Legal Director

Leading UK law firm headquartered in Scotland, that provides expert advice to UK and international clients is looking to hire a Legal Director to join their high-ranking banking & finance practice group- this role can be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow with hybrid-working available.

With offices in London and throughout Scotland, the Banking team are dedicated to driving innovation in the legal sector, leveraging new technologies and forward-thinking strategies to deliver exceptional value and efficiency for their clients.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Legal Director or Senior/ Managing to join a well established and highly regarded Banking and Finance practice to support on a wide variety of transactional and advisory work, including real estate finance, leveraged finance and corporate funding.

The Banking and Finance practice is recognised as Band 1 in the Legal Directories and frequently advises lender, borrower and sponsor clients on high profile finance transactions. In this role you will have the opportunity to work within one of the largest banking teams in Scotland with specialists who have a reputation for involvement in market leading and innovative financing deals.

You will have the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of the business by building and maintaining effective client relationships and maintaining an active focus on business development.

• Advising clients on banking matters including drafting and negotiating loan and security documentation and legal opinions associated with different types of finance.
• Conducting legal research and producing papers for client advice and/or wider publication.
• Assisting clients to meet their overall business objectives through being a part of a firm wide sector focussed group.
• Managing and supervising the work of more junior members of the team.
• Project managing transactional work and working with other Practice Areas on multi-disciplinary matters.
• Participating in and contributing to the business development activities of the team, practice area and firm.
• Be aware of information security policies, and protect information assets from unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference at all times.

• Interest and enthusiasm for finance work.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Adapts style of communication appropriately when dealing with colleagues and clients.
• Takes personal responsibility to learn on the job and keep knowledge up to date including in relation to recent legislation changes affecting banking transactions.
• Shows understanding of clients' needs and tailor's advice appropriately.
• Strong drafting and written communication skills.Works to understand the Practice Area's key banking clients, the sectors they operate in and the
• challenges they face.
• Ability to deal with competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good teamwork ethic.

On offer is a highly competitive salary, excellent benefits and and exceptional training, development and career progression.

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