Leveraged Finance Lawyer for Front Office

Leveraged Finance Lawyer for Front Office

We are working with one of the leading global corporate banks, whose London EMEA legal team is now looking for a Leveraged Finance lawyer to join their Leveraged Finance business on a permanent basis.

This is a newly created role as this bank’s leveraged finance (lev fin) business continues to grow.

What will the role involve

• support and help manage the legal risks of the lev fin business;
• advise and direct the lev fin front office/origination functions and senior internal stakeholders in London and across the EMEA region on transactional matters;
• review, draft and negotiate new and existing banking and finance and ancillary documentation (including syndicated and loan documentation based on sponsor/ market precedent, Loan Markets Association documentation or otherwise) and associated financing and mandate documents;
• monitor and advise on regulatory matters affecting loans e.g. bail-in, EMIR;
• work closely with the legal team and other departments such as credit, operations and back-office teams advising them on legal issues, structuring, documenting and negotiating deals;
• advise customers/sponsors of the bank where required in relation to a range of transactional and commercial documentation and legal issues;
• represent the Legal department in important bank wide projects and committees.

Technical skill‑sets

• Qualified lawyer 4+ years PQE from a reputable law firm or financial institution;
• A specialist in lev fin, open to experience on both bank and borrower‑side;
• Strong expertise with market standards as well as market standard loan documentation and latest terms;
• The ability to advise on complex legal/documentation terms, structuring points and financial law/regulation, identify risks and devise appropriate legal solutions/outcomes under time pressure.

Softer skills

• The ability to build solid interpersonal relationships with stakeholders and to be a team player;
• To be open and approachable;
• Robust and confident to work effectively with the front office and originators and be able to appropriately challenge/advocate change at all levels of the organisation.

This is a unique role and a great opportunity for a leveraged finance lawyer to join a leader in the lending space and sit with a top‑tier origination team working on deals from term sheet through to signing.

Remuneration: Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus, as well as an excellent benefits package, coupled with a strong workflow and a balanced working culture.

Seniority level: Director. Employment type: Full‑time. Job function: Legal. Industries: Financial Services, Banking, and Investment Banking.

For more information, please contact: Celene Yon: 07944

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