Managing Solicitor - Structured Finance & Securitisation

Job Description

QC Legal is excited to partner with our esteemed client, an internationally recognized law firm, in the search for a talented Managing Solicitor to join their dynamic London office. This role sits within the Structured Finance team, specifically contributingto the "Speciality Finance" practice. Here, you will play a pivotal role in advising alternative lenders, including FinTech startups, or funders to alternative lenders on funding solutions. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that fuels the growthof alternative lenders and facilitates on-lending to their diverse customer base.Why Choose This Role

• Global Legal Eminence: Join a legal powerhouse with a global presence, contributing your expertise to substantial, high-value international deals.
• Career Catapult: Elevate your career with excellent training, self-development opportunities, and genuine prospects for growth within a globally recognized law firm.
• Innovative Environment: Immerse yourself in an environment committed to innovation, where you will work on challenging and market-leading projects.
• Diverse Clientele: Advise a broad spectrum of lenders, ranging from SME lending to innovative FinTech lending platforms, showcasing the breadth of your expertise.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lending Expertise: Advise on a diverse range of lending, including SME lending, mortgages, bridging loans, commercial real estate loans, auto finance HP, unsecured consumer loans, buy now pay later, and litigation finance.
• High-Value Deals: Work on substantial, complex, high-value, and international deals that challenge and inspire.
• Document Drafting: Draft, review, and negotiate senior and mezzanine finance documents, taking the lead in managing transaction processes and supervising less experienced colleagues.
• Strategic Leadership: Demonstrate strategic leadership by managing LMA-based transactions, negotiating English law security documents, and overseeing transactions from inception to completion.

About You:

• Dedicated Professional: Exhibit unwavering dedication, ambition, and adeptness with stellar communication, technical finesse, and strong commercial acumen.
• Financial Regulation Expertise: Demonstrate a demonstrable ingenuity for financial regulation law, coupled with a real flair for strategy.
• Proven Track Record: Boast superb previous experience in private practice, actively contributing to high-value deals within international firms and possessing 5+ years PQE.
• Transaction Mastery: Showcase technical accuracy, pragmatism, and experience in leading on LMA-style transactions, including drafting and negotiating.
• Client Management Skills: Possess excellent client management and relationship skills, essential for fostering strong connections.
• Secured Borrowing Base Facilities: Experience in secured borrowing base facilities is a bonus.

What’s in It for You

• Comprehensive Onboarding: Embark on a first-class onboarding and career development program tailored to legal professionals.
• Real Career Growth: Experience tangible opportunities for career growth within a globally recognized law firm.
• Client Relationship Responsibility: Take charge of developing key client relationships, contributing to the firm’s continued success.
• High-Value Deal Participation: Work on high-value deals that define your career trajectory.
• Excellent Benefits: Enjoy a competitive benefits package, including a flexible working arrangement.