Banking Lawyer - International Law Firm - 5 PQE

Our client

Our client, a leading International Law Firm based in the US and London, is seeking an Associate to join their Real Estate Finance Team on a potential 6-9 Month FTC

The role

The successful candidate’s work will include (but not be limited to):

• Provide a high quality legal service to all clients in all aspects of general banking, with a focus on private credit transactions
• Manage transactions from start to finish, including due diligence and structuring exercises, preparing and negotiating key transaction documents and co-ordinating closing
• Provide strategic corporate advice as required and co-ordinate advice from relevant overseas jurisdictions
• Working on behalf of Sponsor borrowers and trustee agency
• Develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients’ confidence and that of other professionals
• Client development work
• Input and participate in pitch/panel presentations
• Identify hot topics and support business development initiatives (including client presentations, webinars, social medial strategy)

The Requirements

The ideal candidate will have some (if not all) of the following characteristics and skills:

• Qualified lawyer with relevant experience in banking, particularly on acquisition finance and real estate finance transactions, at a leading international or national firm
• Previous general corporate banking, leveraged finance and structured finance experience
• Extensive experience working on behalf of borrowers and lenders
• Excellent verbal and written communication and drafting skills, with the ability to communicate clearly to clients, external counsel and other transaction parties
• Self-confident, proactive, pragmatic approach to tasks and projects with the ability to take the initiative to drive transactions towards completion;

If you are interested, please apply here or send your cv to Kola.Oshun@thesjp.co.uk.