Banking Lawyer - NQ - 1PQE

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Leeds

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Support for health and wellbeing

Inclusive environment initiatives

Job summary

A leading law firm in Leeds is seeking a Banking Lawyer (NQ - 1PQE) to join their expanding team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for banking and finance law, with strong drafting and analytical skills. You will work collaboratively on high-value transactions and help build client relationships. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusivity.

Qualifications

NQ – 1 year post-qualification experience as a UK solicitor.
Experience in quality banking or finance work.
Proven drafting skills and analytical skills.
Ability to deliver complex advice clearly.

Responsibilities

Work on high-value and complex banking transactions.
Advise clients on debt restructuring and financing.
Build client relationships and participate in business development.

Skills

Collaborative work

Analytical skills

Excellent drafting

Organizational skills

Client service

Business development

Education

NQ – 1 year post-qualification experience as a UK solicitor

Job description

Overview

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The Banking and Finance practice acts for banks, non-traditional lenders, public sector bodies and borrower clients in relation to a wide range of financing transactions. The team are looking for a talented lawyer to join them as a New Qualified or 1-year PQE in Leeds. With a strong rating in Chambers and an enviable FTSE 250 client list, this is an excellent opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary banking practice with national and international reach.

What will you be doing?

Working from our offices in Leeds, you will be part of our Leeds practice and a member of our national banking team. You will have the opportunity to work with great clients on high value and complex transactions including international as well as domestic financings, refinancings and restructurings. One day you might be part of the team advising a lender on an investment property financing transaction with a borrower group based in multiple overseas jurisdictions, or working with a private equity investor on the financing aspects of a corporate acquisition. The next you could be working with a client on debt restructuring or advising a public sector body in connection with a residential development transaction.

Ideal candidate

You'll be a newly qualified lawyer or have 1 year of post-qualification experience with good general banking transactional experience. You will:

Prides yourself on your ability to work collaboratively to achieve results
Have an analytical mind and enjoy the intellectual challenge of this work
Possess pragmatism and a commercial outlook with excellent drafting and organisational skills

You will have an entrepreneurial spirit and be looking for a role that allows you to further develop your knowledge, expertise and reputation. You will be keen to work closely with a partner and take an active part in developing client relationships to help build our regional and national businesses, and you will be excited by the opportunity to align yourself to the team\'s specialist practice areas (corporate finance, real estate finance, asset finance and public finance) and/or one or more of our sector groups. You will want to take responsibility for running smaller matters yourself, and be a key member of the wider transactional team working on larger financings. You will also be a personable team player, passionate about client service and keen to be involved in business development initiatives. You want to be part of a collegiate team of like-minded professionals and are looking for a supportive environment where you can apply skills already learned and develop specialist skills to move your career forward.

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

NQ – 1 year post-qualification experience as a UK solicitor (England, Wales or Scotland)
Experience of good quality banking or finance work (or equivalent in-house experience)
Proven black-letter drafting skills and analytical skills
The ability to deliver complex advice in a coherent and practical way that is easy for non-lawyers to understand

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us a human feel, emphasising that we\'re more than just suits.

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, we support health and wellbeing and offer flexible working options. Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued, with networks for race, ethnicity, cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women\'s career development. We are committed to inclusive recruitment and can make adjustments for applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions.

We are an in-house recruitment team and will aim to fill roles directly in the first instance. If you\'re an agency, please follow the provided guidance for working with us.

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