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Legal Counsel - Banking

Leeds Permanent £80,000 - £85,000 per year View Job Description
Are you a Banking Solicitor looking to take the next step in your career? This Legal Counsel opportunity in Leeds offers the chance to work on complex lending and bridge finance transactions within a highly respected in house legal team, providing commercially focused advice that supports strategic business decisions.
  • Join a European private credit platform
  • Bonus, excellent benefits and genuine career progression

About Our Client

Our client is a European private credit and alternative investment manager with operations across multiple international markets and approximately €125 billion of assets under management. The business has built a reputation for delivering innovative investment, lending and asset management solutions. Employees enjoy a entrepreneurial culture where commercial thinking is encouraged, professional development is supported and individuals are empowered to take ownership of their work.

Job Description

The Legal Counsel Banking will be:

  • Advising on bridge lending, banking and secured finance transactions.
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating facility agreements, security documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements and ancillary finance documentation.
  • Working on transactions from instruction through to completion, including funding and drawdown arrangements.
  • Advising on transaction structuring and legal risk allocation.
  • Providing commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders across Lending, Credit and Investment teams.
  • Identifying and managing legal and regulatory risks associated with lending transactions.
  • Developing and maintaining lending documentation, legal precedents and internal processes.
  • Building strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and external advisers.
  • Managing multiple complex matters while maintaining exceptional standards of accuracy and service delivery.

The Successful Applicant

The Legal Counsel Banking should be:

  • A solicitor with at least 4 years PQE in banking and finance or secured lending.
  • Experienced in advising on banking, specialist lending or other finance transactions.
  • Skilled in drafting and negotiating finance documentation including facility agreements and security documents.
  • Experienced in managing transactions from instruction through to completion.
  • Commercially minded with excellent drafting, negotiation and legal analysis skills.
  • Able to balance legal, regulatory and commercial considerations effectively.
  • Confident managing relationships with clients and senior business stakeholders.
  • Organised, proactive and capable of managing competing priorities within a fast paced environment.



What's on Offer

  • Salary between £80,000 and £85,000
  • 25 days of holiday leave.
  • Bonus scheme.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Pension contributions.



Contact
Mike Smith
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7071322
Phone number
+44 07881904018

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Banking & Finance - In House
Sector
Business Services
Where
Leeds
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Mike Smith
Consultant phone
+44 07881904018
Job reference
JN-072026-7071322