In-house Leveraged Finance Lawyer (Hybrid)

Michael Page (UK); City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leadership recruitment firm is seeking a skilled Leveraged Finance Lawyer in London. Ideal candidates will have experience from a top-tier law firm, with 3-9 years post qualification experience in leveraged finance transactions. Responsibilities include advising and supporting legal risks, engaging with stakeholders, and managing complex documentation. This role offers competitive remuneration in a professional legal environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified banking/leveraged finance lawyer with 3 to 9 years PQE.
• Experience in top-tier law firm and managing leveraged finance transactions.
• Ability to advise on complex legal terms and financial law.

Responsibilities

• Support legal risks of the leveraged finance business.
• Negotiate banking and finance documentation.
• Liaise with front office and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leveraged finance experience

Legal documentation skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Problem-solving under pressure

Education

Qualified lawyer in England & Wales or Common Law Jurisdiction

Job description

About Our Client

This organisation is a large player within the financial services industry, known for its professional environment and strong global presence. The legal department is dedicated to supporting the firm's operations with high-quality legal expertise.

Job Description

The Leveraged Finance Lawyer will:

• Support and help manage the legal risks of the Group's leveraged finance business including advising front office/origination functions, management MDs, the GM, in London and across the EMEA region on transactional matters.
• Liaise with and directing front office, as well as more senior stakeholders in the Leveraged Finance, Legal and Credit departments, as well as customers/sponsors of the bank where required in relation to a range of transactional and commercial documentation and legal issues, as well as representing the Legal department in important bank wide projects and committees.
• Review, draft and negotiate new and existing banking and finance documentation (including syndicated and loan documentation based on sponsor/market precedent, Loan Markets Association documentation or otherwise) and associated financing and mandate documents
• Review, draft and negotiate ancillary documentation and transaction and execution support to the front office as required, i.e. NDA's, release letters, review legal opinions, conditions precedent and all other deal related documentation regularly dealing and assisting the business teams directly.
• Advise, draft and liaise with other groups as required including operational and back office teams on legal issues, structuring, documenting and negotiating deals

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will be:

• an experienced qualified banking/leveraged finance lawyer, who is working or has previously worked at a top tier law firm and has specific experience of leveraged finance transactions.
• a lawyer, qualified in England & Wales (or another Common Law Jurisdiction) and will be likely to have between 3 and 9 years post qualification experience
• someone with solid experience in a broad range of general banking and finance and open to experience on both bank and borrower side.
• able to advise on complex legal/documentation terms, structuring points and financial law/regulation, identify risks and devise appropriate legal solutions/outcomes under time pressure.

Experience in house, gained at a Bank or Sponsor is helpful.

What\'s on Offer

For further information about the remuneration offer for this role, as well as the organisation's working practices, please apply to this advert or contact David Taylor of Michael Page Legal.