Structured Finance Practice Development Lawyer

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Pinsent Masons Full time

Structured Finance Practice Development Lawyer (PDL) – 5+ years PQE – London/Birmingham/Manchester/Leeds/Edinburgh/Glasgow/Aberdeen/Belfast

Brief

We are currently looking to recruit a Practice Development Lawyer with 5+ years PQE to join our Finance team. We are happy to consider applicants for any of our UK offices.

The ideal candidate will have a background in securitisation, debt capital markets, receivables finance, trade finance or other similar asset backed financial products; however candidates with a general Finance background are also encouraged to apply. Some knowledge of more general finance / LMA work is essential, and training on the other products can be provided.

Background to the Role

The Pinsent Masons Finance practice is a large and varied global finance team working on a broad range of finance transactions including structured finance, securitisation, debt capital markets, asset-based lending, receivables finance, project finance, corporate lending and acquisition finance, real estate finance, social housing and education finance, sustainable finance, Islamic finance and more. We have Finance lawyers working across a network of offices across the UK in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, London and internationally in Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain, Germany, France, Netherlands, Dubai, South Africa, and Australia. 

The Finance PDL team is integral to the success of the firm’s global Finance practice and to many of the firm’s key client relationships in the Financial Services sector. The PDL team leads from the front not only internally but also with clients and in the market generally on legal and non-legal issues, best practice, and innovative thinking. The pace of regulatory change in recent years has been phenomenal and shows no sign of slowing. 

The PDL team’s work is varied, comprised on a daily basis of both internally facing traditional PSL work (such as working on precedents, providing internal training, and guidance) and externally focused thought leadership, horizon scanning, advice, training, and guidance. Clients come to the team directly as experts on technical legal issues, and to help them formalise their thinking on internal policies and panel firm requirements. They look to our PDL team for training and thought leadership, because they are excellent at relating it specifically to the client’s business and needs. Members of the PDL team are on legal and financial market working parties on broad ranging issues from eSignatures to Sustainability. They work with Partners from all Practice Groups and specialisms within the firm and across the globe on firmwide knowledge initiatives involving Finance. The PDL team is at the pinnacle of legal knowledge and practice and are exceptional conduits for the firm, constantly looking for ways to improve the way Pinsent Masons delivers its services including prioritising the increased use of technology to maximise consistency and ease of delivery, leveraging Pinsent Masons’ significant firm-wide investment in ground-breaking innovation in the delivery of legal services. 

We are looking to expand our high functioning Finance PDL team by the addition of an additional PDL. That PDL would, together with our existing PDL team, play an integral part of supporting our lawyers and clients globally through best practice in knowhow, precedents, tracking and disseminating developments, high quality training and engagement with clients.

Background to the Role: the Team

We have a very experienced PDL, Pippa Whitmore, who has been with the firm for 21 years. Pippa’s specialisms are corporate lending, leveraged finance and education finance. Pippa is a very strong technical lawyer but is well balanced with a commercial approach. Pippa leads the PDL team with warmth, honesty, dedication and a passion for excellence. 

Pippa is supported by a dedicated Senior Training and Knowhow Coordinator Leanne Gilling. The team also has the support of a full time paralegal. We are currently also recruiting for a more junior general finance PDL. 

The firmwide PDL team is a close-knit community across all practice areas and locations, ensuring that knowledge and best practice is shared across the firm’s international network.

Purpose of the Role:

To work as an integral member of the Finance PDL team, delivering high quality knowhow, guidance, and training, internally and externally, and continue to build on the PDL team’s expertise and reputation, enabling our lawyers and clients, developing our finance practice, and building client relationships through:-

(1) tracking, creating, managing and disseminating technical and commercial intelligence to clients and lawyers; 

(2) spotting opportunities and shaping new and innovative practices, products and resources for external clients and lawyers; 

(3) delivering strategic knowledge and client initiatives, working closely with the firm’s Atlas+ teams and lawyers across the firm’s international network; 

(4) developing and maintaining technical and commercial resources (including drafting and maintaining legal precedents and guidance notes) to enable our lawyers to provide the best possible service to clients; 

(5) providing training and working on training programmes for internal lawyers and external clients; and

(6) developing relationships with Atlas+ clients including through liaison in relation to client policies and precedents, horizon watching, training, briefings and other activities.

Detail of the Role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly technical, commercially astute, well organised, and self-motived practice development lawyer. 

Ideally, the candidate would have experience in one or more of Securitisation or Debt Capital Markets.

Working with our existing Finance PDL team, responsibilities of the role will include:

working closely with the partners and legal directors in the structured finance practice, and other senior lawyers in that group, on both transactions and wider practice development initiatives horizon scanning and tracking key legal and market developments for clients and lawyers (both at the firm, within clients and with other law firms);  drafting publications (newsletters, briefings, current awareness alerts, and writing articles for publication, including news, analysis, and thought leadership pieces;  producing and managing appropriate precedents, standard forms and practice notes, publications and team content and materials, including online materials and intranet knowledge pages; preparing responses to public consultations on legal and policy developments;  researching and providing information, analysis, and expertise on legal and policy developments to the lawyers within the group globally and our clients;  maintaining the group's knowledge databases;  working with the firm's Central Knowledge and Research teams to ensure best use of resources and technology; working with the partner and lawyer teams to develop and implement strategic and practical knowledge projects: proactively identifying and prioritising key activities;  organising training programmes for the group;  delivery of training to key clients, including suggesting topics, developing materials and delivering presentations;  attending client and sector events, briefings and presentations, co-ordinating Pinsent Masons events, seminars, articles and client updates; being the firm’s point of contact for market bodies such as AFME and ICMA; and identifying and sourcing appropriate external training for lawyers; and working with the partner and lawyer teams to develop and implement (utilising the firmwide resources) strategic innovation projects: proactively identifying and introducing new work streams, products and resources.

Relevant Experience

Previous experience working as a lawyer in a law firm in the UK and in the Finance law arena for at least five years. All finance specialisms would be considered but the preference is for knowledge of structured finance transactions The person need not have existing PSL or PDL experience.  The person needs to have had client facing experience and must wish to continue developing client relationships.

Key Skills

Enthusiasm and a desire to drive positive change Practical and flexible approach, with an ability to think and act strategically Self-starter – innovative, takes the initiative and follows through Highly collaborative and able to work among a group of high-performing peers Creates confidence with partners and forges co-operative working relationships with colleagues Strong communication and influencing skills and the ability to work effectively at all levels with clients, lawyers and support services An interest in the future of legal services and innovative products Good time management skills to ensure efficient and timely delivery of work and strategic initiatives Experience of, and a passion for, training Exhibits approach and behaviours consistent with the firm’s purpose-led approach and core values of being 'approachable', 'bold' and 'connected'.

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