Finance Solicitor

Lennoxvale Specialist Recruitment; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the UK is seeking a Newly Qualified or junior solicitor for a remote banking and finance position. This role offers the opportunity to be involved in high-profile transactions across various specialist areas while developing your legal career under expert mentorship. Applicants must be qualified solicitors or willing to requalify, with up to 3 years of PQE in Banking & Finance Law. The role features excellent benefits, salary, and secondment opportunities.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Excellent market salary

Attractive package of benefits

Mentorship and experience opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified solicitor in England and Wales or willing to requalify.
• Minimum NQ to 3 years PQE with a seat in Banking & Finance Law.
• Desire to work in a high-performance environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in a range of banking and finance transactions.
• Foster business relationships with key clients remotely.
• Draft and manage transaction documents.
• Supervise trainees or junior legal analysts as required.

Skills

Qualified solicitor in England and Wales

Banking & Finance Law experience

Experience working in a legal environment

Knowledge of Banking & Finance transactional work

Education

Qualified solicitor status

NQ-3 years PQE

Job description

Your New Company

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious Newly Qualified solicitor or junior solicitor to join a world leading law firm and gain exposure to the highest quality banking and finance work, whilst working fully remotely in the UK. The firm is a powerhouse in legal excellence and this will offer an enviable opportunity for a junior banking and finance lawyer to develop their legal career under the mentorship of some of the sharpest lawyers in banking and finance. The firm is innovative and is constantly rethinking how law, technology and strategy come together. It also fosters a people‑first culture with policies that prioritise wellbeing, inclusion, flexibility and continuous growth.

Your New Role

As an NQ or junior banking and finance solicitor in this global law firm, you will form part of an ambitious, highly successful and growing Finance team which is based in Belfast. You will work remotely from any address in the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) that is 100 miles outside central London.

This team works closely with the London Finance Division and other finance teams across the firm’s network. You will have the opportunity to be involved in exciting, high‑profile banking and finance transactions across a range of different specialist areas, such as real estate finance, securitisation, energy finance and leveraged finance.

As part of this client‑facing role, you will also foster and develop strong business relationships with key clients remotely.

Assisting in a range of financing deals, including conducting company searches, drafting corporate authorisations and ancillary documents, drafting security and other transaction documents, managing conditions precedent and assisting with the execution of documents at closing.

Assisting in outsourcing negotiation projects which may involve reviewing and negotiating on behalf of the client a range of finance documents, for example: banking bilateral documents, trade finance documents or NDAs.

On appropriate projects or transactions, as required, working directly with other firm practice groups across the global network to deliver high‑quality legal service delivery to clients.

On appropriate projects or transactions, as required, supervising Trainees or Legal Analysts in relation to individual matters, dealing with complex legal issues or generally as directed by Senior Solicitors, Managers or Senior Managers of the Finance practice group.

Maintaining an up‑to‑date knowledge of areas of law relevant to the practice.

Ensuring compliance with financial disciplines on matters (e.g. daily time recording).

Providing any other assistance to the business on client matters and related tasks as required.

The role also offers exciting secondment opportunities if this is of interest.

What You Need To Succeed

Essential

• A qualified solicitor in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, but Republic of Ireland, Scotland or other common law jurisdictions will be considered. (If not qualified in England and Wales then willing to complete process to requalify as such, if required.)
• NQ‑3 years PQE, with at least a seat gained in Banking & Finance Law.

Desirable

• Experience working in a legal environment, ideally a private practice law firm or in‑house.
• Knowledge and experience of Banking & Finance transactional work.

What You’ll Receive In Return

As the banking and finance solicitor you will receive an excellent market salary, attractive package of benefits, hybrid working and the opportunity to be involved in high quality, client‑facing London matters, with a high‑performance team. The quality of the work in this role is also very exciting and you will benefit from the experience and mentorship the role provides.

Applying For Your New Role

Does this position sound of interest? Please submit your CV confidentially and we will be in touch shortly to discuss the opportunity in further detail. Or, if you prefer to chat about the role confidentially before submitting a CV, please get in touch via the contact details provided.