Banking & Finance Associate / Senior Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment seeks a Banking & Finance Associate with 3+ years' PQE to join a top 70 firm in Manchester. You will handle a broad range of banking & finance matters in a specialist team, with direct access to partners and a clear path to progression.

You will draft and negotiate facility agreements, manage transactions end-to-end, and contribute to business development across the North West.

Qualifications

• 3+ years PQE in Banking & Finance
• Experience in acquisition finance, property finance, asset-based lending, restructuring and refinancing preferred
• Direct access to partners and hands-on involvement from day one

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate facility agreements across bilateral and syndicated structures
• Lead and support banking and finance transactions end to end
• Project manage deals through to completion
• Contribute to business development and client relationship building in Manchester and the North West

Skills

Banking & Finance

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

An award winning full service firm with 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 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, with a genuine emphasis on creating an environment where lawyers feel valued, are given the space to develop and are actively supported in reaching their full potential.

The Role

You will join a close‑knitted specialist Banking & Finance team within a large and well‑resourced full service firm, a combination that creates something genuinely difficult to find elsewhere. Direct access to partners, real transaction involvement from day one and a straightforward path to progression uncomplicated by internal competition for work or profile.

Your caseload will span the full range of banking and finance work including 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 and project manage deals through to completion.

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

The Ideal Candidate

• Banking & Finance Associate with 3+ years PQE