Banking Lawyer

**BANKING LAWYER - 0-5 YRS PQE - MANCHESTER** **About the Firm** Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,400 employees operating out of 25 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understandingof the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines. The firm has significant multinational credentials in the financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Services provided across these sectors include asset management and investment funds, corporateand M&A, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technologyand tax advice. We champion change and promote progress to make business work better for people. Pinsent Masons has embedded a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which its people can flourish. We operate an agile working scheme, whichoffers our employees flexibility in terms of where, and how, they work. We stand out for our innovative approach to service delivery. For example, the firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology and project management solutions, operates a hub of freelance lawyers, called Vario, and a global Diversity and Inclusionconsultancy, Brook Graham. Put simply, we offer a range of professional disciplines to our clients, enabled by our people, process and technology. **Awards** Pinsent Masons has achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm.It won the "Law Firm of the Year Award 2021 - Legal Business" for the third time, was ranked ‘Most favoured law firm’ by Thomson Reuters’ UK Law Firm Brand Index2021 and won ‘Europe’s Most Innovative Law Firm’ at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2020.Pinsent Masons was also named Law Firm of the Year 2018 by The Lawyer and is ranked No 4 on the UK Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2020 and namedas one of Stonewall’s Top Global Employers 2020. **Brief** We are currently looking to recruit a Banking lawyer with 0-5 years PQE to join our Manchester Banking Team. **Background** We advise a broad range of lenders and borrowers on a wide variety of financing transactions, including acquisition finance, asset-based lending, general corporate lending, project finance, real estate finance and structured finance which includes actingfor borrowers and lenders in relation to sustainability and ESG financing in both the loan and the bond markets.Our practice is broad and extremely varied. Our banking and finance team deliver a high-quality legal service operating on a national basis, giving us access to a deep knowledge of current market practice.We deliver a truly partner led service whilst also giving our lawyers responsibility to beheavily involved in our transactions and develop their skills and experience. Our talented team of lawyers has an insight and appreciation of the needs and pressures of clients in the financial services sector.We are renowned for the quality and speed of delivery of our advice, our innovative thinking and our grasp of commercialissues. **Our Manchester Team** We have a three partner-led team in Manchester headed up by Matt Morgan who has a particular strength in corporate finance and real estate finance, with Samantha Rollason focusing on real estate finance and public sector funding and Tim Fearn specialisingin acquisition finance, corporate finance and asset-based lending. **Key clients** - HSBC UK Bank plc - NatWest Bank Plc - Barclays Bank PLC - Lloyds Bank plc - Clydesdale Bank plc - Santander UK plc - OakNorth Bank plc - Beechbrook Capital LLP - Permira Debt Capital - Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Limited - Tyman plc - European Metal Recycling Limited - Speedy Hire plc - Elevation Advisors LLP - Numerous private equity investors. - **What our clients say**_ - Ranked in Tier 1 for Banking and Finance in the Norther West by both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners._ - ‘A very approachable team who give practical and efficient advice. Always available to take calls or if not they return the call within the day. The team work very hard to get the deal done-very co-operative and they deliver.’_ - "It is a very good firm and my dealings with them have always been positive. They are happy to work with us to offer robust and commercial solutions."_ **Work highlights** Acting for the lenders financing a number of plc’s in the region, including Assura, Bodycote, Boo