Mid-Level Associate (Financial Institutions Group)

at  Clifford Chance LLP

London, England, United Kingdom -

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Immediate15 May, 2024Not Specified16 Feb, 2024N/ACommercial Awareness,Client Training,Financial Institutions,Analytical Skills,Client Contact,Technical Training,It,Multi Disciplinary Teams,LeadershipNoNo
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JR-5117

  • London
  • Lawyers
  • Permanent

Job Description

YOUR EXPERIENCE

You will have a solid background in corporate work, with solid transactional experience gained through working in a similar group probably at a City firm, or at an overseas common law practice with a highly regarded profile. You will have had proven M&A experience of advising clients and a strong desire to develop a career within this space. Some experience of advising Financial Institutions on these types of transactions would be beneficial but is not essential.
An outstanding academic history and proven first rate legal skills, combined with a strong reputation amongst existing clients for providing commercial solutions, excellent transactional and managements skills, and be recognised as a lawyer that is sought out by existing clients.
You will naturally be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills. You should demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills along with a high level of commercial awareness.
You will need to demonstrate that you can thrive in a team with high professional standards and a flexible client-friendly commercial approach. You will have had strong exposure of collaborating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams.
It is crucial that you can demonstrate an appetite for business development, client relationship management and thought leadership.

WHO WE ARE

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.
Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.
You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.
Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.
Additional Information

As an associate in our leading practice, you will work at the forefront of the market advising financial sector clients across banking, insurance and asset management.

  • You will be working as part of cross-border and interdisciplinary teams to advise on corporate finance activities, ensuring compliance with local laws and business requirements.
  • You will provide legal and commercial expertise on complex M&A transactions, large scale re-organisations and joint venture arrangements as well as corporate advisory work for listed financial institution clients.
  • Developing relationships with clients and actively engaging in business development and thought leadership initiatives and seeking out opportunities for new work.
  • Drafting legal documents clearly and concisely, creating solutions using legal knowledge and commercial judgement to advise and support leading multi-national corporates

Responsibilities:

THE ROLE

The Financial Institutions Group (FIG) is part of the corporate practice area and focuses on transactional and advisory work in the financial services sector. The group has a pre-eminent position within the UK and international legal marketplace (tier 1 for corporate insurance in the legal directories). FIG’s clients include banks, insurers, asset managers, private equity investors and other financial institutions. The group’s work is varied and includes corporate finance transactional work such as mergers and acquisitions, complex group restructurings, capital raisings, take-overs, IPOs, joint ventures and distribution agreements, as well as corporate advisory and insurance regulatory advice.
The group is key to the Firm’s ranking in the Global Insurance Sector – in which we advise the world’s leading insurers and reinsurers on complex transactions, financing, regulatory and commercial matters. The team is an award winning, Tier 1 Chambers ranked global practice of over 200 fee-earners providing first class domestic and cross-border advice across the world’s financial centres and the emerging markets.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

As an associate in our leading practice, you will work at the forefront of the market advising financial sector clients across banking, insurance and asset management.

  • You will be working as part of cross-border and interdisciplinary teams to advise on corporate finance activities, ensuring compliance with local laws and business requirements.
  • You will provide legal and commercial expertise on complex M&A transactions, large scale re-organisations and joint venture arrangements as well as corporate advisory work for listed financial institution clients.
  • Developing relationships with clients and actively engaging in business development and thought leadership initiatives and seeking out opportunities for new work.
  • Drafting legal documents clearly and concisely, creating solutions using legal knowledge and commercial judgement to advise and support leading multi-national corporates.

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REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

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London, United Kingdom