Legal Investment Banking Lawyer Executive Director

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment banking firm is seeking an experienced Investment Banking Lawyer to join their team in London. The successful candidate will provide legal advice on M&A transactions and capital markets, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. This proactive role requires a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant legal experience, ideally from leading banks, and the ability to navigate complex legal matters. The firm offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive vacation policies

Healthcare and medical services

Financial wellness support

On-site fitness centers

Child care options

Qualifications

• Proven experience in private practice or as in-house counsel for leading banks.
• Ability to navigate a dynamic and challenging business environment.
• Strong legal analysis and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as internal legal adviser on M&A and capital market transactions.
• Collaborate with business teams on legal, regulatory, and policy matters.
• Manage relationships with external counsel in the investment banking sector.

Skills

Corporate finance expertise

Proactive team player

Regulatory knowledge

Education

3-5 years qualification or equivalent

Job description

Legal, Investment Banking Lawyer, Executive Director, London

Job Description

OUR IMPACT

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether you’re an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial로그 law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right事务 for you.

YOUR IMPACT

An experienced corporate finance and capital markets lawyer is sought to join Goldman Sachs’ EMEA Investment Banking Legal team, within the EMEA Legal Division and based in London. Investment Banking Legal provides high quality, value‑added legal advice and assistance on all aspects of a wide range of刷水 transactions undertaken by the EMEA Investment Banking advisory and M&A businesses and the financing businesses of the EMEA Capital Solutions Group (including ECM, DCM and lending). The role of IB Legal is dynamic, has evolved over time and is expected to continue to evolve in response to the changing needs of Goldman Sachs's many businesses.

This is a highly pro‑active role in guiding the various business and non‑re OPTIONS areas on legal, regulatory and execution matters as well as in developing and tracking policy and interpreting, and providing training on, legal and regulatory developments. Substantial interaction with the various business teams and non‑revenue teams (including other teams within the Legal Division), as well as significant transactional involvement, will be features of this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• IB Legal acts as an internal legal adviser to the Investment Banking and Capital Solutions Group businesses on all matters, including involvement in a wide range of M&A and equity and debt capital markets transactions and matters outside of the transaction execution context. The judgement and experience of IB Legal members is highly valued, particularly in weighing legal, regulatory, policy, reputational and commercial considerations.
• Significant transactional involvement with various banking teams in deal origination and execution, involving dealing with internal banking clients, outside counsel and other advisers such as accountants, advising on structuring and execution of the transaction, assessing firm legal and reputational risks, reviewing and negotiating documents (including underwriting agreements and engagement letters), identifying and resolving legal, regulatory and policy issues that arise during the course of the transaction.
• Liaison and co‑ordination with other relevant groups throughout the firm, including other teams in the Legal Division, the Conflicts Resolution Group, compliance, regulatory controllers, credit risk, management controls and tax.
• Playing a key role in responding to legal and regulatory changes (including participation in relevant industry groups) and advising on business practices(to), policy development and implementation, training and the development and analysis of new products.
• Responsibility for relationships with external counsel in the investment banking area.

QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

• 3‑5 years qualification or equivalent
• Language abilities an advantage
• Experience gained in private practice or in‑house advising leading bank(s) involved in the corporate finance market in the UK/Europe
• Team player with the ability to be pro‑active in a dynamic and challenging business environment, whilst adhering to firm policies and practices

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you betterНет at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversitytel inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firm‑wide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.

BENEFITS

• Locations – London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
• Healthcare & Medical Services

  We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally.

  We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge(unit) by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

• Financial Wellness & Retirement

  We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

• Health

  We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state‑of‑the‑art on‑site health centers in certain offices.

• Fitness

  To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typicallyിവസ reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).

• Child Care

  We offer on‑site child care centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

• Full‑Suite Benefits

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