Vice President / Executive Director
- Recruiter
- Katalyst
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 16 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 12 Sep 2017
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Banking
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Role Overview
This group is a business in the Fixed Income area and part of a global multi-strategy team investing in a wide range of industries within a leading global investment bank. This legal department role involves working within a small team dedicated to European banking.
Responsibilities
- Dedicated lawyer for this group with strong emphasis on transaction support and execution for debt deals
- Role will primarily focus on the group’s mid-market direct lending activity, though coverage may also include restructurings and lending deals across the wider global team
- Extensive interaction with both front-line investment professionals and support functions including compliance, tax, financial controllers and operations
- Advising on transaction structuring, negotiation of deal documentation, diligence, and regulatory and reputational issues
- Ongoing portfolio management, including amendments, waivers and upsizes
- Instructing and managing external counsel
Skills Experience
- UK, US or EU qualified
- 3 to 6 year post qualification experience in a law firm; previous in-house experience (including on secondment) an advantage
- Acquisition/leveraged finance lawyer, with general banking and extensive European cross-border transaction experience
- French language skills helpful