Legal Counsel - Banking (Real Estate Finance Transactions)

• Working with a leading real estate finance lender
• Competitive salary and package

About Our Client

This organisation operates within the professional services industry and is based in Manchester and this role can be fairly remote.

Job Description

As a Legal Counsel - Banking (Lending & Bridge Real Estate Finance Transactions) your duties will include:

• Draft, review and negotiate facility agreements, security documents, guarantees, intercreditor documentation and other ancillary finance documentation.
• Advise on transaction structuring and legal risk allocation.
• Support transaction execution from instruction through to completion, including funding and drawdown arrangements.
• Advise on bridging and short-term lending products.
• Develop, review and maintain lending documentation and legal precedents.
• Work closely with Investment, Underwriting, Credit and Operational teams to facilitate transaction delivery.
• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders.
• Identify and manage legal and regulatory risks associated with lending transactions.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the ongoing development of legal processes, governance and best practice.
• Manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining high standards of accuracy and service delivery.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across APS Legal and the wider Arrow Group where required.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Legal Counsel should have at least 5 years PQE. Please note the level of experience identified in this advert is a guide only and does not preclude candidates with more or less experience from applying.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £76,500 to £85,000, dependent on the level of experience.
• Hybrid working arrangement for flexibility.
• Bonus scheme.

If you're interested in this role, apply now.

Contact

Jennifer Lees

Quote job ref

JN-072026-7073461

Phone number

+44 161 829 0469

Job summary

• Job function
• Legal

• Subsector
• Banking & Finance - Private Practice

• Sector
• Business Services

• Where
• Manchester

• Contract type
• Permanent

• Consultant name
• Jennifer Lees

• Consultant phone
• +44 161 829 0469

• Job reference
• JN-072026-7073461