Senior Associate – Leading US Law firm – Banking and Finance – 6 month FTC

Our client

Our client, a leading International Law Firm based in the US, is seeking a Senior Paralegal to join its International Arbitration team in London.

The role

• Provide a high quality legal service to all clients
• Manage transactions from start to finish, including due diligence and structuring exercises, preparing and negotiating key transaction documents and coordinating closing
• Provide strategic corporate advice as required and co-ordinate advice from relevant overseas jurisdictions
• Attend and represent the Firm at client meetings as required
• Develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients’ confidence and that of other professionals
• Contribute to departmental precedents and know-how, including participation in relevant training sessions
• Input and participate in pitch/panel presentations
• Identify hot topics and support business development initiatives (including client presentations, webinars, social medial strategy)
• Desire to be proactively involved in business development and marketing with a view to handling networking and client contact from the outset
• Commitment to excellent client service

The Requirements

The ideal candidate will have some (if not all) of the following characteristics and skills:

• An England & Wales qualified lawyer with at least 3 years’ post qualification experience with relevant experience in a well-regarded City firm
• Experience of LMA Lender side documents for investment grade, leveraged, real estate or project finance transactions is essential
• Experience of borrower side investment grade, leveraged, real estate finance or corporate lending transactions, is desirable
• Very good understanding of English law security is essential
• Intercreditor experience is expected
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of sector knowledge and commercial awareness
• Excellent verbal and written communication and drafting skills
• Self-confident, proactive, pragmatic approach to tasks and projects
• Highly enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Ability to interact and build relationships with people at all levels
• Ability to work well in both a team and individually
• Ability to interact and build relationships with people at all levels
• Desire to be proactively involved in business development and marketing with a view to handling networking and client contact from the outset
• Commitment to excellent client service and the highest professional conduct