Accutrainee Limited
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Banking / Credit Lawyer
Major Financial Services Institution | London / Hybrid | 6-month contract
Accuflex is working with a major financial services institution to recruit an interim Banking / Credit Lawyer to support its private banking and wealth legal team.
This is a full-time 6-month contract, starting as soon as possible. The role is hybrid, with an expectation of around 3 days per week in the Canary Wharf office.
The successful candidate will support a broad range of transactional credit facility and loan lifecycle work across a private banking loan book. The work will include property lending, securities-backed lending and some specialist financing arrangements.
The role
The work will include:
- Supporting credit facility transactions across a private banking loan book
- Reviewing, drafting and negotiating loan and security documentation
- Advising on property loans, mortgage-backed lending and secured lending arrangements
- Supporting securities-backed / lending matters
- Assisting with loan lifecycle work, including amendments, variations and facility management
- Working with a range of borrower and security provider types, including individuals, companies, charities, overseas structures and wealth vehicles
- Advising internal stakeholders on legal and documentation queries
- Supporting policy, procedure and facility template work where required
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The candidate
The client is looking for a credit lawyer with strong transactional experience who can work with light supervision.
Candidates should ideally have:
- Qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales or equivalent common law jurisdiction
- 3+ PQE
- Good banking, finance, credit or secured lending experience
- Experience with loans, mortgages, property finance or private banking credit work
- Strong drafting and transaction management skills
- The ability to work independently and manage matters with sensible legal judgement
- A practical and commercial approach
- Good stakeholder management skills
Useful experience
The following would be helpful but is not essential:
- Private banking or wealth lending experience
- Regulated mortgage contracts
- Consumer credit exemptions
- MCOB knowledge
- Lombard / securities-backed lending
- Property finance
- Lending involving individuals, trusts, charities, overseas entities or wealth structures
- Previous in-house or financial services legal team experience
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Why apply?
This is a strong opportunity for a banking or credit lawyer to join a high-quality legal team within a major financial services institution and work on a broad range of private banking lending matters.
The role would suit someone who enjoys transactional credit work, is confident with loan and security documentation, and can provide practical support to a busy legal team from day one.
Key details
- Location: London / Canary Wharf
- Working pattern: Hybrid, c.3 days per week in office
- Contract: 6 months
- Start: ASAP
- Level: 3+ PQE
To discuss the role confidentially, please contact Accuflex.
At Accutrainee and Accuflex, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe in equal opportunities for all and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ages, genders, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations and abilities. Our recruitment process is designed to be fair, transparent and free from discrimination.
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