Banking Lawyer NQ – 2 years’ PQE SOUTHAMPTON

Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment firm in Southampton is seeking a banking lawyer with 0 to 2 years’ PQE to join a dynamic team. The role involves working on complex financing transactions and provides excellent career development opportunities within a multi-disciplinary banking practice.

Qualifications

• Either a newly qualified lawyer with a banking seat or a solicitor with up to 2 years of banking transactional experience.
• Understanding of financing transactions including debts and asset finance.

Responsibilities

• Advise on investment property financing transactions.
• Work with private equity investors on corporate acquisition financing.
• Assist in debt restructuring matters.

Skills

Banking law expertise

Strong analytical skills

Client advisory

Education

Law degree

Job description

Commercial law firm in Southampton is seeking to recruit a banking lawyer of 0 to 2 years’ PQE. The team acts for banks, non-traditional lenders, public sector bodies and borrower clients in relation to a wide range of financing transactions. With an enviable FTSE 250 client list, this is an excellent opportunity to join a multi‑disciplinary banking practice. You work on high value and complex transactions including financings, re‑financings and restructurings. One day you might be part of the team advising a lender on an investment property financing transaction or working with a private equity investor on the financing aspects of a corporate acquisition, and the next you could be working with a client on debt restructuring or advising a lender in relation to an asset finance matter.

You’ll either be a newly qualified lawyer with having undertaken a Banking or some sort of Finance‑related seat gained during your training contract or be a qualified solicitor with up to 2 years' good general banking transactional experience in private practice or in‑house.