Solicitor/Associate - Banking and Finance

Anthony Collins; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

25 days holiday plus 2 gift days at Christmas

3 days for social purpose volunteering

Access to gym facilities

Excellent training programme

Job summary

Anthony Collins Solicitors is looking for a motivated banking/finance Solicitor/Associate (5+ years’ PQE) in Birmingham to secure funding solutions across key sectors like social housing and health.

The role involves advising on funding arrangements, leading transactions, and fostering strong client relationships. This position offers a hybrid working model and opportunities to contribute to significant projects totaling over £1 billion annually.

Benefits include 25 days holiday, flexible working, and support for social purpose volunteering.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of PQE in banking/finance is desirable.
• Experience in social housing finance transactions is beneficial.
• Proven ability to manage complex matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage transactions efficiently.
• Draft, review, and negotiate banking and capital markets documentation.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Banking/finance legal expertise

Strong lender-side experience

Capital market transactions experience

Complex matter management

Education

Qualified solicitor/Associate with 3+ years’ PQE

Job description

Department and Location

Department: Governance, Funding and Corporate

Location: Birmingham

Description

We are seeking a motivated and commercially aware banking/finance Solicitor / Associate (5+ years’ PQE) to join our Funding Team in Birmingham. The team specialises in securing and structuring funding solutions for clients (both lender and borrower) across our key sectors, including social housing, health & social care, charities and social enterprises.

About the role and team

The successful candidate will play a key role in advising on a broad range of funding arrangements, including acquisition finance, development finance, refinancing, and complex structured funding transactions. Work will include advising social impact funders and borrowers alike on funding instruments and associated security, including listed bond issues, private placements and ISDA agreements.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a purpose-driven firm that combines legal expertise with a strong social impact focus and to work within a team that handles transactions totalling over £1billion for the UK social housing sector alone each financial year.

The firm offers flexible working on a hybrid model with two days in our Birmingham office and offers significant exposure to boards and executive teams within our clients (with travel needed where appropriate to support the same).

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day running of transactions. Leading and managing matters, coordinating parties and driving transactions efficiently.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating banking and capital markets documentation for funder and borrower clients (as applicable).
• Providing support to other fee earners within the Governance, Corporate and Funding Group to share knowledge and expertise.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships (on both the funder and borrower side).
• Building a presence (and supporting the growth of the Funding Team’s presence) within all relevant sectors.
• Meeting/exceeding monthly billing targets.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified solicitor/Associate with 3+ years’ PQE in banking/finance is desirable.
• Strong lender-side experience in real estate finance.
• Exposure to social housing finance transactions desirable.
• Experience in capital market transactions desirable.
• Proven ability to manage complex matters and stakeholder relationships.

Benefits

• Birmingham, located roles, we have a newly refurbished office in the City centre with an on-site café and free use of gym facilities.
• For Manchester vacancies, we have a City Central site, with newly refurbished facilities.
• Hybrid working.
• 25 days holiday, 2 gift days at Christmas.
• The opportunity to give back and have 3 days available for social purpose volunteering.
• All IT equipment and support for effective home working.
• An excellent development training programme and opportunities to grow sector expertise.

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a committed Equal Opportunities employer and advocate of social mobility.

We believe talent exists everywhere and are committed to providing fair access, opportunity and progression for all, regardless of background.