Banking & Finance Lawyer – Glasgow
Brief
We are currently looking to recruit a junior level lawyer with 2-6 years PQE to join our Finance team in one of our offices in Glasgow.
Our Team
Our market-leading Scotland Finance team is known for its broad banking and financing expertise, which includes leveraged finance, real estate finance and corporate banking. It is also active in more specialist areas of finance, including fund financing, bank structural reform projects, central bank advisory work, and loan portfolio sale and purchase transactions. Our objective is to work on market-leading, high-profile transactions.
Key Clients Include:
1. The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
2. Bank of Scotland plc
3. HSBC UK Bank plc
4. Barclays Bank plc
5. Homes England
6. Clydesdale Bank plc
7. Legal & General plc
8. Santander UK plc
9. Scottish National Investment Bank
10. Bank of England
Recent Highlights:
11. Advised National Westminster Bank plc on its acquisition of a £2.5bn residential mortgage portfolio from Metro Bank
12. Advised Scottish National Investment Bank and UK Infrastructure Bank on their debt financing of the £300m redevelopment of Ardersier Port
13. Acted for a syndicate of lenders in relation to the £1.3bn refinancing of a privately held food and drinks business from an English, Scottish and Spanish perspective
The Candidate Required
We are now looking to appoint ambitious junior lawyers who wish to advance their career at a top tier banking and finance practice.
Any successful applicant will:
14. ideally have gained experience in a large commercial firm in banking, corporate, real estate or projects
15. have a strong academic background
16. have good commercial awareness and be client-focused
17. be a team player with the ability to forge strong working relationships
18. be well-organised and have good project management skills
What will we offer you?
19. Exposure to market-leading, high-profile transactions
20. A first-class training and career development programme
21. Early responsibility and opportunities to develop client relationships
22. Genuine long-term career prospects