Trade Finance & Lending Lawyer – Legal Counsel – 6-10PQE – Top tier bank

Eximius Law; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known investment bank in London is seeking a Trade Finance and Lending Legal Counsel to support its Legal team. You will advise on new products, collaborate with stakeholders for legal documentation, and provide compliance guidance. The ideal candidate holds 6-10 years post-qualified experience in lending and trade finance transactions, complemented by business acumen and regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of post-qualified experience in legal counsel.
• Experience in general/bilateral lending and trade finance transactions preferred.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise on new products and initiatives within the Legal team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to structure products and produce legal documentation.
• Provide guidance on legal/product issues to ensure compliance with risk management.

Skills

General lending experience

Trade finance knowledge

Business acumen

Job description

Overview

Exciting new in-house role in the Trade Finance & Lending legal team of a well-known investment bank, based in London. As Trade Finance and Lending Legal Counsel you are supporting the Legal function in Transactions, Global Credit Markets Lending and Corporate Banking matters.

Responsibilities

In this role you will advise on new products and initiatives, as well as working with the Head of Legal and other stakeholders to structure these new products and initiatives, and to produce legal documentation. You will also give transactional support and provide guidance on legal/product issues to ensure compliance with the business’ risk management framework. Complex transactional work you will be assisting on includes multi-product and/or multi-jurisdictional transactions in collaboration with relevant product specialist Lawyers, regional and country Heads of Legal in and for Europe.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must be 6-10 years post-qualified (PQE) with previous experience in general/bilateral lending and preferably also in trade finance transactions. Business acumen and knowledge of relevant regulatory framework is a plus.