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Legal Counsel - Debt Capital Markets - Larson Maddox

Larson MaddoxLondon🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain broad exposure to high-profile debt capital markets transactions and develop a strong commercial skillset by partnering directly with business stakeholders. You'll thrive here if you're a motivated lawyer looking for significant responsibility, excellent career progression, and the chance to advise on strategic initiatives within a leading international financial institution. Apply today to take your career to the next level!

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Stakeholder Management

Job description

A leading international financial institution is seeking a junior lawyer to join its EMEA legal team, supporting a broad range of debt capital markets activities across multiple jurisdictions. This opportunity offers the chance to move closer to the business, work on high-profile transactions, and advise directly on strategic capital markets initiatives.

The Opportunity

Working as part of a highly regarded markets legal team, you will advise on a broad range of financing transactions while partnering directly with front-office stakeholders on strategic and business-critical matters. You'll gain exposure to complex cross-border deals, emerging products and senior decision-makers, with the opportunity to build a genuinely commercial in-house skillset.

Whether you're looking to make your first move from private practice or continue developing your in-house career, this role offers significant responsibility from day one and excellent long-term progression opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Advise on a broad range of debt capital markets transactions and related financing structures.
  • Draft, review and negotiate transaction documentation.
  • Support the structuring and launch of new products and strategic business initiatives.
  • Partner closely with business stakeholders on legal, regulatory and documentation issues.
  • Manage external counsel relationships and legal spend.
  • Deliver legal and regulatory training to internal stakeholders.
  • Contribute to legal and regulatory projects impacting the capital markets business.

Required Qualifications

  • Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with approximately 1-5 years' PQE.
  • Experience gained within a leading law firm and/or a major financial institution.
  • Strong technical knowledge of debt capital markets transactions.
  • Commercially minded with a practical approach to legal risk.
  • Ability to build relationships with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

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