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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.