ICM Legal Professional

5 months ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Allen & Overy Full time
A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.
 
We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.
 
Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.
 
What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Role Purpose 

The nature of A&O Shearman's work is increasingly advanced and multi-jurisdictional. The Advanced Delivery Legal department plays an increasing role in managing and delivering important elements of major transactions and handling various types of work for global relationship clients. 

Out International Capital Markets team are seeking Legal Professionals from qualified or non-qualified backgrounds to join the team in Belfast. 

Key Relationships 

Senior and Managing Associates
Senior members of ADL
Legal and Senior Legal Professionals
Clients and internal stakeholders
Legal Technology and Project Management teams

Role & Responsibilities 

Within the ICM team you will: 

Develop strong working relationships with Partners and Associates from other offices
Interact constantly to understand current deals and cases, and manage expectations
Manage and report on progress and liaise with internal and external clients to address points of relevance or concern and resolving queries and issues
Manage the work of the Legal Professionals, ensuring that individuals are assigned to a particular case or deal have the required skills, knowledge and support to deliver outputs that are on time and of the highest quality
Advise and educate Legal Professionals on points of commercial and legal detail including quality checking their work
Provide legal expertise, including drafting, reviewing and amending documentation, document management, legal research, maintaining and improving templates and precedents
Supervise, develop and motivate Legal Professionals, instilling an excellent service delivery ethos and impeccable quality standards

Key Requirements 

A qualified solicitor or non-qualified legal professional with experience in an area related to international capital markets (straight debt or derivatives or securitisation) - although applicants with a strong Banking & Finance background will also be considered.
Preferably experience gained in a commercial environment such as a US, City, or major regional law firm: experience gained in-house with a bank or other financial institution would also be relevant.
Experience of co-ordinating complex multi-faceted matters, including multi-jurisdictional matters.
Experience of managing teams and supervising junior team members.
A professional manner, with high levels of integrity, resilience, and diplomacy.
Commercially astute.
Excellent interpersonal and management skills.
Flexible, resourceful, and prepared to take a hands-on-approach, comfortable operating in what is essentially a rapidly evolving new business and interested in identifying and shaping that evolution.

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