Banking and Finance Senior Associate Solicitor| London, £120k - £140k Doe| Excellent flex/hybrid...

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Banking and Finance Senior Associate Solicitor | London, £120k - £140k Doe | Excellent flex/hybrid options and benefits

This leading law firm is ranked among the UK’s Top 100 and is dedicated to making a meaningful difference for clients, employees, and the wider community. With a team of around 500 professionals across multiple UK offices, including a prolific London presence focusing on corporate, real estate, banking, and finance, the firm is known for its strong legal expertise and broad commercial reach. With ambitious plans, it continues to invest in its people and clients, striving to be a firm of choice for both.

The Role

The firm is looking to recruit a Senior Banking and Finance Associate to take over a large client base and manage relationships with banks, lenders, and borrowers.

This role offers the opportunity to lead and further develop this practice, with the potential to progress to Equity Partner in the short term.

Transactions and advice:

1. Advising domestic and global financial institutions, including banks, fintech companies, and investment entities, across retail, private, commercial, and corporate banking sectors.
2. Acquisition and Leveraged Finance: Covering senior and mezzanine financing for buyouts, take-private deals, and refinancing arrangements across bilateral, club, and syndicated structures.
3. Asset-Based Lending: Encompassing factoring, invoice discounting, receivables finance, and supplier finance solutions.
4. Corporate and Commercial Banking: Providing guidance on secured and unsecured lending, growth capital, working capital facilities, related derivatives, secondary debt transactions, standard documentation, and inter-creditor agreements.
5. International and Cross-Border Finance: Supporting secured and unsecured financing transactions across multiple jurisdictions, including advisory roles for global banking panels.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Managing cases efficiently, ensuring profitability and exceptional client care.
2. Developing strong existing and referrer relationships while driving new business opportunities.
3. Setting clear service agreements with clients, ensuring transparency in pricing.
4. Acting as the go-to expert for clients in the Banking and Finance practice.
5. Taking ownership of key projects and contributing to strategic plans for the team and firm.
6. Networking and entertaining key clients.

What They Are Looking For

1. A minimum of 6+ years PQE in Banking & Finance from a reputable firm.
2. Experience dealing with lenders and borrowers.
3. Strong commercial acumen.
4. An opportunistic mindset.
5. Excellent relationship-building and management skills.
6. A track record of delivering high-quality legal work and advice.

What They Offer

1. The opportunity to take on and manage an outstanding existing client base with a clear pathway to Equity Partner.
2. A firm committed to providing an environment where legal professionals can build fulfilling and thriving careers.
3. Healthcare, pension, life assurance, enhanced family leave, interest-free season ticket loan.
4. Flexible and hybrid working.
5. Generous and buy & sell leave.
6. Profit and performance-related bonuses.

If this opportunity resonates with you, and you’re ready to take the next step in your career, please contact me to discuss how this exciting role aligns with your goals:

Jo Cokayne at [e-mail] or call for a confidential discussion on 0208 078 9236 (office hours) or 07925104795 (out of office hours).

LR Legal is a specialist legal recruitment agency with a reputation based on trust and integrity.

We will always ask your permission before sending your CV to any of our clients.

The PQE identified in this advertisement is a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

LR Legal Recruitment is operating as an Employment Agency in respect of this vacancy.