Finance Lawyer
Posted 5 days ago by Arbuthnot Yon
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role involves joining a prominent financial services organization as a finance lawyer within the Leveraged Finance legal team for a 12-month contract. Responsibilities include reviewing, drafting, and negotiating finance documentation for deals across EMEA, advising on regulatory matters, and collaborating with business teams. The position offers a competitive daily rate and a flexible hybrid working policy. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified lawyer with relevant experience to support a top-tier business team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating LMA and non-standard finance documentation for syndicated and bilateral deals across EMEA.
- Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating ancillary documentation and contracts that accompany the deals.
- Assisting business teams directly with queries that arise.
- Advising on regulatory matters affecting loans and derivatives, e.g., EMIR and related regulations.
- Advising the business on policy and procedures, making amendments when necessary.
- Delivering training to the business on any updates.
Key Skills:
- Qualified lawyer with 2 years+ PQE from a reputable law firm or financial institution.
- Familiarity with regulatory issues in the lending arena.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and work with multiple stakeholders.
- Collaborative nature with the ability to form solid relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
- Ability to work autonomously when required.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
We are working with one of the largest financial services organisations across Asia, which has a strong and growing presence throughout Europe. This corporate and investment bank has harnessed a consistent and stable flow of business and continues to perform well, so it is a great time to join. The London EMEA legal team is now looking for a finance lawyer to join their Leveraged Finance legal team, initially for a 12-month long contract.
What will the role involve: Reviewing, drafting and negotiating LMA and non-standard finance documentation for syndicated and bilateral deals across EMEA; Reviewing, drafting and negotiating ancillary documentation and contracts that accompany the deals and assisting the business teams directly with any queries that arise. Advising on regulatory matters affecting loans and derivatives (when necessary) e.g. EMIR and related regulations; Advising the business on policy and procedures, making amendments when necessary, and delivering training to the business on any updates.
What are we looking for? Qualified lawyer 2 years+ PQE from a reputable law firm or financial institution; Should be very familiar with regulatory issues in the lending arena; The ability to manage multiple workstreams and work with multiple stakeholders; Someone who is naturally collaborative, with the ability to form solid relationships with internal/external stakeholders, but who can also work autonomously when required. This is a fairly rare opportunity for a leveraged finance/lending lawyer to work on a broad scope of transactions, supporting a top-tier business team who have a healthy and growing deal flow. The successful candidate will be remunerated a competitive daily rate of pay and join a well-regarded team who enjoy a flexible and generous hybrid working policy and a healthy work-life balance.
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