Legal Counsel, Banking

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom The Stephen James Partnership Full time

Are you a private practice lawyer looking to make your first step in-house?
Are you keen to ensure high-quality work for a leading impact-led institution?

My client is a global outfit looking for a technically strong finance lawyer with experience in various debt transactions, trade and supply chain finance, and other innovative forms of credit and concessional financing.

You will form part of a highly respected legal team that believes in having experts in specialist areas. Therefore, if you are a passionate finance lawyer with a focus on debt transactions and are keen to maintain your practice whilst working closely with the business, then this is the perfect role for you.

You will work on all stages of the debt investment, including structuring, negotiation, execution, indication, and general portfolio management.
You'll be able to work with the business to make sure this is pursued as soon as possible.
Project managing different elements of the transactions.
5PQE+ has experience working in a recognized international law firm or financial institution.
~ Experience in the banking practice of an international law firm and/or legal department of a global financial institution.
~ Experience working with large corporates or financial institutions making debt investments such as corporate lending and preferably finance, trade and supply chain finance, risk participation, debt capital markets, and structured finance.
~ Experience reviewing, negotiating, and drafting standard LMA English law facility agreements, common terms agreements, and inter-creditor agreements (with BAFT and LMA risk participations, LMA secondary market, and bond documentation as a bonus).


Competitive six-figure base salary
Extensive benefits package including a generous non-contributory pension
Opportunity to work for a leading business

If you were looking to make that first move into the in-house space or are looking to make a move where you work on leading projects, then we want to hear from you.


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