12 month contract - Trade & Working Capital Finance | London or Belfast
12 month contract - Trade & Working Capital Finance | London or Belfast
We're currently looking for an experienced lawyer to join a leading global financial institution, supporting its Trade, Supply Chain Finance and Working Capital lending businesses.
Location: London or Belfast
Experience: 6+ PQE (or equivalent)
Contract opportunity
This is a broad, commercially focused role working closely with international business teams on the structuring, documentation and execution of sophisticated trade and financing transactions.
The role will include:
* Advising on secured and unsecured bilateral and syndicated trade loan facilities
* Supply chain and distribution finance
* Accounts receivable and import/export finance
* Draft discounting and commodities finance
* Securitisations and other trade-related financing products
* Drafting, reviewing and negotiating transaction documentation
* Advising international business units on relevant matters of English law
* Working closely with Risk, Compliance, Regulatory, Finance and Tax teams
* Supporting regional and global initiatives, including digitisation projects
* Coordinating with international in-house legal teams and managing external counsel
What we're looking for:
Ideally, you'll have at least 6 PQE or equivalent experience, gained within private practice and/or an in-house legal team, with exposure to a broad range of trade finance transactions.
Candidates do not need experience across every product listed above. Strong experience advising on secured and unsecured lending transactions, together with a good understanding of security and perfection requirements, would also be highly relevant.
This would suit a finance lawyer looking for a varied role with significant exposure to cross-border trade finance, structured lending and global stakeholders.
Purdeep Sihota
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