Transaction Finance (International) Managing Associate | 5+ PQE | Top 25 UK Law Firm
Are you a finance lawyer with experience in complex debt finance and cross-border transactions, looking to join a leading international practice in London? This is an opportunity to join a highly Top 25 UK law firm, offering high-quality international work, early responsibility and a clear pathway for partner progression for the right candidate.
About the Firm
This Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked firm has created a strong reputation for delivering high quality outcomes across their domestic and international client base of HNW individuals, multi-national corporations, financial institutions and public authorities. With a full-service expertise across Financial Services, Energy, Real Estate, Technology, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Private Client and many more! They have built an esteemed reputation throughout its 250-year history, putting them in good stead to compete with some of the world's biggest firms.
Despite its impressive global footprint, the firm retains a close-knit, collegiate environment, placing genuine emphasis on employee development and wellbeing. With a culture built around their three core values of quality, imagination and impact, you will be part of a supportive, collaborative firm that encourages authenticity, innovation and personal growth.
With a strong UK presence and an expanding international reach, the firm continues to attract top legal minds through its commitment to innovation, diversity, and flexible working. It has earned a reputation as an employer of choice, offering its lawyers both challenging work and the space to thrive.
About the Team
The Transition Finance team sits within the firm’s market-leading Social, Sustainable and Impact Finance practice, advising debt providers, arrangers and sponsors on the origination and structuring of financing at both project and corporate level, as well as corporates requiring specialist finance to deliver their Transition Plans. The team works seamlessly across offices and collaborates closely with colleagues across the wider finance departments.
The team acts all aspects of Social, Sustainable and Green funding, whether related to finance, property security or debt capital markets, they act for every funder and every investor. For debt financing, refinancing and/or restructuring, no other firm comes close to them in terms of strength in depth, expertise, collaborative approach or delivery.
ed by an award-winning Partner who established this specialist practice and brings more than three decades of experience in the legal finance sector, the team offers a genuinely entrepreneurial platform with a lean structure. You will benefit from direct partner access, early responsibility and the opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth of the practice, with a clear pathway to partnership for the right individual.
The Role
Joining the firm’s innovative team, you will advise the pre-existing clientele of banks, debt funds, sponsors, asset managers and institutional investors on transition finance at both corporate and project level, with a particular focus on international matters.
You will lead on the structuring and documentation of complex financings, including acquisition finance, project finance, private credit and, where relevant, government-backed structures. As well as matters across asset modernisation, operational change or business-model evolution, often where assets are transitioning rather than already green.
As a Managing Associate, you will be a key member of a high-performing and fast-growing team. Where you will work closely with partners on complex matters, contribute to the ongoing development of client relationships and collaborate across the firm’s Finance teams on multi-disciplinary transactions.
There is a genuine focus on continuous development and long-term progression. You will be encouraged to take on significant responsibility, lead matters, play an active role in business development and support the supervision and development of junior lawyers — all within a supportive environment that is invested in your future at the firm. And for the right candidate, rapid progression to partner.
Requirements
- Be a qualified solicitor with at least 5 years' PQE, with complex debt finance experience.
- Have excellent technical finance skills, including drafting and negotiating investment-grade LMA documentation (or equivalent), and be comfortable advising on cross-border leveraged finance, project finance and/or structured holdco finance, ideally on cross-border matters.
- Experience is required in negotiating and documenting corporate and project finance transactions where transition-enabling assets are central. Ideally, you will have advised on financings involving one or more of the following asset classes:
- digital infrastructure and data centres
- renewables
- clean(er) energy
- large-scale real estate retrofit
- industrial platforms and decarbonisation
- circular economy assets
- natural capital
- sustainable and synthetic fuel sources
- agri-tech and climate-resilient food systems
- water security infrastructure
- flood defence and coastal resilience systems
- Bring a strong appetite for business development, a strong work ethos, a team-spirit and with the credibility and drive to originate work, build long-term client relationships and establish a recognised market profile.
- You will also demonstrate the judgement and leadership required to mentor junior lawyers and contribute to the long-term growth of the practice.
With increasing demand and significant team growth, there is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in the Transition Finance team, with client relationship development and the continued expansion of the team and practice, which will provide clear career partner progression opportunities.
Apply now for immediate consideration of contact JMC Legal Recruitment for a confidential conversation.