Mid-level Associate

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom Clifford Chance LLP Full time

JR-5117
- London
- Lawyers
- Permanent

**Job Description**:
**The role**

The Financial Institutions Group (FIG) is part of the corporate practice area and focuses on transactional and advisory work in the financial services sector. The group has a pre-eminent position within the UK and international legal marketplace (tier 1 for corporate insurance in the legal directories). FIG's clients include banks, insurers, asset managers, private equity investors and other financial institutions. The group's work is varied and includes corporate finance transactional work such as mergers and acquisitions, complex group restructurings, capital raisings, take-overs, IPOs, joint ventures and distribution agreements, as well as corporate advisory and insurance regulatory advice.

The group is key to the Firm's ranking in the Global Insurance Sector - in which we advise the world's leading insurers and reinsurers on complex transactions, financing, regulatory and commercial matters. The team is an award winning, Tier 1 Chambers ranked global practice of over 200 fee-earners providing first class domestic and cross-border advice across the world's financial centres and the emerging markets.

**Who you will work with**

We have a reputation for advising financial institutions on complex strategic transactions. Our global corporate finance practice advises on the full range of public and private transactions.

The group consists of five partners, eleven associates, and a dedicated PSL. Our team works closely with regulatory, banking & finance, capital markets, antitrust, tax, real estate and IP specialists on many of our matters allowing us to provide our clients with an impressive breadth and depth of knowledge.

**What you will be responsible for**

As an associate in our leading practice, you will work at the forefront of the market advising financial sector clients across banking, insurance and asset management.
- You will be working as part of cross-border and interdisciplinary teams to advise on corporate finance activities, ensuring compliance with local laws and business requirements.
- You will provide legal and commercial expertise on complex M&A transactions, large scale re-organisations and joint venture arrangements as well as corporate advisory work for listed financial institution clients.
- Developing relationships with clients and actively engaging in business development and thought leadership initiatives and seeking out opportunities for new work.
- Drafting legal documents clearly and concisely, creating solutions using legal knowledge and commercial judgement to advise and support leading multi-national corporates.

**Qualifications**:
**Your experience**

You will have a solid background in corporate work, with solid transactional experience gained through working in a similar group probably at a City firm, or at an overseas common law practice with a highly regarded profile. You will have had proven M&A experience of advising clients and a strong desire to develop a career within this space. Some experience of advising Financial Institutions on these types of transactions would be beneficial but is not essential.

An outstanding academic history and proven first rate legal skills, combined with a strong reputation amongst existing clients for providing commercial solutions, excellent transactional and managements skills, and be recognised as a lawyer that is sought out by existing clients.

You will naturally be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills. You should demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills along with a high level of commercial awareness.

You will need to demonstrate that you can thrive in a team with high professional standards and a flexible client-friendly commercial approach. You will have had strong exposure of collaborating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams.

It is crucial that you can demonstrate an appetite for business development, client relationship management and thought leadership.

**How we will support you**

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.
- You will be working for a firm which is ranked #1 in both Chambers UK and Legal 500 for this group.
- You will be working with a broad range of clients and the firm's other teams and practice areas, not only in London, but across the globe.
- You will be exposed to work which often involves complex, high margin matters that frequently headline in the financial and business press.
- You will have extensive client contact both as part of your daily working routine but also have the opportunity to develop client contacts through recognized seminars for our key clients, including providing client training.
- You will develop an unbeatable multi-disciplinary skill set as

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