Legal Counsel - Debt Capital Markets
A leading international financial institution is seeking a junior lawyer to join its EMEA legal team, supporting a broad range of debt capital markets activities across multiple jurisdictions. This opportunity offers the chance to move closer to the business, work on high-profile transactions, and advise directly on strategic capital markets initiatives.
The Opportunity
Working as part of a highly regarded markets legal team, you will advise on a broad range of financing transactions while partnering directly with front-office stakeholders on strategic and business-critical matters. You'll gain exposure to complex cross-border deals, emerging products and senior decision-makers, with the opportunity to build a genuinely commercial in-house skillset.
Whether you're looking to make your first move from private practice or continue developing your in-house career, this role offers significant responsibility from day one and excellent long-term progression opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise on a broad range of debt capital markets transactions and related financing structures.
- Draft, review and negotiate transaction documentation.
- Support the structuring and launch of new products and strategic business initiatives.
- Partner closely with business stakeholders on legal, regulatory and documentation issues.
- Manage external counsel relationships and legal spend.
- Deliver legal and regulatory training to internal stakeholders.
- Contribute to legal and regulatory projects impacting the capital markets business.
Required Qualifications
- Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with approximately 1-5 years' PQE.
- Experience gained within a leading law firm and/or a major financial institution.
- Strong technical knowledge of debt capital markets transactions.
- Commercially minded with a practical approach to legal risk.
- Ability to build relationships with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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