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Job Title
Banking Solicitor / Associate
Closing Date
30-Nov-2023
Position
Full Time
Business Entity
Gateley Legal
Department
Banking
Location
Reading – United Kingdom
Job Type
Experienced Hire
Description
We seek an energetic and dynamic
banking Solicitor or Associate to join our ambitious Banking Team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enterprising and motivated
candidate looking to make a big impact and accelerate their career.
The Role
We are looking for candidates who
seek experience of a broad and varied range of banking transactions
including general banking transactions, acquisition finance, real
estate finance, project finance and asset-based lending.
The successful candidate will be
qualified with up to 7 years post qualification experience and are
qualified to practice law in England and Wales or equivalent.
Banking lawyers with more experience will also be considered and
encouraged to apply.
If you're looking for an opportunity
to work within a supportive and motivated team where you have the
chance to shape your career and your own business unit in a
meaningful way, we'd love to hear from you. Gateley and our Banking
Team are dedicated to your personal and professional development. We
work hard but know you are more than a banking lawyer and we are
committed to knowing, supporting and developing all you have to
offer. We are a team of happy lawyers.
Gateley fully embrace the new hybrid
culture, so a mixture of both home and office working as well as
flexible working is available and encouraged.
The Team
We act for UK based and international
financial institutions, including almost all of the UK clearing
banks and "challenger" banks and debt funds as well as
asset-based lenders, private equity and financial investors,
corporate borrowers and high net worth individuals, providing the
full range of banking services. We advise on senior debt and
unitranche structures as well as super-senior RCFs and term
facilities, mezzanine, PIK and other junior and hybrid debt
structures. We frequently collaborate with teams in our other
offices and we work closely with our corporate and private equity team.
We are members of the Loan Market
Association (LMA) and we are used to working on multi-bank
syndications, club transactions as well as bilateral transactions.
The growing international reach of our business increasingly
involves us in complex, cross border transactions for UK and
overseas lenders. We have advised on Sharia compliant facilities,
project and infrastructure financings as well as traditional debt structures.
Gateley have made a significant
investment in IT and technology including an automated drafting
system for complex and leveraged finance transactions. We also have
two dedicated senior banking PSL lawyers and an extensive training
programme for lawyers at all levels of qualification offering
training in technical legal as well as soft skills. We are serious
about helping our people to achieve and exceed their potential.
The Person
The candidate will demonstrate a
genuine desire to be part of a rapidly growing team, enthusiasm and
the drive to continue learning and be actively involved in business
development activities. This role will ideally suit a solicitor or
an associate who has previous experience working in a banking team.
Candidates will be able to
demonstrate the following attributes:
strong technical and negotiation skills
excellent inter-personal skills and
a confident manner in engaging with clients and colleagues at all levels
a genuine interest in our clients
and their businesses led by the desire to deliver great service
a strong team work ethic and the
ability to work effectively under pressure
a positive and optimistic approach
drive, commitment, self-motivation
and a "can do" attitude
discretion and professionalism at
all times
exceptional attention to detail
We provide a comprehensive training
programme encompassing technical legal, transaction management and
soft skills throughout the careers of our lawyers.
The Benefits
With support, coaching and feedback
from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great
development and progression opportunities will reward your
commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package
where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an
opportunity to receive an annual bonus.
In addition, we have a wide range of
learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to
develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex
comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave
(and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical
illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal
pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits
(grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a
host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community
Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to
languages to hip hop dance.
We are Gateley
We are forward thinking and straight
talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our
clients face. Gateley is a legal and professional services group, we
are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business.
Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right
answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need
to be. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE
100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being
part of Gateley is not just about the expertise that you bring; it's
about attitude too.
The 'Gateley Story' is the story of
our people and our culture. It is what has got us to where we are
today as a successful business and it's the driving force behind the
Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a
set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team
Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together
as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to
Breathe, Trusted to Do and Working Together. Every year across the
group, we recognise members of our team that have gone and above and
beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at
our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.
Diversity, inclusion and well being
Diversity, inclusion and well-being
is an important part of Gateley's culture and values. We recruit
talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures,
providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of
age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.
We create an exciting and rewarding
place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together
to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working
patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we
encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply
for any of our vacancies.
We are proud to have been recognised
by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion
Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
Additional Information
If you are successful in receiving
an offer of a role with our company a variety of pre-employment
screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include
but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and
academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial
stability and references from previous employers. The screening that
takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to
role.