Overview
In this role, you will be part of an ambitious, highly successful and growing banking and finance legal team in Belfast. Our Digital Finance team works closely with the London Finance Division and other finance teams across the firm's network. You will have the opportunity to be involved in exciting, high-profile banking and finance transactions across a range of specialist areas, such as real estate finance, securitisation, energy finance and leveraged finance. You will foster and develop strong business relationships with key clients as part of this client-facing role.
Primary Responsibilities
* Assisting in a range of financing deals, including conducting company searches, drafting corporate authorisations and ancillary documents, drafting security and other transaction documents, managing conditions precedent and assisting with the execution of documents at closing.
* Assisting in outsourcing negotiation projects which may involve reviewing and negotiating on behalf of the client a range of finance documents, for example: banking bilateral documents, trade finance documents or NDAs.
* On appropriate projects or transactions, working directly with other HSF Kramer practice groups across our global network to deliver high-quality legal service delivery to clients.
* On appropriate projects or transactions, supervising Trainees or Legal Analysts in relation to individual matters, dealing with complex legal issues or generally as directed by Senior Solicitors, Managers or Senior Managers of the Finance practice group.
* Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of areas of law relevant to the practice.
* Ensuring compliance with financial disciplines on matters (e.g. daily time recording).
* Providing any other assistance to the business on client matters and related tasks as required.
Qualifications, skills and experience
* Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, but Republic of Ireland or other common law jurisdictions will be considered. (If not qualified in England and Wales then willing to complete process to requalify as such, if required.)
* 1-3 years PQE, with at least 6 months' experience gained in Banking & Finance Law.
* Experience working in a legal environment, ideally a private practice law firm or in-house.
* Knowledge and experience of Banking & Finance transactional work.
Core capabilities
* Personal Leadership
* Technical Expertise
* Collaborate with others
* Plan and delivers outcomes
* Enhances the client experience
* Helps the firm to grow
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Legal
Industries
* Legal Services
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