Legal Counsel - Banking - #2111821

Are you a Banking Solicitor looking to take the next step in your career? This Legal Counsel opportunity in Leeds offers the chance to work on complex lending and bridge finance transactions within a highly respected in house legal team, providing commercially focused advice that supports strategic business decisions.

Client Details

Our client is a European private credit and alternative investment manager with operations across multiple international markets and approximately 125 billion of assets under management. The business has built a reputation for delivering innovative investment, lending and asset management solutions. Employees enjoy a entrepreneurial culture where commercial thinking is encouraged, professional development is supported and individuals are empowered to take ownership of their work.

Description

The Legal Counsel Banking will be:

• Advising on bridge lending, banking and secured finance transactions.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating facility agreements, security documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements and ancillary finance documentation.
• Working on transactions from instruction through to completion, including funding and drawdown arrangements.
• Advising on transaction structuring and legal risk allocation.
• Providing commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders across Lending, Credit and Investment teams.
• Identifying and managing legal and regulatory risks associated with lending transactions.
• Developing and maintaining lending documentation, legal precedents and internal processes.
• Building strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and external advisers.
• Managing multiple complex matters while maintaining exceptional standards of accuracy and service delivery.

Profile

The Legal Counsel Banking should be:

• A solicitor with at least 4 years PQE in banking and finance or secured lending.
• Experienced in advising on banking, specialist lending or other finance transactions.
• Skilled in drafting and negotiating finance documentation including facility agreements and security documents.
• Experienced in managing transactions from instruction through to completion.
• Commercially minded with excellent drafting, negotiation and legal analysis skills.
• Able to balance legal, regulatory and commercial considerations effectively.
• Confident managing relationships with clients and senior business stakeholders.
• Organised, proactive and capable of managing competing priorities within a fast paced environment.

Job Offer

• Salary between £80,000 and £85,000
• 25 days of holiday leave.
• Bonus scheme.
• Medical insurance.
• Pension contributions.