12-month Fixed Term Contract | London | Hybrid
Accuflex is working with a leading organisation to recruit Legal Counsel for a 12-month fixed term contract.
This is an excellent opportunity for a transactional finance lawyer to join a friendly, collaborative and highly regarded legal team. The role will suit someone who enjoys working on complex finance matters, is confident navigating detailed documentation, and is comfortable taking ownership of work with a good level of autonomy.
The successful candidate will work across a varied mix of finance-related legal matters, with a focus on transactional work. You will be supported by a collegiate team and will work closely with internal stakeholders and external counsel.
The role
The work is expected to include a broad range of finance and transactional matters, including:
Banking transactions
Asset finance
Project finance
LMA-style finance documentation
Transactional amendments and related advisory work
Finance products and associated legal issues
Broader commercial and regulatory support where required
External counsel may be involved on certain matters, but this role requires someone who can understand the documentation, review legal positions, manage input from advisers and help move matters forward effectively.
The ideal candidate
We are keen to speak with qualified lawyers who have strong transactional finance experience, good knowledge of LMA documentation and are comfortable working with detailed finance documentation.
Relevant backgrounds may include:
Project finance
Asset finance
Banking
Trade and export finance
Corporate lending or syndicated lending
LMA-based finance transactions
The role is likely to suit someone with solid post-qualification experience, although candidates will be considered where they have the right technical background.
What we are looking for
The successful candidate should be:
A qualified lawyer with strong finance transaction experience
Comfortable reviewing and working with lengthy finance documents
Able to manage multiple matters at once
Confident working with senior stakeholders and external counsel
Commercial, pragmatic and solutions-focused
Able to work independently with minimal supervision
Friendly, collaborative and willing to get involved as part of a wider team
Working arrangements
This is a 12-month fixed term contract based in London, with hybrid working. The organisation offers a positive, open and sociable culture, with a strong emphasis on mutual respect, collaboration and team engagement.
Candidates will need the right to work in the UK. The role will also be subject to appropriate pre-employment and clearance checks.
Why apply?
This is a strong opportunity for a finance lawyer looking for high-quality transactional work in a supportive and balanced environment.
It may be particularly attractive to lawyers who want to move into a broader in-house style role while continuing to work on sophisticated finance matters, complex documentation and strategically important transactions.
Accutrainee provides a unique, flexible and efficient way for law firms and in-house legal teams to take on trainee solicitors and for graduates to benefit from bespoke training contracts designed around them.
Trainees can gain experience in more than one organisation during their training contract or stay at one firm for the whole two years. There is no typical training contract at Accutrainee. To date, all of our trainees have secured positions on qualification.
We employ trainees under training contracts and second them to law firms and in-house legal teams in accordance with our clients' requirements and business needs. The result is improved efficiency and flexibility for our clients and greater opportunities for our trainees.
We work with organisations who have their own trainee cohort as well as those who have wanted to take on trainees in the past but not yet done so. Our role is to ensure clients get access to quality assured trainees but without having to worry about anything else as it’s all taken care of by us!
We are continually talking to firms and in-house teams about their trainee requirements and therefore we have training contracts opportunities starting all year round.
During training contracts, we heavily monitor trainees ensuring that all training requirements are met and exceeded and to ensure each trainee is day one competent. We also deliver additional mentoring to each trainee so that they get the support and guidance they need during this crucial time in their career development.
Our extremely robust selection process takes place all year round enabling us to meet far greater numbers of candidates to understand their strengths and competencies. This method is crucial to supporting our passion and focus on improving diversity within the legal profession.
If you would like more information about Accutrainee, please call us: 020 7871 2822, email us: info@accutrainee.com or visit our website: www.accutrainee.com.
