Commercial Real Estate Finance Lawyer

Commercial Real Estate Finance Lawyer

Commercial Real Estate Finance Lawyer

Location: London

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Morgan Stanley's Deleveraging and Lending Group (DLG) focuses on traditional commercial real estate lending as well as warehouse lending for pools of loan assets. The business, which sits within Morgan Stanley's Fixed Income Division, is recognized for providing traditional and innovative financing techniques, helping a wide range of clients throughout Europe to execute their business strategy.

DLG is looking to recruit an experienced lawyer for its Structuring and Execution Management Team to work on all aspects of real estate finance transactions. This role will include working with originators and syndication/securitisation teams to help structure and execute transactions, with involvement from the initial underwriting stage through to exit of the risk position. This is an on-desk role, which will put the individual at the forefront of the structuring and documentation of real estate finance transactions. It is a varied and exciting role with plenty of scope to develop within a busy and growing team.

What will you be doing?

Main responsibilities centre on working with the core underwriting teams on commercial real estate lending transactions, including:

1. Preparing and reviewing term sheets
2. Advising on the structure of transactions taking into account legal, regulatory, tax and other considerations
3. Review of due diligence
4. Liaising with external counsel to prepare transaction documentation
5. Liaising with internal stakeholders including Legal, Tax, Compliance and Ops teams
6. Acting as a key point of contact for syndication/securitisation teams
7. Supervision of paralegals (non-disclosure agreements, engagement letters, reliance letters, KYC and conflicts process)
8. Preparing and updating precedents and templates
9. Helping to co-ordinate know-how/training for commercial real estate financing related matters and across the team generally

Skills that will help you in the role:

1. At least 5+ PQE City or equivalent banking law experience with a major law firm or investment bank
2. Familiarity with LMA documentation in respect of real estate financing transactions
3. Commercially driven with the ability to adapt to a varied and challenging workload
4. The successful candidate will need to be FCA certified to perform this role and pass the associated exams before commencing employment with us.

Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:

This role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 85 years. At our foundation are five core values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.

At Morgan Stanley, you'll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.