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Legal Counsel - In-house - REF

Legal Counsel - In-house - REF

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Junior

Full Time

04-12-2025

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Job Specifications

Legal Counsel - In-house - REF

*Real Estate Finance

*3+ PQE

*Hybrid working

*Banking sector

A global banking organisation is expanding its Corporate Banking team and requires a solicitor with 3+ years' PQE and a focus on Real Estate Finance.

Suited to someone in Private Practice seeking an in-house position, or someone already in-house seeking a new challange.

Role Responsibilities:

Working closely and providing support and advice to various business units including: Private Banking, Investments, Credit, C&IB, Trade Finance, Treasury and HR.
Manage transaction tracker deals.
Work in tandem with the Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Legal on complex corporate transactions and financings
Reviewing and drafting syndicated documentation as well as bilateral documentation for C&IB (i.e. syndicated lending, bilateral lending and trade finance documentation), as well as Private Banking.
Communicating and obtaining information; following-up on delegated assignments; knowing when to act and when to refer matters to the Group Data Privacy Officer and Head of Legal, London and Senior Legal Counsel
The preparation of facility documentation such as facility letters and security documents (i.e. debentures, first or third party legal charge documents, share charge, personal guarantees, corporate guarantees etc.).
Review existing documents in relation to completed transactions and ensure that the documents held meet the requirements of the transaction/approval
Obtain quotes for external legal counsel, where required, for approval by Group Data Privacy Officer and Head of Legal, Senior Legal Counsel.
Being fully conversant with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, manuals, PFDs, SLAs and other deliverables and the team also acts in accordance.
Assisting Group Data Privacy Officer and Head of Legal, London and Senior Legal Counsel with delivering expert, cost effective legal advice to the business on a range of subjects.
Examining upcoming new legislation and providing an analysis of the impact to the business.

Requirements:

3+ years of post-qualification experience, either in-house or from Private Practice in the UK (essential)
Experience working in a Real Estate Finance Team (essential)
Strong knowledge of Banking Loan Documentation (essential)

For additional information, please contact me directly at Poppy.Taylor@ssq.com / 07534087340

About the Company

SSQ is a 100 percent employee-owned, leading international legal search consultancy with over 60 search professionals recruiting across private practice and in-house on a permanent and temporary basis. With offices in London, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Madrid, Dubai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore, SSQ has a unique geographic network as a legal search consultancy. We recruit lawyers at all levels of seniority from newly qualified lawyers and paralegals to senior partners/teams and paralegals. Know more