Banking & Finance Solicitor (Partner)

ENL Legal Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

ENL Legal Recruitment is seeking an ambitious Banking & Finance Partner for our Birmingham team. You’ll handle high‑quality transactional work while taking responsibility for client development, leadership and practice growth.

You’ll advise lenders, borrowers and investors on a broad spectrum of financing arrangements, contribute to cross‑practice initiatives, and help strengthen the Midlands presence. 6+ years PQE and partnership mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Experienced Banking & Finance lawyer with strong technical credentials and appetite for business development.
• Experience acting for lenders, borrowers or both; able to manage sophisticated matters independently.
• Understanding of the commercial drivers behind financing transactions.
• Proven ability to generate work and build long-term client relationships.
• Confidence to operate at Partner level or ambition to enter Partnership.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; collaborative with juniors.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop the Birmingham Banking & Finance practice.
• Advise lenders, borrowers and investors on a broad spectrum of financing arrangements.
• Develop new business opportunities and relationships with referrers.
• Mentor and develop junior lawyers.

Skills

Business development

Lenders & Borrowers

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Partner level readiness

Collaborative approach

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Banking & Finance Solicitor (Partner), 6+ Years PQE, Birmingham, £Highly competitive (DOE) – We’re looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Banking & Finance Partner to join a Birmingham team and play a leading role in developing the practice across the Midlands. REF:5121.

THE ROLE

• This is an opportunity for an established Partner, or a senior Banking & Finance lawyer ready to make the move into Partnership, to join a growing and collaborative firm where you can combine high-quality transactional work with genuine responsibility for client development and practice growth.
• You’ll have the platform and support to build on an existing client base while developing your own relationships and market presence.
• Working alongside colleagues across the firm, you’ll play an important role in strengthening the Banking & Finance offering and identifying opportunities to grow the wider corporate and commercial practice.
• You’ll advise a diverse range of lenders, borrowers, investors and businesses on a broad spectrum of financing matters.
• Advising banks, alternative lenders, businesses, investors and other funders on a range of financing arrangements.
• Developing new business opportunities and strengthening relationships with existing referrers and professional contacts.
• Playing an active role in mentoring and developing more junior lawyers.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• We’re looking for an experienced Banking & Finance lawyer with strong technical credentials and a genuine appetite for business development.
• Experience acting for lenders, borrowers or both, with the ability to manage sophisticated matters independently.
• A strong understanding of the commercial drivers behind financing transactions.
• A proven ability to generate work and build long-term client relationships.
• The confidence and credibility to operate at Partner level, or the ambition to step into Partnership.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• A collaborative approach to working with colleagues and developing junior lawyers.
• A commercial, entrepreneurial mindset and enthusiasm for growing a Birmingham-based practice.

ON OFFER

• Competitive salary
• Genuine career progression

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