Junior/Mid-Level Banking Associate
OUR CLIENT
Our Client is a major international law firm, advising financial institutions, corporates and governments. Their core business areas are finance, corporate, energy, resources and infrastructure. They have 24 offices in 14 countries, as well as over 400 partners and 1,700 lawyers in total, they offer the international insight of a global network combined with local market knowledge. The firm provides consistently high quality, commercially relevant legal advice worldwide, and build teams that are specific to their clients' needs, combining specialist legal skills, industry experience and regional know-how.
THE ROLE
They are currently looking for a qualified Banking lawyer to join their team in the London office. The firm's banking practice offers specialist advice on:
* By-outs and other acquisition finance transactions;
* Infrastructure financings;
* Investment fund and warehousing financings;
* Restructuring and refinancings;
* Asset backed lending;
* Strategic and impaired value debt purchases;
* Secured and unsecured lending transactions; and
* Treasury products generally.
A significant part of the practice focuses on leveraged and acquisition finance transactions - an area in which they are one of the market leaders today, having acted on some of the largest and most complex transactions of this type inEuropefor both borrowers and lenders. They frequently provide advice to banks, financial institutions and funds who are themselves leading players in this market.
You would typically act on all elements of a financing from term sheet stage, through to closing and post-closing. Your specific areas of responsibility will initially be to review term sheets, produce initial drafts of facilities agreements, draft and negotiate security documents and supervise overseas counsel to draft and negotiate local law security documents, take full responsibility for managing conditions precedent and ensuring a smooth process to transaction close. You would also be expected to manage projects that have been assigned to you (including drafting and negotiating supplemental finance documents such as waiver letters, accession agreements and more complex amendments and restatements) and liaise closely with colleagues, clients, counterparties and other advisers. You would be working as part of a committed and inspired friendly team that enjoys its work and considers itself a leader in its field of practice. All members of the team have frequent client contact and must be willing to travel.
Typical responsibilities include:
* Drafting of legal documents and agreements;
* Reviewing acquisition and equity documents;
* Contributing to department know-how;
* Advising clients and preparing formal legal opinions;
* Negotiating with counter parts;
* Matter completion and post closing work (including security perfection); and
* Providing structured supervision and on-the-job training to juniors.
ABOUT YOU
Essential skills
* Post qualification experience in international finance transactions of the types referred to above with a reputable international law firm.
* Good organisational skills and experience in transaction management.
* Excellent academic track record.
* Enthusiasm for intellectually stimulating cross-border work.
NEXT STEP
Please contact Richard Greenway at Laurence Simons at richard.greenway@laurencesimons.com or +44 (0) 207 645 8551, quoting ref 534500 for further details.
ABOUT LAURENCE SIMONS
Founded in 1988, Laurence Simons is a specialist international legal recruitment consultancy. With offices across four continents, Laurence Simons truly is an international recruiter. We cover the whole spectrum of permanent and temporary legal positions in both the Private Practice and In-House markets from Newly Qualified through to Partner and General Counsel level roles.
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