Associate Director- Structuring and Legal Execution, Real Estate Finance

Lloyds Banking Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group seeks an Associate Director in Real Estate Finance to join their Global Investors & Listed team. The role involves structuring and executing commercial real estate loans, advising on transactions, and managing legal documentation. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in real estate finance and exceptional communication skills.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience documenting high value commercial real estate loans using LMA REF precedents.
• Background in the real estate finance sector as a lawyer, in-house, or in transaction management.
• Excellent communication skills for delivering complex advice.

Responsibilities

• Advising on the structure of commercial real estate loan transactions.
• Reviewing and negotiating commercial real estate loan documentation.
• Providing advice on structuring issues arising on loan transactions.

Skills

Relationship Management

Communication Skills

Adaptability

Job description

JOB TITLE:Associate Director- Structuring and Legal Execution, Real Estate Finance
LOCATION:London
HOURS:Full Time
WORKING PATTERN:Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least three days per week, or 60% of your time, at our London office.

About this opportunity

We are looking for an Associate Director to join our Global Investors & Listed, Real Estate and Housing team. This “on desk” business role focuses on the structuring and execution of commercial real estate loans for the full spectrum of borrowers across all asset classes. You will be acting on fast paced, innovative and market leading transactions with a friendly team of Relationship Directors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advising on the structure of commercial real estate loan transactions.
• Reviewing term sheets.
• Liaising with external legal counsel in respect of the preparation of commercial real estate loan documentation.
• Reviewing and negotiating commercial real estate loan documentation.
• Reviewing real estate due diligence.
• Preparing and reviewing NDAs.
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of precedent documentation.
• Assisting in the organisation and delivery of training.
• Providing ad hoc advice in respect of structuring, documentary and execution issues arising on commercial real estate loan transactions.

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

We're a market leading provider of commercial real estate finance delivering efficiently structured solutions to domestic and international private equity, insurance, pension, sovereign wealth and family office sponsors, as well as listed companies, that are tailored to their investment objectives.

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What we need from you?

• Experience of documenting high value commercial real estate loans using the LMA REF precedents.
• A proven background working in the real estate finance sector whether as a lawyer at a major law firm, in-house or in a transaction management team.
• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver complex advice to colleagues and customers both verbally and in writing.
• The adaptability and resilience to manage a challenging workload in a busy corporate setting.

About working for us!

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

This is a once in a career opportunity to help shape your future as well as ours. Join us and grow with purpose!