Job Title Banking Associate (NQ - 2 PQE) - Birmingham Ref No. 5013 Job Location Birmingham Work Type Full Time Description Are you looking to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment where your contribution is really valued? Are you keen to develop your career within a global law firm with clear progression opportunities? Then this could be the role for you. We're looking for an Associate to join our highly successful Financial Services team in our Birmingham office. This is an exciting time to join SPB, as we continue to grow our national banking and finance practice. Our Firm Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions by combining our legal, lobbying and political capabilities and invaluable connections on the ground to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and sovereign nations. More than 1,500 lawyers operating in 40 offices across four continents provide unrivalled access to expertise. In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, and London. The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportive working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplace culture and development programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal and professional goals. Our Team Our leading Financial Services practice has proven strength through its global presence and breadth of cross-border financing and collateral expertise. From our offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, our banking and finance team members offer the seamless service necessary for both multi-jurisdictional and local clients. Our practice provides high quality legal and regulatory services to a wide range of participants in the financial services sector, including: financial institutions, capital sources and other financial intermediaries, their investors, suppliers and customers,end-users of financial services (e.g., corporate borrowers) and regulatory authorities. Our collaborative practice model enables us to serve our clients throughout the life of any financing, from a project's inception to its re-financing in advance of corporate disposition or flotation and, if necessary, through its subsequent workout or, in conjunction with our restructuring and insolvency practice, insolvency or secured party disposition. Our Opportunity You'll be working with extremely well-respected partners nationally and internationally, being part of a team that encourages personal skills development and growth and which we believe really stands out from the rest of the market. You'll have the opportunity to get involved in a varied workload with plenty of scope for direct client contact. The role will suit an outstanding lawyer with a commercial attitude along with a confident and proactive approach, with good people skills, the ability to work as a team player and evidence of ability to network. You You'll be coming from aBanking team at a strong regional, national or international practice and will have excellent academics. You'll be qualified under the laws of England & Wales, up to two years' PQE, and be motivated and eager to develop long-lasting relationships. Our associates work closely with our clients and other advisors so good communication skills are essential. What you need to know If you are interested in applying for the role, please complete an online application via our Careers Page on at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of our society. We welcome applications regardless of age, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression or other legally protected characteristics. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. LI-AH1 LI-Hybrid