Counsel, Funds

LGBT Jobs; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 75.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual leave 30 days

Cycle to work

Health plan

Income protection

Life assurance

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Wellbeing program

Travel benefits

Technology perks

Zusammenfassung

The British Business Bank, with offices in Sheffield and London, seeks a legal professional to provide support across funds-based transactions and wider legal matters within the Legal and Corporate Governance team. You will advise on investment structures, financial regulation and commercial matters, collaborating with product teams, central functions and external advisers.

You will support debt funds, venture capital funds, funds-of-funds and listed funds, handling due diligence and transaction

Qualifikationen

• Must have experience advising on funds transactions, ideally in financial services, asset management, in-house legal or private practice.
• Qualified to practise law in the UK.

Aufgaben

• Provide legal support across funds-based transactions and wider legal matters within the Legal and Corporate Governance team.
• Advise on investment structures, financial regulation and commercial matters.
• Support transactions involving debt funds, venture capital funds, funds-of-funds, listed funds and other investment vehicles.
• Manage legal advice, due diligence and transaction support with product teams, central functions and external advisers.

Jobbeschreibung

Up to £75,000 in Sheffield or up to £90,000 in London

Full-time 37.5 hours per week

Legal support for funds-based transactions

Description

Location: Sheffield / London Hybrid Working

(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £75,000 Sheffield and up to £90,000 London

Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)

THE ROLE

In this role you will provide legal support across a range of funds-based transactions and wider legal matters within the Legal and Corporate Governance team. You will advise on investment structures, financial regulation and commercial matters, working with product teams, central functions and external legal advisers.

You will support transactions involving debt funds, venture capital funds, funds-of-funds, listed funds and other investment vehicles funded by public and private finance, helping manage legal advice, due diligence and transaction support, while contributing to practical, well-informed outcomes.

You must be able to demonstrate experience of advising on funds transactions, ideally in financial services, asset management, in-house legal or private practice. You will bring sound technical legal knowledge, good judgement and the ability to explain legal advice clearly to a range of stakeholders and be qualified to practise law in the UK.

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

About British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.

As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).

At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.

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