Simmons Adaptive - Leveraged Finance Lawyer

Simmons & Simmons; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a qualified leveraged finance lawyer to support their client, a global financial institution. This full-time role, based in London with hybrid working arrangements, requires expertise in leveraged finance and an ability to work in a dynamic environment. Join to access high-quality roles and resources with a supportive network.

Benefits

Access to high-quality roles

Support from a sponsor Partner

Access to firm's resources and Know-how

Networking events exclusivity

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with leveraged finance experience from a leading private practice or financial institution.
• Comprehensive understanding of syndicated leverage finance documentation.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Support leveraged finance origination and coverage teams.
• Work effectively to tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.
• Engage regularly with the client team.

Skills

Leveraged finance experience

Knowledge of banking and corporate law

Understanding of syndicated leverage finance documentation

Problem-solving skills

Collaborative approach

Excellent organization skills

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

Overview

This is a full time role located in London (with appropriate hybrid working arrangements) due to commence in October 2025 for 6 months. The consultant will be supporting leveraged finance origination and leveraged finance coverage teams across the UK bank.

Responsibilities

• You are a qualified lawyer with leveraged finance experience from a leading private practice or within a financial institution.
• You have knowledge and experience of banking and corporate law.
• You have a comprehensive understanding of syndicated leverage finance documentation.
• You are a problem solver and offer a collaborative approach.
• You are able to work in a dynamic and fast moving environment.
• You are able to work quickly and effectively to tight deadlines. You have excellent organisation skills with the ability to effectively prioritise workloads.
• You can work autonomously but can also collaborate as part of the wider team.
• You will be required to hold the relevant right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available).

About Simmons Adaptive

Simmons & Simmons Adaptive: Clients today need flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. Simmons & Simmons has always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet changing client demands. Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution to meet client requirements at the same high quality you expect from Simmons & Simmons. We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards. As an Adaptive consultant, you will be fully supported by the Simmons & Simmons team with a sponsoring Partner and a client team with whom we would encourage you to engage on a regular basis. You will have access to the firm's resources and Know-how and have the opportunity to be involved in training and development at the Firm. Simmons Adaptive is the flexible resourcing team for leading international law firm, Simmons & Simmons. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.simmons-simmons.com.

Main purpose of the role

Simmons Adaptive are keen to hear from leveraged finance lawyers who are keen to support our client, a global financial institution.

Why you should join Simmons Adaptive

• You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons' market-leading clients
• You'll have support from a Simmons & Simmons sponsor Partner whilst on external assignment
• You will be given access to the Firms' resources and Know-how when on assignment
• We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants, along with firmwide webinars and events
• You will have the backing of a leading international law firm.

Equal opportunities

• We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.
• We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
• At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.