Solicitor, Commercial Banking and Finance, 5-6 Years Experience

Kennedys is looking to recruit a general banking and finance solicitor based in our London office.  The successful candidate will benefit from a wide range of high quality work, realistic opportunity for career progression and a high level of client interaction.  

The role affords the opportunity to undertake work that is varied, often complex in nature and high in value, on behalf of a client base which includes UK banks as well as a range of other lenders and borrowers.

Team Information:

This role sits within the Corporate/Commercial Division of Kennedys which encompasses: Commercial and Corporate, Banking and Finance, Real Estate, General Commercial Litigation and Insolvency. 

An indication of the type of work the successful candidate will undertake includes:

• Advising lenders in relation to all aspects of secured and unsecured lending
• Advising on transactions covering real estate finance, corporate and acquisition finance, and leveraged finance
• Advising borrowers and investors in relation to their financing requirements
• Drafting transactional documentation required including facility agreements, security documents and intercreditor arrangements
• Managing a finance transaction to completion and liaising with the client at each stage

Type of Clients:

• Banks
• Private companies
• Private individuals

Requirements

Qualifications: 

Essential:

• UK Qualified Solicitor with the relevant experience.
• Strong Academics (2.1 or higher degree) or equivalent.

Experience: 
 
Essential:

• 5-6 years post qualification experience in a general banking and finance role*
• Broad and varied experience within general banking and secured lending
• Experience of maintaining excellent client relationships and business development activities as well as a sound knowledge of relevant law
• Broad exposure across a range of medium and high value transactions
• Previous experience of working on similar scale deals and with a significant level of responsibility
• Ability to run and assist on transactions with some or minimal supervision.

Desirable:

• Some experience in advising on general commercial matters and on corporate transactions.

Please see attached job specification for further information.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Kennedys’ Firm information:

Kennedys is an international law firm with expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, particularly in the insurance/reinsurance and liability industries. With over 1,700 people worldwide across 36 offices in the UK and Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America, we have some of the most respected legal minds in their fields.

We act for insurers, reinsurers, Lloyd’s Syndicates, public bodies and corporates. Our deep sector knowledge means that we understand the impact of proposed regulations and advise our clients on the implications this will have on their business. Every day we make a difference for our clients.

We provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics. We deliver these in plain English and it’s what we call Legal advice in black and white.

What do we have to offer?

At Kennedys we offer a vibrant and supportive working environment built upon our core values; we are approachable, and responsive, we show respect for people, we are trustworthy and straightforward and we ensure that we deliver economic solutions for our clients.

Career Development:

We actively encourage all staff to develop in their chosen career by providing early responsibility, supervision and training.