Banking & Finance Solicitor (Partner)

eNL; Stafford; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

eNL is seeking an ambitious Banking & Finance Partner to join its Birmingham team. The role targets someone with 6+ years PQE, capable of leading high-value matters and developing client relationships within the Midlands market.

You will advise lenders, borrowers and investors on a broad spectrum of financing transactions, while mentoring junior lawyers and contributing to profitability and practice growth.

Qualifications

• Seasoned Banking & Finance lawyer with 6+ years PQE.
• Experience acting for lenders and borrowers, able to manage matters independently.
• Strong understanding of the commercial drivers behind financing transactions.
• Proven ability to generate work and build long-term client relationships.
• Willingness to operate at Partner level or move into Partnership.

Responsibilities

• Advise lenders, borrowers and investors on financing matters.
• Develop and strengthen client relationships and business opportunities.
• Mentor and develop junior lawyers within the team.
• Collaborate with colleagues to grow the Banking & Finance offering in the Midlands.
• Lead high-quality transactional work with commercial focus and risk management.
• Support cross-practice collaboration to grow the Birmingham office.
• Contribute to client development and revenue growth.

Skills

Banking & Finance

Business development

Client relations

Negotiation

Leadership

Mentoring juniors

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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At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate