Capital Markets Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a junior Capital Markets Lawyer to join their team. The candidate will manage ECM transactions, support DCM activities, and work autonomously on significant projects. The role offers competitive remuneration, including a discretionary bonus, and allows for flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous and flexible hybrid working policy

Competitive base salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Qualifications

• Experience managing ECM transactions such as IPOs and Rights Issues.
• Ability to work autonomously and handle big-ticket transactions.
• Strong communication skills for client meetings and discussions.

Responsibilities

• Manage ECM transactions from inception to settlement.
• Attend client meetings and assist in due diligence.
• Support DCM transactions like high yield bond issues.

Skills

ECM experience

Legal maturity

Autonomous work

Job description

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Capital Markets Lawyer, London (City of London)

Client: Arbuthnot Yon

Location: London (City of London), United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

Job Description:

Our client is a leading bank (across retail, corporate, and institutional banking) in Europe with an international reach. They are now looking for a junior (NQ+) lawyer to join their Capital Markets Team, a market-leading area of the bank that continues to increase its market share and is backed by a top-tier London-based corporate brokerage team.

The successful candidate will occupy a visible, pro-active role within an established team of lawyers and will:

• Manage ECM transactions from inception to settlement (e.g., ABBs, IPOs, Rights Issues; Primary and Secondary Block trades; Convertible & Exchangeable Bonds);
• Attend meetings with new clients and be involved in the due diligence/prospectus writing process, if required;
• Be willing to lend support to DCM transactions such as high yield and emerging market bond issues.

We are looking for candidates with ECM experience from a top-tier City firm or already working on a relevant scope of transactions in an in-house financial services organization. You must have the maturity to work autonomously when needed and manage the legal aspects of ‘big-ticket’ transactions from the outset.

This is a great opportunity for a top-tier ECM lawyer to join an established, diverse team of lawyers supporting a high-caliber, market-leading, and growing business.

Our client will remunerate the successful candidate competitively on base and via a discretionary annual bonus. This organization offers a generous and flexible hybrid working policy to work from home weekly.

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Due to a high volume of applications, we will only respond to those we deem suitable for the role.