de los abogados junior del equipo.

Formación Académica: Licenciatura o Grado en Derecho. Se valorará muy positivamente haber cursado un Máster en Asesoría Jurídica de Empresas en escuelas de negocio de prestigio (IE, ISDE, Centro de Estudios Garrigues o similar).

Experiencia Mínima: Entre 5 y 8 años de ejercicio efectivo en departamentos mercantiles de despachos de abogados de reconocido prestigio (Big Four, firmas nacionales o boutiques de primer nivel).

Idiomas: Inglés jurídico avanzado (C1/C2), imprescindible para la interlocución fluida con matrices extranjeras operantes en la ZEC.

Hard Skills: Dominio técnico absoluto de la Ley de Sociedades de Capital y una técnica contractual depurada.

Soft Skills: Perfil con mentalidad Hunter/Farmer (detección de nuevas necesidades de negocio), liderazgo, excelente orientación al cliente y alta resiliencia/resistencia al trabajo bajo presión durante los cierres de operaciones (closings).

Retribución Competitiva.

Plan de Carrera: Proyección real y meritocrática a corto/medio plazo hacia la categoría de Principal.

Encaje de Estilo de Vida (Job Fit): Una oportunidad idónea para profesionales que deseen "salir de la rueda" de las grandes capitales como Madrid o Barcelona para ganar una altísima calidad de vida en Tenerife, manteniendo la gestión de transacciones e intangibles de alta complejidad técnica.

Ubicación: Santa Cruz de Tenerife.