NQ Banking & Finance Solicitor

BCL Legal; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Newly Qualified Banking & Finance Associate to join its prestigious team. The successful candidate will work on significant banking and finance transactions, including real estate and leveraged finance. This role provides exposure to major clients and excellent long-term career prospects with comprehensive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent long-term career prospects

First-class training and development programmes

Qualifications

• Must be a Newly Qualified Solicitor.
• Experience in finance during training contract preferred.
• Enthusiastic about developing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Gain exposure to a range of high-quality banking and finance transactions.
• Work collaboratively within a team for various finance projects.
• Develop client relationships and enhance business development skills.

Skills

Team-oriented approach

Strong communication skills

Client relationship development

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Banking & Finance Associate - NQ - Manchester or Leeds

An international law firm is looking to recruit a Newly Qualified (NQ) Banking & Finance Associate to join its highly regarded Finance team in either Manchester or Leeds.

The Role

The successful candidate will gain exposure to a broad range of high-quality banking and finance transactions, including:

Real estate finance

Leveraged finance

Corporate lending

The work spans both regional and national markets, offering the chance to work on complex and high-value financings for leading institutions and corporate borrowers.

The Team

This award-winning practice advises a wide variety of funders and borrowers, including:

UK clearing banks

Independent funders

Investment banks

Corporate borrowers (from listed companies through to SMEs)

Recognised in the legal directories, the team is known for its strong technical expertise, commercial approach, and delivery of partner-led advice.

The Candidate

This opportunity is aimed at Newly Qualified Solicitors looking to qualify into Banking & Finance. You may have undertaken a training seat in finance, or have strong experience gained during your training contract that demonstrates an interest in this area. Candidates should be:

Technically strong and commercially aware

Enthusiastic about developing client relationships and business development skills

Strong communicators with a collaborative, team-oriented approach

Keen to gain broad exposure across multiple areas of finance

The Opportunity

Early responsibility and client contact from the outset

Exposure to market-leading work, both regionally and nationally

Excellent long-term career prospects supported by first-class training and development programmes

The Firm

This is a top-tier international law firm with an excellent reputation across multiple practice areas and sectors, including financial services, real estate, energy, and infrastructure. The firm is consistently recognised for its innovation, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and forward-thinking approach to client service.

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This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious NQ solicitor to join a leading Banking & Finance team and develop their career within a supportive and progressive environment.