Overview
A legal services organization is seeking a Securitisation Lawyer to join their network and support clients on complex structured finance and securitisation transactions. This role involves advising on securitisation structures, drafting and negotiating key transaction documentation, and supporting both domestic and cross-border deals. The position offers the opportunity to work with leading financial institutions and provide practical, business-focused legal solutions on sophisticated capital markets and structured finance matters.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice and support on securitisation and structured finance transactions, including structuring, negotiation, and documentation of complex deals.
- Draft, negotiate, and review transaction documentation such as offering memoranda, trust deeds, security agreements, servicing agreements, and other securitisation documents.
- Support transactions involving asset-backed securities (ABS), receivables securitisations, and other structured finance arrangements.
- Manage domestic and cross-border securitisation transactions, coordinating with lenders, arrangers, originators, trustees, and external counsel.
- Conduct legal analysis and due diligence to identify risks and ensure compliance with relevant securities laws and regulatory requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer eligible to practice in the UK with the right to work in the UK.
- Demonstrated experience advising on securitisation, structured finance, or debt capital markets transactions.
- Experience drafting and negotiating securitisation documentation, including offering memoranda, trust deeds, servicing agreements, and security documentation.
- Experience gained at leading law firms within structured finance, securitisation, or capital markets teams; in-house or secondment experience is advantageous but not essential.
- Strong commercial awareness, excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused legal solutions.
Compensation & Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation and benefits package within the alternative legal services marketplace.
- Health benefits, pension, and additional perks.
- Access to professional development resources and learning programs.
- Flexible work arrangements including remote, onsite, or hybrid options depending on client requirements.
Location
- Flexible work location options available: remote, onsite, or hybrid based on client needs.
Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
The employer is an equal opportunity organization committed to diversity and inclusion, prohibiting discrimination or harassment on any legally protected basis. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for individuals with disabilities during the recruitment process.
Employment may be contingent upon successful background checks, proof of identity, and legal authorization to work in the UK.