In-house Leveraged Finance Lawyer (Hybrid)

The Leveraged Finance Lawyer will:

• Support and help manage the legal risks of the Group's leveraged finance business including advising front office/ origination functions, management MDs, the GM, in London and across the EMEA region on transactional matters.
• Liaise with and directing front office, as well as more senior stakeholders in the Leveraged Finance, Legal and Credit departments, as well as customers/ sponsors of the bank where required in relation to a range of transactional and commercial documentation and legal issues, as well as representing the Legal department in important bank wide projects and committees.
• Review, draft and negotiate new and existing banking and finance documentation (including syndicated and loan documentation based on sponsor/ market precedent, Loan Markets Association documentation or otherwise) and associated financing and mandate documents
• Review, draft and negotiate ancillary documentation and transaction and execution support to the front office as required, ie NDA's, release letters, review legal opinions, conditions precedent and all other deal related documentation regularly dealing and assisting the business teams directly .
• Advise, draft and liaise with other groups as required including operational and back office teams on legal issues, structuring, documenting and negotiating deals