Banking & Finance Associate

Banking & Finance Associate 3-5 years PQE l Top 100 Firm l Bristol

The firm:

This Top 100 firm has strong and tangible roots across the breadth of the South West region, whilst strategizing itself as a city outfit. The result is a focus on technology and investment with high-quality work coming through each of their practice areas which is very much sector focussed.

They differentiate themselves from their competitors by their culture which is underpinned by flexibility, inclusivity and collaboration. Last year, they spent several millions of pounds on improving technological tools and platforms to afford their lawyers greater agility and connectivity when working across offices.

A large number of their practices sit within the top tiers of the legal directories and the firm’s management board continues to make strategic hires to strengthen their foothold in key sectors including Energy & Infrastructure, Private Equity, Retail & Consumer, Private Wealth and Islamic Finance.

The role:

Exciting opportunity for a Banking & Finance Associate 3-5 years PQE to join a dynamic practice in Bristol.

This dynamic Banking & Finance team advises on a wide range of banking and finance transactions on the lender and borrower side. In line with a string of recent successes and a surge of work, they are looking to bring in another Solicitor or Associate.

This hire can expect a fantastic amount of exposure and you’ll be included in transactions from early stages of structuring, through to the completion of a deal. The scope of work will be broad, including acquisition finance, real estate finance, clearing bank panel transactions, supporting our corporate team with MBOs and private equity transactions and supporting their R&I team on restructurings.

This firm is committed to investing heavily in the next generation of homegrown talent and, as such, will encourage you to shadow seniors on high-level tasks/meetings, as well as introduce you to their business development network so you can start building up your name in this space.

The ideal candidate:

Banking & Finance Associate 3-5 years PQE with training and experience in a quality practice
Excellent technical knowledge and open to a varied workload
Proven track record in business development activities