Banking & Finance Associate / Senior Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Manchester city centre office

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment is assisting a Top 70 firm in Manchester’s Banking & Finance practice to hire a 3+ PQE associate.

You will handle acquisition finance, property finance, asset-based lending, and refinancing, with direct access to partners and a clear path to progression.

This is a hands-on role in a close-knit team offering a competitive salary and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with 3+ years PQE in Banking & Finance.
• Strong technical grounding across facility agreements and finance transactions.
• Excellent interpersonal and client management skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate facility agreements (bilateral and syndicated).
• Manage transactions end-to-end and attend client meetings.
• Support business development and build market relationships in the North West and nationally.

Skills

PQE 3+ years

Commercial awareness

Client communication

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Banking & Finance Associate | 3+ Years PQE | Top 70 Firm | Legal 500 Ranked | Manchester

A strong opportunity for a Banking & Finance lawyer to join a forward-thinking, award-winning firm in Manchester, working within a specialist and close-knit team that offers a genuinely hands-on environment and a clear path to progression without the internal competition of a larger practice.

The Firm

This award-winning, full-service firm has a strong and well-established reputation across the public and private sectors, with several teams and individuals ranked in the Legal 500. With five offices across the country and a broad and impressive client base spanning national and international instructions, the firm delivers top-quality legal services across a unique collection of specialist practice areas.

The culture is people-centred. This is a firm that takes pride in creating an environment where lawyers feel valued, are given the space to develop and are actively supported in reaching their full potential. With continued growth across all of its key sectors, the firm is now looking to add further talent to its Manchester team as it enters its next phase of expansion.

The Team

The Banking & Finance team operates as a close-knit specialist unit within a large and well-resourced full-service firm.

That combination creates something that is difficult to find elsewhere: the platform and client base of a substantial practice, with the hands-on, bespoke working environment of a smaller team.

There is no crowding out here. You will have direct access to partners, real involvement in transactions from day one and a straightforward path to progression that is not complicated by internal competition for work or profile. For a

Banking & Finance lawyer looking to develop quickly and take genuine ownership of their practice, this is a compelling proposition.

The Role

You will take on a varied and commercially interesting caseload spanning the full range of banking and finance work, advising clients on the legal aspects of acquisition finance, property finance, asset-based lending, restructuring and refinancing transactions.

Day to day you will draft and negotiate facility agreements across bilateral and syndicated structures, lead and support transactions end to end, attend client meetings and project manage deals through to completion.

Business development is an active part of what the team does. You will be encouraged to build relationships with key banking contacts across Manchester and to support the team's wider marketing activity across the North West and nationally.

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified Solicitor with 3+ years PQE in Banking & Finance
• Strong technical grounding across facility agreements, acquisition finance and property finance
• Confident managing transactions with increasing autonomy and communicating directly with clients
• Commercially minded with an interest in business development and building market relationships
• Comfortable supervising and supporting junior colleagues within a collaborative team environment

What's on Offer

• A hands-on role within a close-knit Banking & Finance team inside a well-regarded full-service firm
• Direct access to partners and real transaction involvement from day one
• A clear path to progression without the internal competition of a larger practice
• Competitive salary and an excellent benefits package including health and wellbeing support
• A people-first culture in a modern Manchester city centre office