Michael Page
Legal Counsel - Banking
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Are you a Banking Solicitor looking to take the next step in your career?
This Legal Counsel opportunity in Leeds offers the chance to work on complex lending and bridge finance transactions within a highly respected in-house legal team, providing commercially focused advice that supports strategic business decisions.
Client Details
Our client is a European private credit and alternative investment manager with operations across multiple international markets and approximately €125 billion of assets under management. The business has built a reputation for delivering innovative investment, lending, and asset management solutions. Employees enjoy an entrepreneurial culture where commercial thinking is encouraged, professional development is supported, and individuals are empowered to take ownership of their work.
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The Legal Counsel Banking will be:
- Advising on bridge lending, banking, and secured finance transactions.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating facility agreements, security documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements, and ancillary finance documentation.
- Working on transactions from instruction through to completion, including funding and drawdown arrangements.
- Advising on transaction structuring and legal risk allocation.
- Providing commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders across Lending, Credit, and Investment teams.
- Identifying and managing legal and regulatory risks associated with lending transactions.
- Developing and maintaining lending documentation, legal precedents, and internal processes.
- Building strong working relationships with colleagues, clients, and external advisers.
- Managing multiple complex matters while maintaining exceptional standards of accuracy and service delivery.
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The Legal Counsel Banking should be:
- A solicitor with at least 4 years PQE in banking and finance or secured lending.
- Experienced in advising on banking, specialist lending, or other finance transactions.
- Skilled in drafting and negotiating finance documentation including facility agreements and security documents.
- Experienced in managing transactions from instruction through to completion.
- Commercially minded with excellent drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills.
- Able to balance legal, regulatory, and commercial considerations effectively.
- Confident managing relationships with clients and senior business stakeholders.
- Organised, proactive, and capable of managing competing priorities within a fast-paced environment.
Job Offer
- Salary between £80,000 and £85,000
- 25 days of holiday leave.
- Bonus scheme.
- Medical insurance.
- Pension contributions.
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