Banking and Finance Lawyer

Abacus Professional Recruitment Ltd; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law practice is seeking a Banking and Finance Lawyer to join their team in Belfast. This role involves drafting, negotiating, and reviewing legal documents related to financial services, focusing on enhancing efficiency in contract workflows. The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor with substantial PQE and insight into financial regulations, eager to innovate in legal services.

Qualifications

• Significant PQE across banking and finance workstreams.
• Experience in advising on lending and security-related matters.
• Solid understanding of financial regulations affecting banks and financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and review financial services legal documents.
• Support clients in negotiating complex lending arrangements.
• Assist in adopting technology-enabled workflows for contract processes.

Skills

Financial services regulations

Drafting agreements

Negotiating loan agreements

Education

Qualified solicitor in Northern Ireland or England & Wales

Job description

Abacus is partnering with an impressive law practice to hire a Banking and Finance Lawyer. This team helps clients with the key legal and documentation aspects of debt finance, mergers and acquisitions, debt refinancing and asset finance. You'll work closely with top quality banking and finance lawyers across a significant footprint.

In this role, you will focus on drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a range of financial services legal documents, including loan agreements, security documents, ancillary documents, and CP documentation. You will use your in-depth knowledge of lending transactions and market trends to support clients in the negotiation and execution of complex lending arrangements and in creating customized contract negotiation playbooks.

You will also assist clients in adopting technology-enabled workflows to enhance the efficiency of contract preparation, negotiation, and execution. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a banking and finance lawyer who wants to drive innovation in legal services and tackle practical business challenges.

The right candidate will:

• Be a qualified solicitor in Northern Ireland or England & Wales (or ideally dual).
• Ideally with significant PQE across all banking and finance workstreams.
• Have experience negotiating loan agreements and advising on lending and security-related transactional matters.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of financial services regulations and their impact on banks, insurers, funds, asset managers, and other financial institutions.

Ifthis role sounds right for you, then send an updated CV through the link or contact Alan Braithwaite for an honest and confidential discussion. VisitAbacusCareers for other opportunities and view the 2025 Salary Guide.Abacus has been hiring the best legal talent for 20 years, from Partner to Paralegal across Practice & In-House. We have helped shape the careers of 1000s of legal and finance professionals since 2003 and helped 100s relocate back to Northern Ireland.