Associate - International Banking & Finance

Trowers & Hamlins; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Trowers & Hamlins in Dubai is seeking an Associate to join the International Banking and Finance team, handling a mix of capital markets matters including Sharia-compliant issuances and MTN programmes.

You will assist with transaction management, document drafting, and regulatory interactions while coordinating with junior team members and other departments to deliver seamless financing solutions.

Qualifications

• 2-4 PQE with focus on debt capital markets and banking work.
• Experience drafting transaction documents, prospectuses and listing materials.
• Interest in Islamic finance and Middle East markets is essential.

Responsibilities

• Handle a range of capital markets matters, conventional and Sharia-compliant.
• Assist with transaction management from inception to close and drafting documents.
• Draft facility agreements, security documents, and other banking ancillary docs.
• Support structured products and derivatives mandates and client interaction.
• Manage due diligence processes and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Collaborate with the team to provide finance advice and build client relationships.
• Participate in marketing initiatives and business development efforts.
• Work across various banking and capital markets specialisms as needed.

Skills

DCM Transactions

Islamic Finance

Regulatory Advice

Client Relationships

Education

Legal qualification in UAE

Tools

LMA Documentation

Regulatory Filings Systems

Job description

Department: International Banking and Finance

Location: Dubai

Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join Trowers & Hamlins' growing debt capital markets within our International Banking and Finance team.

The Role

• Dealing with a range of capital markets (conventional and Sharia-compliant) matters of varying sizes and complexity.
• Assisting with transaction management, from inception to close, including drafting transaction documents, drafting prospectuses, drafting listing documents and interacting with regulators and listing authorities.
• Assisting with general banking mandates, including drafting facility agreements, security documents and ancillary documents, interacting with opposing counsel and clients and supervising junior members of the team.
• Assisting with structured products and derivatives mandates, including assisting partners on product development, drafting and interacting with clients.
• Managing due diligence processes and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• Working closely with the wider banking and finance team to provide general finance advice related to banking matters.
• Initiating, building and maintaining effective client relationships.
• Pro-active involvement in marketing initiatives.
• Willingness to work across a variety of banking and capital markets specialisms.

The Candidate

The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at the Associate grade. In particular for this role we require:

• 2 - 4 PQE
• Proven ability to take on responsibility and manage files.
• Flexibility, positivity and an ability to work effectively in a close-knit office.
• Have an interest in, and an aptitude for, developing the firm’s business and a willingness to assist in the development of client relationships, through meetings, presentations, producing know-how and other business development initiatives.
• A strong transactional track record. Ideally, you will have experience of working closely with principal lawyers on transactions and working independently and the capacity to work with autonomy as well as part of a team.
• Experience of advising on DCM transactions including (but not limited to) standalone bond issuances, MTN programmes and issuances thereunder, Sharia-compliant issuances (Sukuk, both standalone and pursuant to a programme), liability management exercises (tender offers and consent solicitation exercises) and commercial paper issuances (standalone and pursuant to a programme).
• Experience of general banking transactions, including investment grade and secured and unsecured lending using LMA documentation would be a bonus / willingness to learn and undertake such transactions.
• Any experience of structured products and derivatives work would be a bonus
• Experience in providing legal and regulatory advice particularly to financial institutions.
• Demonstrable interest in Islamic finance and the sectors in which we operate in the Middle East.

Benefits

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values equity, diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender, Race, Disability and Religion.

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.