Corporate Debt Associate

Job DescriptionPURPOSE OF THE ROLEOur high performing Corporate Debt team are looking for lawyers to join our expanding practice. The role includes both lender and borrower side work, funding the working capital requirements and strategic plans (including acquisitions) of large and typically international businesses and our work exposes us to a wide range of industry sectors. Based in London, our team works with clients and colleagues across the UK and internationally.THE TEAMThe closely-knit London corporate debt team is currently led by female partners and collaborates as required with our specialist debt capital markets, structured finance, derivatives, asset-based lending, trade finance, real estate finance and leveraged finance teams. Our wider finance group has a strong City presence, market-leading teams across the rest of the UK and strength across Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and the Middle East.WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLEDepending on your level of experience, you will take responsibility for drafting and negotiating finance documents, managing aspects of transaction process and supervising the contribution of less experienced colleagues.Fostering and growing client relationships and developing new ones is an integral part of this role.Your technical expertise (appropriate to your level of experience) must be a given. Additionally, we aim to deploy imagination. You will therefore be expected to be client focused. This goes beyond excellent and tailored transaction management and (for example) includes being curious about the borrower's industry and business (and related opportunities and challenges) and thinking about how AI and other tools may be harnessed to improve the overall service.Continuous self-development is valued and you will be encouraged to engage with formal training programmes (whether technical or skills based) and to draw on the mentoring, coaching and leadership development programmes available to you.Dependent on your level of experience, you will be expected to generously share your time, knowledge and experience to develop less experienced colleagues.YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISEYou will:be a qualified lawyer, with experience or interest relevant to the role described(depending on your level of experience) be very familiar with Loan Market Association documents and English law security documents, both from the perspective of drafting and negotiatingbe enthusiastic, resilient and collaborativecommunicate with clarity and be able to tailor your communication style appropriatelybe thorough and detail focusedbe able to manage process, risk and people adeptlyremain calm and optimistic in time sensitive situations or under pressurebe committed to continuous learning andbe inquisitive and want to understand our clients, their personal and business drivers and the business challenges and opportunities they face