Legal Counsel - Corporate Banking - Financial Institutions - Banking - Rothstein Recruitment

Legal Counsel - Corporate Banking - Financial Institutions - Banking

An exciting opportunity for a Banking and Finance Lawyer with 1-5 years PQE to join an international Bank and advise on a diverse portfolio of lending and finance transactions. You will work closely with Corporate Banking and Financial Institutions teams across investment grade lending, real estate finance, project finance, trade finance, hedging and de-risking transactions. You will also gain broad exposure across commercial contracts, regulatory developments and legal policy, making this a great opportunity to develop your in-house financial services expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Working closely with business teams on their transaction portfolios by advising on a wide variety of transactional legal work; identifying legal and regulatory risks/issues in transactions, advising on potential solutions/mitigants to identified issues, assisting in negotiations, coordinating and reviewing documentation (including related legal opinions and conditions precedent), with appropriate supervision and involving external counsel where appropriate.
2. Drafting term sheets, facility agreements, trade finance documentation, secondary trading documentation and related amendments based on internal precedents, negotiating and managing bilateral transactions; preparing and updating templates as required.
3. Reviewing and providing input from a legal perspective into new product approval requests.
4. Advising upon and reviewing a range of additional contracts, including commercial contracts and property and facilities management-related leases and related agreements.
5. Researching and preparing internal notes and training on legal and regulatory developments, engaging with law firms and industry bodies to arrange training to internal stakeholders.
6. Responsibility for the day-to-day identification, ownership and management of risk, including conduct risk and controls through the continuing development and implementation of the Bank’s risk framework processes (including compliance, conduct and financial crime risk framework processes).

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

1. Qualified practising solicitor (or equivalent) with experience in General Lending and financial services with experience gained at a UK or international law firm.
2. Some knowledge/experience of project finance and/or trade finance is also advantageous (but not essential). Familiarity with ISDA documentation would also be welcomed (but not required).
3. Some in-house experience in financial services desirable.
4. In-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework surrounding bank lending in the UK.
5. Familiarity with LMA standard documentation, standard financing structures, and conditions precedent documentation.

Interested? Please apply now!

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