Manchester

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Overview

Join to apply for the Banking Senior Associate role at Shoosmiths.

The role is to join our market leading Leveraged Finance practice with a focus on developing expertise and market share across Manchester and the North. We have an established banking team nationally which operate as one; you’ll benefit from helping shape the local team and brand while having the structure and support to progress in your career.

The work on offer is varied with a focus on leveraged finance, corporate financings, corporate / sponsor-led transactions and growth lending / venture debt. We work across the full transaction lifecycle including drafting and negotiating facilities agreements and security documents (both LMA and non-LMA form), negotiating intercreditor arrangements, drafting standard form precedent documentation and working closely with our corporate and restructuring teams. The team also handles a significant amount of in-life work on a portfolio basis with waivers, resets, restatements and bolt-ons.

With a consistent volume of transactions, this is an excellent platform to assume matter responsibility and there is ample opportunity to participate in client development initiatives.

The Team

Our national banking and finance team advises clients on a range of financing transactions across sectors, often with a multi-jurisdictional element. We act for borrowers, lenders and investors and have a practical understanding of the needs of all parties to a financing transaction. Our expertise extends to corporate lending, leverage finance, asset finance, real estate finance (investment and development), project finance and invoice discounting both on a bilateral and a syndicated basis. We work closely with some of the UK’s major banks and financial institutions, and have approved panel status with many of them. Our Manchester office is dynamic and entrepreneurial, offering an opportunity to contribute to the expansion of the practice and to advance personally.

Benefits and culture

Shoosmiths is a law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and focusing on what matters. From offices across the UK and Brussels, we support some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses. We empower our people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. We offer a competitive remuneration system and a comprehensive range of benefits. To discover more about our benefits, please visit: Benefits Package.

Equal opportunities

Our approach to our people is underpinned by diversity, inclusion and well-being. Our ambition is to build a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and talents, in a workplace that is supportive and inclusive and nurtures talent. This means everyone who applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

Seniority level

  • Not Applicable

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Finance and Sales
  • Industries: Law Practice and Legal Services

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