Role
The successful candidate will work closely with the HSF Kramer Digital Finance senior team, and will be part of an ambitious, highly successful and growing banking and finance legal team in Belfast. The Digital Finance team works closely with the London Finance Division and other finance teams across the firm's network. There will be the opportunity to be involved in exciting, high-profile banking and finance transactions across a range of specialist areas, such as real estate finance, securitisation, energy finance and leveraged finance. As part of this client-facing role, the successful candidate will also foster and develop strong business relationships with key clients, and will work on outsourcing projects involving negotiation of BAU finance and related documents such as NDAs and release letters, working as an extension of the client's in house legal team. Limited travel, including to the HSF Kramer London office, may be required from time to time.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting in a range of financing deals, including conducting company searches, drafting corporate authorisations and ancillary documents, drafting security and other transaction documents, managing conditions precedent and assisting with the execution of documents at closing.
- Assisting in outsourcing negotiation projects which may involve reviewing and negotiating on behalf of the client a range of finance documents, for example: banking bilateral documents, trade finance documents or NDAs.
- On appropriate projects or transactions, as required, working directly with other HSF Kramer practice groups across the global network to deliver high-quality legal service delivery to clients.
- On appropriate projects or transactions, as required, supervising trainees or legal analysts in relation to individual matters, dealing with complex legal issues or generally as directed by senior solicitors, managers or senior managers of the finance practice group.
- Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of areas of law relevant to the practice.
- Ensuring compliance with financial disciplines on matters (e.g. daily time recording).
- Providing any other assistance to the business on client matters and related tasks as required.
The responsibilities outlined above cannot totally encompass or define all tasks that may be required of the post-holder. The outline of responsibilities given above may, therefore, vary from time to time without materially changing either the character or level of responsibility or grade.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Essential - Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, but the Republic of Ireland or other common law jurisdictions will be considered. If not qualified in England and Wales then willing to complete the process to requalify as such, if required.
- 1 3 years PQE, with at least 6 months' experience gained in Banking & Finance Law.
- Desirable - Experience working in a legal environment, ideally a private practice law firm or in house. Knowledge and experience of Banking & Finance transactional work.
Working Pattern: Full time
Location: Belfast
Contract type: Permanent Contract
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